HQLAx has attracted new investment for its DLT-powered securities finance platform, from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Citigroup
The lack of securities lending programmes by ESG ETF is set to become a key battleground in 2021 with global AUM nearly tripling last year as launches proliferate, and performance skyrockets
The FCA has confirmed the final reporting rules post-Brexit but says it will not fine non-compliant firms that can show their homework
Industry stakeholders have until 2 February 2021 to submit responses to the EC’s CSDR consultation, and face a tight timetable to make the changes in Q4 2021 before the settlement discipline regime’s February 2022 go-live date
Quantitative Brokers is a fintech specialising in advanced execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for global futures, options and interest rate markets
Douglas Peterson, president and CEO of S&P Global, will serve as CEO of the combined company, while Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO of IHS Markit, will stay on as a special advisor to the company for one year
The model allows tax transparent funds to scrap the blended withholding tax rate system that has made their assets less attractive to borrow for nearly a decade, and thereby promises to boost lender revenue and market liquidity
COVID-19 chaos in H1 exposed weaknesses in some firms’ post-trade derivatives processing infrastructures and firms are now allocating major financial resources to reinforce their operations, according to a Acuiti survey sponsored by Broadridge
