HQLAᵡ, the Luxembourg-based fintech provider, has secured EUR14.4m Series B funding from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Citigroup and its existing shareholder, Deutsche Börse. The funding will be used to accelerate the core premise of the HQLAᵡ platform – helping the industry address European collateral fragmentation by extending its connectivity to leading…
Category: Collateral
J.P. Morgan deploys DLT for first intraday repo trade
J.P. Morgan has completed a live, blockchain-based intraday repo transaction. The transaction was conducted between J.P. Morgan’s broker/dealer and banking entity, using an in-house developed blockchain application which supported instantaneous settlement and maturity of the transaction in hours, as opposed to days. Using blockchain enables borrowers and lenders to execute shorter-term, intraday repo transactions with…
Fidelity launches digital asset collateral service with BlockFi
Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has launched a new service that enables clients on Fidelity’s institutional-grade digital assets custody platform to pledge bitcoin as collateral in a transaction. The new capability marks Fidelity’s entrance into the digital asset financing space, strengthening and broadening Fidelity Digital Assets’ existing custody offering, which is integrated…
State Street adds to collateral management team
State Street has appointed Staffan Ahlner as global head of Collateral+, a part of the funding and collateral solutions group. Ahlner, who previously led BNY Mellon‘s global collateral management business, will manage State Street’s Collateral + team to build on the company’s core collateral management capabilities and develop future collateral management solutions. Ahlner will report…
BNY Mellon launches margin messaging through AcadiaSoft
BNY Mellon has launched MarginConnect, a margin messaging capability that gives greater control to buyside managers over the collateralisation of non-cleared derivatives. The service provides a direct connection to AcadiaSoft, BNY Mellon’s collateral management solutions partner. With this link, clients are able to generate collateral instructions within the AcadiaSoft ecosystem without having to separately create…
HSS partners with AcadiaSoft for IMS
HSBC Securities Services will partner with AcadiaSoft to deliver a full end-to-end independent Initial Margin Service for its clients who are preparing for Phase 5 and Phase 6 regulatory initial margin. This functionality will enable HSS to calculate initial margin in compliance with the ISDA standard initial margin model (SIMM) independent of the clients’ counterparty.…
Northern Trust launches Margin Segregation service for OTC derivatives
Northern Trust has expanded its collateral management services for OTC derivatives trading. The new functionality will enable asset managers and institutional investors to outsource aspects of regulatory compliance to Northern Trust and optimise collateral selection. The Margin Segregation Service includes new capabilities that streamline complex processes for meeting uncleared margin rules, such as undertaking industry-standard…
RBC launches collateral management service
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has launched its collateral management service. This middle office solution centralises and interprets collateral management data to help asset managers comply with BCBS and IOSCO rules for non-cleared derivatives. RBC has deployed technology provided by CloudMargin via IHS Markit. The service includes: Centralisation of standing settlement instructions and CSA contracts;…