Wematch reaches $100bn in ongoing notional balance 23 July 2021 UK Reporter: Carmella Haswell Wematch, a multi-asset securities finance platform, has reached $100 billion ongoing notional balance in its fourth year
Citi appoints Rahul Saraf as head of its investment bank in India 23 July 2021 India Reporter: Carmella Haswell Rahul Saraf has been appointed head of investment banking for Citi’s India office after 16 years at the company
Rob Sackett joins JonesTrading 22 July 2021 US Reporter: Carmella Haswell Rob Sackett becomes global head of securities finance at JonesTrading after resigning from Wells Fargo in June 2021
William Liang joins SMBC Nikko Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï 22 July 2021 Japan Reporter: Carmella Haswell William Liang, former finance trader for Citi, has joined the Tokyo headquarters of SMBC Nikko Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï Inc
Jim Aris follows DB colleagues to MUFG 22 July 2021 UK Reporter: Carmella Haswell Jim Aris, former director at Deutsche Bank, has joined MUFG as an executive director at its London office
Q2 financial results: BlackRock, BNY Mellon and State Street 22 July 2021 US Reporter: Alex Pugh BlackRock, BNY Mellon and State Street post mixed securities finance revenue results for Q2
Rohit Verma joins LCH as Head of Asia Pacific 22 July 2021 Singapore Reporter: Bob Currie Verma moves from Citi into Singapore-based role, following Kate Birchall’s relocation to London as LCH head of sales
Citi launches real-time liquidity sharing in Asian markets 22 July 2021 APAC Reporter: Bob Currie The latest addition to Citi’s Liquidity Optimisation product suite, the service goes live initially in six Asian markets
Basel Committee launches consultation on G-SIB assessment 21 July 2021 Switzerland Reporter: Bob Currie BCBS has issued a proposal regarding changes to the assessment and review methodology for globally systemically-important banks
GPFA welcomes new community member Pacific Life 21 July 2021 US Reporter: Carmella Haswell Global Peer Financing Association announces Pacific Life as the newest member of its global beneficial owner community
Majority of firms moving to consolidate regulatory reporting requirements under single platform 21 July 2021 UK Reporter: Alex Pugh Pirum and IHS Markit’s survey examines whether industry expectations around SFTR implementation were met and how SFTR offers a blueprint for future regulations
NSCC reinforces clearing solutions for ETFs 20 July 2021 US Reporter: Bob Currie The DTCC clearing subsidiary adds clearing for muni and corporate bond ETFs and enhances automation for ETF collateral management