Pirum, the fintech for securities finance automation and collateral management, has hired Rhys Chapman as global customer success director, overseeing customer success, client services, and client onboarding. Based in London, Chapman joins from Rimes.
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Hazeltree appoints new CEO
Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions, has appointed Lokesh Seth as CEO, following the recent departure of Stephanie Miller. Hazeltree also made additional leadership appointments: Douglas Trafelet has joined as chief commercial officer, whilst Kyri Yiannakis has been promoted to chief client officer.
Pirum signs Sharegain
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has signed Sharegain, a securities lending fintech, for Pirum TradeConnect.
Pirum hires for U.S. expansion
Pirum, the UK-based technology provider for securities finance automation and collateral management, has hired Reid Cheyne as director of fixed income sales, Americas. Following RepoConnect’s success, he will lead on accelerating Pirum’s expansion in the U.S. and wider North America’s fixed income industry. He was most recently at Citi, where he moved from directing fixed…
Citi launches CSLA in Asia
Citi has struck an innovative deal with Maybank Securities in Singapore, enabling Maybank Securities to facilitate the lending of retail clients’ global equity holdings using Citi’s platform, Citi Securities Lending Access. Maybank Securities will leverage its position in Singapore and its large ASEAN client base to utilise the CSLA platform. Launched in 2021, CSLA combines…
FAB selects Broadridge
First Abu Dhabi Bank has chosen Broadridge to support the build-out of its global agency securities finance business.
Avanza outsources to Northern Trust
Avanza Fonder, a Stockholm-based fund company providing services for private clients, has appointed Northern Trust to provide its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) outsourced trading desk services. Avanza Fonder is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avanza Bank Holding. The fund company manages funds in-house and in collaboration with other managers. Northern Trust will provide outsourced trading…
HQLAx leads repo trial on DLT
HQLAᵡ, Clearstream and Eurex Repo have collaborated to facilitate intraday DvP repo transactions using DLT in the ECB trials. The ECB trials are part of the Eurosystem exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement, with trials denoting production transactions using real securities and cash. The transactions took place between Goldman Sachs…
Cboe to clear European SFTs
Cboe Clear Europe, the pan-European clearing house, has received regulatory approval to clear European securities financing transactions (SFTs), granted by De Nederlandsche Bank and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten. With this approval, Cboe Clear Europe is set to introduce a first-of-its-kind service for European SFT transactions in cash equities and ETFs, which includes central clearing, settlement…
BNY integrates collateral platforms
BNY has integrated its LendingLite service with its new CollateralOne for buy-side platform, which expands its triparty offering for the buy-side by connecting clients to other areas of BNY’s ecosystem, helping clients centralise how they manage their collateral and financing activities, while providing the option of specials-only lending. Connecting BNY’s LendingLite service with the CollateralOne…