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GLEIF deploys first verifiable Legal Entity Identifier
29 June 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The vLEI is a digital version of the LEI, which intends to meet an “urgent need” for automated digital verification of the legal identities of businesses

PRA writes to chief risk officers regarding use of SIMM model
29 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

A letter from three PRA senior executives outlines conclusions of its SIMM review, warning of risk of under-margining and poor model fit for some counterparties

Société Générale joins Broadridge’s DLR platform
29 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The blockchain-enabled platform aims to accelerate the digitisation of the global repo market to reduce risk and operational costs

BEQUANT announces launch of institutional DeFi platform
29 June 2022 Malta
Reporter: Bob Currie

The digital prime broker says that its new solution, developed with Fireblocks, is the industry’s first decentralised finance platform for institutional users, enabling clients to cross-margin across decentralised and centralised trading platforms

FAB hires Adams and Alotaibi to Securities Services
28 June 2022 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Matthew Adams joins the First Abu Dhabi Bank as executive director of client management, and Nasser Alotaibi is appointed director of KSA Securities Services

DTCC’s Report Hub service grows to more than 70 firms
28 June 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The members of the hub include leading banks, major swap dealers, and some of the largest custodians, clearing houses and buy-side firms across the globe

Colendi acquires SETL
28 June 2022 UK Turkey
Reporter: Bob Currie

Turkish fintech Colendi has announced the purchase of London-headquartered enterprise blockchain specialist SETL, with plans to shorten the gap between permissioned enterprise blockchain and a secure public blockchain environment

ION launches FI EMS to simplify fixed income trading
27 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

FI EMS aims to ease challenges around selecting counterparties and sourcing liquidity by digitising the entire dealer-to-customer trading process

Canada Post Pension becomes GPFA member
27 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Global Peer Financing Association welcomes Canada Post Pension as its 25th buy-side beneficial owner member

Citi, J.P. Morgan and AccessFintech collaboration achieves operational efficiencies
27 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

A continuous access to enriched and linked real-time data resulted in a 30 per cent reduction in trade fails, according to AccessFintech

Cion Digital appoints Sundar Nagarathnam as chief operating officer
27 June 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Blockchain orchestration platform Cion Digital has appointed Sundar Nagarathnam as chief operating officer

CACEIS picks Taurus’ solution to enhance digital asset offering
27 June 2022 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CACEIS has selected Taurus’ solution to enhance its digital asset offering with services that meet clients’ growing demand