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Sharegain and GVC Gaesco to bring SBL to Lux funds
14 April 2021 Spain
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Spanish asset management group GVC Gaesco is committing to creating a new securities lending revenue stream for its Luxembourg-based funds through a partnership with fintech firm Sharegain

Continue to look the other way over LEIs, ESMA tells supervisory authorities
13 March 2021 France
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The European regulator says national supervisory authorities should turn a blind eye to empty LEI fields until October next year on the same day the original 12-month grace period expires

FSB produces first SFT FAQ to promote data alignment
13 April 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The international supervisory body is targeting greater transparency and data standardisation across global SFT markets with a new FAQ document focused on collateral reporting

Clearstream gains CSDR licence for ICSD
13 April 2021 Germany
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The post-trade service provider has been granted a CSDR licence for three of four CSD entities

ICMA updates EU repo best practice guide
12 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The trade body's European Repo and Collateral Council has revised its best practices to support post-trade efficiency

Delta Capita acquires International Compliance Partners
12 April 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Following the acquisition, the senior management team of ICP will hold a prominent role in the Benelux KYC practice

Citi enhances securities data platform with ESG scores incorporation
09 April 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has developed new visualisation tools to analyse multiple sustainability measures provided on a daily basis by Arabesque S-Ray

Credit Benchmark appoints new CCO from IHS Markit
09 April 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Thomas Gilligan, formerly head of Americas equity sales at IHS Markit, has joined Credit Benchmark based in the New York office

ESMA publishes final report on TR transparency consultation
09 April 2021 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The report and complementary guidance notes for TRs formalises previously communicated updates to the requirements for the scope, frequency and format the information to be shared with stakeholders and regulators under SFTR and EMIR

State Street’s James Curtis to join Fidelity’s agency lending trading division
08 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The securities finance trader joined the American multinational financial services firm this month

BrokerTec’s euro repo volumes smash records
08 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The dealer-to-dealer electronic trading platform for fixed income markets says its European repo business, including sterling and euro transactions, produced two record-breaking months in a row in February and March

Another DB executive heads to MUFG
07 April 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Based in New York, Thomas Ryan now serves as head of asset and liability management for the Americas