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David Ye joins OCC from State Street
02 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Ye brings 20 years of leadership experience in financial and operational risk management to his new role where he will be responsible for implementing OCC’s risk management strategy

Global securities lending revenues climb 25 per cent YoY to $845 million
02 June 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Growth in equities and fixed income lending activity forces up loan revenues during May, reports DataLend

IHS Markit releases securities lending compliance tool
02 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Securities finance specialist goes live with check tool to assist beneficial owners with oversight of their lending activity

Deutsche Börse completes acquisition of Clearstream Fund Centre
01 June 2021 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Full ownership of Clearstream Fund Centre strengthens expertise in contract maintenance and commission management, along with data exchange between fund manufacturers and their distribution partners

ESMA releases final report on market data obligations under MIFID II and MIFIR
01 June 2020 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

Guidelines on market data services include steps to extend access, at lower average cost and with higher levels of cost transparency

ESMA responds to European Commission’s Review of CSDR
28 May 2021 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator calls for reform of T2S supervision framework

Securitize to lend digital asset funds
28 May 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The US firm is working with digital asset bank Anchorage to launch an alternative investment manager subsidiary focusing on digital asset funds

Former State Street exec Schumaker moves to Vesttoo
28 May 2021 Israel
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Schumaker has experience expanding profitable lines of business, including the alternative financing solutions business at State Street, as well as lucrative securities lending, financing and collateral reinvestment programs for Credit Suisse

Saudi investment firm RIC joins ISLA
27 May 2021 Saudia Arabia
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The investment firm, based in Riyadh, manages Saudi Arabia’s civil service pension pot

PASLA and RMA launch global ESG securities lending framework
27 May 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The industry associations have developed an ESG framework, based on surveys and other research, which satisfies a desire among global asset managers to take a more hands-on approach to ESG principles in their securities finance programmes

Global PSSL expands advisory board
26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The Global PSSL’s stated aims are to unite the sustainable finance ambitions of market leaders with the tenets of sustainable securities lending

ESMA firms up guidelines for SFT position calculation by trade repositories
26 May 2021 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator applies framework to ensure consistency across EMIR and SFTR