Posts by Finadium Editorial Team

Crypto provides gateways and exit points for “massive” criminal capital flows

People moves round-up: Citi, FCA, GLMX, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Pirum, Snowflake, SEC, Tokenbridge, Vanguard

Experts warn on T+1 as research shows $914.7bn spend in 10 years on penalties and fails

Basel Committee agrees to revisions to Basel Core Principles

Bundesbank: digital euro is a top priority

UK FCA study finds wholesale data markets concentrated, profitable and with limited competition

eSecLending adopts Pirum Recalls Manager for T+1 readiness

SIX teams with Clearstream for D7 international reference data distribution

DTCC calls for boost in same-day affirmation rates as T+1 deadline looms

Reuters: Fed’s standing repo facility gaining new sign ups

NIST updates cybersecurity framework

ISLA: H2 seclending revenues flattened amid lower specials environment

FSB finds uneven MMF market reforms, calls for recalibration of liquidity tools

HSBC and Bank of East Asia execute digital bond repo trade

SEC charges Contrarian Capital $380k after short sales violations

SCMP: China repo market explainer for banks and global bond investors

GLMX Promotes Giglio and Wiblin as Expansion Continues

Federated Hermes leads $25+mn equity raise for fintech Xcelerate

FSB warns on NBFI leverage and liquidity mismatch

Zawya: Instimatch and Muqassa to launch repo trading platform in KSA

Frontclear and Instimatch team up on repo trading for Africa MMFs

People moves round-up: BBH, BlackRock, CFTC, CSRC, ICMA, MUFG, Northern Trust, NY Fed

OCC’s Hsu calls for “trip wire” to assess systemic ranking for firms

AI startup Imandra monitoring 25% of European equities trading

CBA becomes first GLEIF validation agent in Australia

Euroclear expands its services with Eurex Clearing

Register: Authorities dismantle Lockbit ransomware gang

ISLA publishes securities lending guide for KSA

ECB publishes final guide to internal models

Natixis first bank to join ESG standardized data initiative

CIRO proposes amendments for fully paid securities lending and financing arrangements

S&P Global on early warning signals for global default threat

DTCC: Goldman Sachs at 99+% same day affirmation rate ahead of T+1

CPMI-IOSCO publish discussion paper and call for comments on streamlining variation margin in centrally cleared markets

ISLA on what’s coming up for securities lending regulations

Thailand’s KKPS taps Nasdaq for risk platform

GLEIF signs on MNS as second validation agent in India

ECB’s Cipollone says wCBDC could impair central banks’ ability to provide liquidity

South Africa’s JSE Clear to accept government bonds as collateral via pledge

NY Fed’s Remache: Fed balance sheet run-off is smooth, but money market signals being closely watched

Chainalysis: ransomware crypto payments exceed $1bn in 2023

Citi boosts ETF servicing with FIX connectivity ahead of T+1

Eurex to launch first Total Return Futures on MSCI indexes

US SEC adopts Treasury market dealer rule

AIMA’s Inglis pushes back on US SEC’s Dealer Rule

XM: China regulator announces more curbs on short selling

AFME: UK stablecoin proposals positive for DLT but negative for wholesale markets

IIAC: firms face $5mn+ in response costs after cyber attacks

Tokenbridge launches model portfolio for mixed trad/defi assets

AIMA: 2024 could be hedge funds’ breakthrough year for gen AI