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ISDA offers snapshot of 2020 margin growth
23 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published its latest margin survey which analyses the amount and type of IM and VM for entities captured under each phase of UMR last year, compared to 2019

RRH deal adds to MarketAxess’ strong Q1 earnings
23 April 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Increased revenue from the newly-acquired Regulatory Reporting Hub contributed to MarketAxess’ overall earning uptick

BoE introduces new socially conscious best practices
22 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The co-chairs of the Women in Securities Finance London Chapter have collaborated with the central bank in amending its Money Markets Code with new standards on diversity, equity and inclusion

ICMA asks stakeholders how to make repo more green
22 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The association’s euro repo body sees huge potential for a green repo market, but says a number of questions remain unanswered

Delta One welcomes Wall St brain Alex Dannenberg to its advisory board
21 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The company founders also announced a new analytics suite that will allows users to increase lending revenue and reduce equity finance costs

Eva Luterkort joins Pirum’s general counsel
21 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Luterkort joins the financial services technology vendor’s senior management team

Spread squeeze hampers Northern Trust’s Q1 securities lending earnings
21 April 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Chicago-headquartered bank saw fees from its agency lending business reach $18.2 million in the first quarter, up 4 per cent from the prior quarter but down 22 per cent from Q1 2020,

BlackRock records soft Q1 SBL earnings
21 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

BlackRock reported its lowest quarterly securities lending earnings since 2015 in Q1, after achieving record-breaking full-year returns in 2020

State Street securities finance Q1 revenue up on 2020
21 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The bank’s quarterly securities finance revenue increased sequentially and YoY

FSC finalises beefed-up short selling rules
20 April 2021 South Korea
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The revisions are designed to tighten short selling regulations before the lifting of the short selling ban early next month

OCC cuts clearing fees to two cents
20 April 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

In December last year, OCC’s board of directors approved a refund to clearing member firms of $156 million, which was paid on 19 April

Pass test to invest, South Korean regulator tells retail short sellers
20 April 2021 South Korea
Reporter: Alex Pugh

FSC finalises rules and safeguards for novice securities lending and short selling market participants ahead of 3 May go-live