Market-maker DRW, Société Générale, and an unnamed global bank executed intraday repo transactions via the Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform developed by post-trade provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, and the trio has thus expanded the network for the platform, officials say. “These latest transactions build on the momentum of DLR’s first intraday repo transaction in April… Read More >>
Broadridge’s NYFIX Links to Linedata OMS & Other News
Broadridge Expands Partnership with Linedata The NYFIX Matching solution from Broadridge Financial Solutions will be integrated with the Longview order management system (OMS) from Linedata to provide more automation for NYFIX’s middle- and back-office functions, officials say. To make more automation possible, Broadridge expanded its partnership with Linedata, a provider of asset management and credit… Read More >>
SocGen to Revamp Derivatives Clearing & Other News
Société Générale to Deploy FIS Solution Société Générale and systems and services provider FIS report that the French banking giant will be using the FIS Cleared Derivatives Suite for a “strategic transformation of its derivatives clearing back-office.” “As part of the agreement, the investment bank and financial services group will transition their existing derivatives… Read More >>
Barclays, Goldmans & JPMorgan Endorse DTCC’s GTR
Barclays, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have added their names to a growing list of major financial services firms endorsing the Global Trade Repository (GTR) service of the DTCC as a way to fulfill pending regulatory reporting requirements for securities financing transactions (SFTs). French banking giant Société Générale and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) also intend… Read More >>
SocGen to Lay Off 1,600 After Revamping Businesses
French banking giant Societe Generale is making “strategic adjustments” among key business lines and has set in motion changes that will likely result in a layoff of 1,600 positions globally. At the same time, the firm wants to jolt operational efficiency and wants “dedicated operations and IT entities” to hasten their digital transformation according to… Read More >>
Société Générale Settles Sanctions & AML Claims for $1.3B
French bank Société Générale will be paying $1.83 billion (€1.2 billion) in penalties to five U.S. authorities in major effort to resolve probes into allegations that the bank has violated economic sanctions and laundered money. Specifically, Société Générale, based in Paris, reached settlement agreements, from largest to smallest, of: $717.2 million to the U.S. Attorney’s… Read More >>
SocGen May Pay $1.27B Penalty via Sanctions Case
Société Générale officials report that they are working with seven major American authorities to resolve a U.S. sanctions investigation, and that an ultimate settlement may cost the French banking giant $1.27 billion (€1.1 billion), which adds to the bank’s list of sanctions and regulatory compliance woes. “ … Société Générale has entered into a phase… Read More >>
Legg Mason Settles SEC Bribery Case for $34M
Asset manager Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle the SEC allegations that the firm engaged in a bribery scheme via government officials in Libya that was in clear violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Legg Mason is charged with violating “the internal accounting controls provision of the Securities… Read More >>
ABN Amro to Cut 250 CIB Employees
Dutch banking giant ABN Amro will be cutting 250 full-time employees from the Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) division because the business unit is not hitting the net income targets set by the bank, which will also be retreating from some international efforts. “The CIB cost base will be reduced by €80 million [$91.2 million],… Read More >>
Another Bold Move by Commerzbank?
While the USA was gearing up for the Independence Day holidays in early July, Commerzbank in Germany announced the sale of its equity markets and commodities (EMC) business to Société Générale (SocGen) for an undisclosed sum. On the face of it, the deal helps Commerzbank streamline operations as part of its much-publicized Commerzbank 4.0 strategy,… Read More >>
