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Non-Cash Collateral

Collateral provided in the form of securities or other non-cash assets, as opposed to cash.

Non-Cash Collateral News

Industry
Baton Systems adds JSCC to its CCP network

According to Baton Systems, clients will now have the ability to check eligibility and move cash and non-cash collateral to JSCC

Industry
IMN: Benchmarking is heading in the right direction as its importance grows

The Best Practices for Performance Measurement & Utilising Data panel discussed how firms measure performance and how organisations intend on gaining an edge on benchmarking

Technology
BNY Mellon employs Baton Core-Collateral in its collateral optimisation platform

Collaboration will provide access to Baton System’s global CCP network alongside BNY Mellon’s Enterprise Continuous Portfolio Optimisation service to improve collateral velocity and reduce funding costs

Regulation
Eurosystem sec lending limit raised to ease year-end functioning

The European Central Bank has increased the limit for securities lending against cash collateral by Eurosystem central banks from €150 billion to €250 billion, following a decision yesterday by the ECB Governing Council

ESG
BNY Mellon adds ESG enhancements to its securities finance platform

The announcement comes as stakeholder demands are growing for transparency in connection with ESG commitments

ESG
IMN: ESG filter requests for equity collateral become more “prevalent” across Europe

Lender requests for environmental, social and governance filters on non-cash collateral have become more prevalent across Europe, according to vice president at Goldman Sachs Agency Lending Christel Carroll

People moves
eSecLending adds Mark Whittaker as senior associate

eSecLending has appointed Mark Whittaker as senior securities lending associate

Industry
LSEG claims strong Q3 performance across all divisions

London Stock Exchange Group reports 7.3 per cent growth in gross profit for Q3, with revenue from non-cash collateral up 19.0 per cent