State Street has launched a new peer-to-peer repo program for the buy-side. The service aims to deliver competitive financing costs across a broader range of collateral types, as well as yield enhancement opportunities compared to traditional repo markets. State Street guarantees the payment obligations of cash borrowers to cash lenders within the program in the…
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State Street strikes first FICC sponsored repo trade with ICE Clear
State Street has completed the first trade with ICE Clear U.S., a clearing house owned by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., as a sponsored member counterparty. This deal comes after ICE signed on as a sponsored member of State Street within the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) Sponsored Repo Program. State Street has USD150bn in sponsored repo…
HSBC to support Orchid bond structure in Singapore
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Euroclear Bank have launched the Orchid bond structure in Singapore, combining domestic bond issuance with global distribution channels. International investors will be able to purchase bonds issued by Singapore-based issuers directly on SGX’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Central Depository, via Euroclear. HSBC acts as arranger, custodian bank and paying agent for…
Northern Trust’s currency management services gain traction
Northern Trust reports strong demand for its currency management services, with a number of significant new mandates over the past 12 months. Newly onboarded clients including Blackwall Capital Investment AG, Kieger AG and TT International Asset Management Limited, in addition to significantly expanded services for existing clients including AMX (The Asset Management Exchange) and Rockefeller…
Guido Wille to run Clearstream’s Eurobonds business
Clearstream has appointed Guido Wille to head its Eurobonds business. In his new role, he will be responsible for Clearstream’s Eurobonds product group, including network management and market partnerships. Clearstream provides over 14,000 issuers from 130 countries with access to the international Eurobond market. Wille previously ran strategic business development globally, with responsibility for a…
Northern Trust to provide TM services to Standard Bank clients
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Northern Trust to partner on the delivery of transition management services across Southern Africa. Under the partnership, Standard Bank’s clients will gain access to Northern Trust’s full suite of transition management services.
Northern Trust links to IHS Markit’s thinkFolio
Northern Trust has entered into an alliance with IHS Markit, provider of the thinkFolio multi-asset class investment management platform. The integration between thinkFolio and Northern Trust’s middle office outsourcing platform will provide opportunities for both firms to offer mutual institutional clients solutions and services, leveraging one another’s strengths across the investment value chain. Northern Trust…
BP2S teams up with Eastspring and STACS to improve ETD processing via DLT
Eastspring Investments, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Singapore-headquartered fintech firm Hashstacs Pte Ltd have implemented what they claim is a first-in-market blockchain-driven solution to enhance trade lifecycle management capabilities for exchange traded derivatives (ETDs). The trading fee calculation platform, Mercury, addresses current inefficiencies in the trade lifecycle management of ETDs. Mercury provides centralised and transparent…
BNY Mellon & Google Cloud partner to improve U.S. Treasurys efficiency
BNY Mellon has partnered with Google Cloud to help U.S. Treasury market participants predict settlement failures, generate significant capital and liquidity savings, and unlock operational efficiencies. The initiative will leverage Google Cloud’s data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to develop new collateral management and liquidity solutions built on Google Cloud. BNY Mellon is…
U.S. Bank partners with Lumint for passive FX hedging
U.S. Bank has enhanced its suite of FX solutions with a new passive currency hedging service to support asset managers and asset owners. The new global currency management solution offers institutional investors an automated and scalable solution for portfolio and share class currency hedging with available look-through and index replication strategies. The tool is powered…