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LCH includes SGD government securities and cash as eligible collateral
18 October 2021 Asia Pacific
Reporter: Bob Currie

Widening of collateral eligibility follows 24-hour opening at SwapClear as part of steps to improve clearing access for Asia-Pacific clients

BNP Paribas wins custody mandate from Nationwide
13 October 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services has won a mandate to provide Nationwide Building Society with triparty collateral management and global custody services for its non-UK assets

Northern Trust launches solution for IM calculation ahead of UMR implementation
29 September 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Northern Trust has launched an automated solution for initial margin calculation to help asset manager and asset owner clients comply with global regulations governing trading of over-the-counter derivatives

Hazeltree prepares for UMR compliance
23 September 2021 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Hazeltree Collateral Management has been upgraded to allow clients to comply with phases 5 and 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules

ION acquires Clarus Financial Technology
10 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of ION Markets, Clarus will offer its SaaS analytics products for real-time margin and risk management of both cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives

Acadia onboard over 300 Phase 5 Initial Margin firms
09 September 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Over 300 of an estimated 330 counterparty groups, covered by Phase 5 of the Initial Margin (IM) rollout under the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), have been successfully onboarding to AcadiaPlus

TriOptima’s triResolve Margin connects to major tri-party agents through SWIFT
18 August 2021 Sweden
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

TriOptima, a Sweden-based infrastructure service, will now offer integration via SWIFT to BNY Mellon, Clearstream, Euroclear and JP Morgan

AcadiaSoft and LMRKTS complete ISDA SIMM PoC
04 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A network of global financial institutions participated in the first PoC with the second planned this month

BNP Paribas collaborates with fintech for new blockchain powered solution
05 February 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new solution is set to enhance trade lifecycle management capabilities for exchange-traded derivatives

BNP Paribas extends its initial margin services to Asia Pacific
13 January 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services is set to expand its collateral management range of services in APAC to assist firms in the region manage initial margin requirements arising from non-cleared over-the-counter derivatives positions

WFE defends exchanges from the blame of COVID-19 related spikes in margin requirements
12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Procyclicality is a function of the ecosystem and needs to be examined holistically. CCPs exist to manage and mitigate risk and they understand their responsibility to the system. We call on other stakeholders to do the same,” says WFE CEO

Vermeg launches collateral platform for SMEs ahead of UMR phase 5/6
25 November 2020 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Many of the organisations affected by the final phases of UMR have typically managed their collateral management process on spreadsheets and have historically been unaffected by the regulations