News and Notes

Provable markets raises $8mn led by Dialectic CM

LGI taps NeoXam for data optimization across middle/back office

Yahoo: BoE postpones repo operation on tech issues

BNP Paribas first EU GSIB to be approved as LEI validation agent

ESMA consults on UCITS eligible assets directive, including for short sales

South Korea finds 9 banks illegally shorted 164 stocks

OFR issues rule for non-cleared bilateral repo data collection

Clearstream adds central bank money settlement for uncleared triparty repos

People moves round-up: BNP Paribas, Caixabank, Cboe Clear, CFTC, CIBC, Clear Street, Fidelity Prime, FNZ, HSBC, ISSA, MarketAxess, OCC, Provable Markets, Xceptor

EquiLend to closely review FINRA interpretation of 10c-1a

Bloomberg: Korea unveils short sale monitoring system as CS faces $36mn fine

FinScan launches AI solution for sanctions screening of financial instruments

Federal Reserve to slow Quantitative Tightening

Bundesbank research weighs retail CBDC vs. “fast and slow” bank disintermediation

BBVA proposes Sabadell merger towards a €1+ trn Europe bank

Pirum and S&P Global team up for 10c-1a regtech solution

DTCC on EMIR Refit go-live

UK TGT1 releases Q1 progress report on accelerated settlement progress

Clear Street launches futures clearing services

RUSI: down the rabbit hole of CBDC conspiracies

European authorities report elevated risks with “solid” capital and liquidity positions

Canada’s first domestic tri-party repo service goes live with top 5 dealers

Basel Committee consults on CCR management targeting NBFIs

Regtech Droit and FINBOURNE team up for position reporting solution

Broadridge adds SBL for advisors on Salesforce AppExchange

ICMA, IsDB and LSEG publish guidance on green, social and sustainability Sukuk

Eurex launches new GC Pooling Green Bond Basket with secured funding use

AIMA says more required from FICC to meet UST clearing obligations

DTCC announces changes to collateral haircuts, rules out crypto ETFs

Bank of Canada’s Fixed Income Forum establishes internal collateral group

Bank of Canada tells dealers to prepare for return of securities lending program

DTCC’s ITPM affiliate to become Central Matching Service provider

Wholesale’s role in failure of retail liquidity programs at US exchanges

Chainalysis: tracking collateral on chain, bitcoin on balance sheet and stablecoins

ISDA weighs buy-side and dealer support for new platform to avoid losses from termination notices

Interactive Brokers extends UST trading hours to 22/5

Bloomberg: US SEC in talks with firms on becoming UST clearinghouses

UK FCA publishes bigtech competition feedback and regulatory approach to AI

ESMA publishes global CCP fire drill outcomes: “no major bottlenecks”

FSB releases new standard for CCP resolution

STOXX analysis of ETF flows data details short- to long-term shift of performance preference

FS-ISAC and 18 member firms participating in NATO cyber exercise

CME Group to launch credit futures that manage duration risk

G7 conducts cross-border financial sector cyber attack scenario

Broadridge survey shows sell-side prioritizing trading for blockchain investment

RQD* Clearing becomes Provable Markets member routing to NSCC SFT service

IIAC reviews CIRO’s fully paid lending proposal

DTCC: industry affirmation progress flat as T+1 looms

Imandra launches LLM-based AI for FIX connectivity

Liquidnet launches service for very large or illiquid blocks trading