The Qatar Stock Exchange and Edaa Qatar have overseen the first onshore securities lending and borrowing transaction in Qatar. HSBC acted as custodian and agent lender for this transaction while QNBFS acted as the borrower.
Category: Capital Markets
Swissquote expands with BNPP
BNP Paribas has been mandated by Swissquote, a provider of online banking, to provide custody services. The mandate expands the existing relationship between Swissquote and BNP Paribas, which covers execution for cash equities, to include global and local custody services for Swissquote’s portfolio of assets in European markets.
New Silk Road outsources trading
Northern Trust has been selected to provide outsourced trading via its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) for New Silk Road Investment Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based investment manager. In addition to the new mandate for trading services, Northern Trust continues to provide global custody services for New Silk Road funds, which it has done since 2011.
BNY Mellon partners with AccessFintech for T+1
AccessFintech, the UK-based provider of real-time data insights and collaboration across financial markets, is working with BNY Mellon to bring a joint solution to the market for addressing FX workflow challenges ahead of the imminent switch to T+1 settlement in the U.S.. BNY Mellon and AccessFintech are collaborating to provide clarity on securities trades’ ‘predicted…
HSBC leads funding round for HQLAᵡ
HQLAᵡ has closed a Series C investment round led by HSBC, with participation from existing shareholders including BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citigroup, Deutsche Börse Group, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. As part of HSBC’s investment, Jamie Anderson, head of collateral treasury trading at HSBC, will join the HQLAᵡ board of directors. HQLAᵡ is fintech that…
Pirum hires for North America
Pirum, the post-trade services fintech specialising in the securities finance sector, has hired Mark Jennis to lead business development for CollateralConnect in North America. Jennis was previously at Transcend, a provider of liquidity, funding, and collateral optimisation solutions.
Ultimus partners with PennHaven
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of middle office, fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has formed a partnership with PennHaven Brokerage Partners. The partnership enables Ultimus to offer asset managers outsourced trade execution and trading desk services through PennHaven, combined with Ultimus’ middle office services, including post-trade settlement, IBOR, performance and attribution reporting, and…
BK and GLMX collaborate on repo
BNY Mellon and GLMX have integrated services to allow buy-side clients to direct repo trades at point of execution to BNY Mellon’s triparty platform. This integration addresses growing demand from clients seeking to expand their BNY Mellon triparty usage beyond uncleared margin segregation into repo financing, helping them to capture more benefits from being on…
GSAM outsources trading to BNY Mellon
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon to provide buy-side trading services for a division of its EMEA business. As part of the agreement, BNY Mellon is delivering global trade execution services in EMEA, U.S. and APAC markets across fixed income, FX, derivatives and ETFs. BNY Mellon’s Buy-Side Trading Solutions unit supports institutional clients…
Pirum hires from LSEG
Pirum Systems, the UK-based fintech specialising in securities finance and collateral management, has hired Andy Bodley as key account director. Bodley will focus on growing the Pirum’s existing client accounts and refining the company’s client service model. He will be based in the London HQ. Most recently, Bodley worked in group strategic relationships at the…