Broadridge and Digital Asset have made minority investments in HQLAX, a provider of digital collateral mobility solutions, through its Series C‑1 funding round. The investment will support HQLAX’s next phase of growth, including the continued evolution of its technology platform, collaboration with Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform, and a planned migration to the Canton Network.
Category: Collateral
NTRS wins HF mandate
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services has been selected to provide middle office services and fund administration to Moorstone, L.P., an independent, directly registered investment advisor dedicated to investing in the global commodity supply chain. Under the engagement, Northern Trust is providing a suite of solutions via the Omnium platform, including middle office services, treasury and…
Northern Trust expands CLO MO service
Northern Trust has expanded its collateralised loan obligation (CLO) middle office services for institutional clients. The addition of compliance indenture monitoring and waterfall calculation capabilities to its Omnium platform builds on Northern Trust’s existing outsourced middle office functions for structured debt, which include loan closing, treasury and real-time data shares. The new capabilities provide a…
Euroclear launches DVP repo service
Euroclear has launched a U.S. Treasury DVP repo service. The new solution is designed for U.S. Treasury repo market participants operating in the U.S. settling USD transactions. The first trade was completed between Euroclear Bank and Toronto Dominion Bank London. The service offers cash lenders similar operational efficiency for DVP repo transactions as triparty repo…
Pirum appoints chairman
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has appointed Richard Bentley as non-executive director and chairman of the Pirum board of directors. His most recent roles include chief product and engineering officer at Adenza (formerly Calypso and AxiomSL, now part of Nasdaq Inc). This follows the recent appointment of Ben Challice…
Challice steps up at Pirum
Pirum, the fintech focused on the securities finance and collateral management sector, has appointed Ben Challice as CEO. Challice re-joined Pirum last year as president & chief of strategy from J.P. Morgan, where he led its trading services business globally.
BNY pilots first intraday repo trade
BNY has piloted the first intraday repo trade settled through its triparty infrastructure. The USD-denominated pilot transaction, which took place in February, saw UBS borrowing cash from Swiss Re while delivering collateral via BNY’s global collateral platform.
Euroclear builds collateral management services with Taskize
Euroclear Bank’s collateral management services unit is now using Taskize, the Euroclear-owned investment operations collaboration platform – as well as its integration with email and Symphony Messaging – to make query resolution faster and easier to manage. Taskize provides a single ecosystem where different stakeholders can exchange, negotiate and conclude their deals, allowing all information…
Pirum hires from J.P. Morgan
Pirum, the fintech for securities finance automation and collateral management, has hired Ed Corral as head of collateral services. Corral joins Pirum’s New York office to lead the expansion of CollateralConnect, the firm’s collateral management and optimisation solution. Corral joins Pirum from J.P. Morgan, where he was global head of collateral management.
Pirum hires from Rimes
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.