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Yellen revives hedge fund oversight committee
07 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new treasury secretary’s decision to look at the way hedge funds act as stressors on the markets may be a sign of incoming increased scrutiny under the Biden administration

UK regulator extends LEI reporting deadline
06 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

ISLA says it hopes that a similar reprieve will come from the European regulator before the 12-month grace period lapses next week

Two new cum-ex investigations confirmed by UK regulator
06 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Despite the FCA’s tough talk, FOIs by SFT and Rahman Ravelli show the agency has not opened new investigations into any organisations for more than a year, and only two into individuals since 2019

Q1 cleared contracts highest ever, OCC says
06 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

March was OCC's highest month on record for total cleared contract volume, just shy of a billion contracts, with securities lending also seeing a significant uptick

State Street’s Wilson takes on collateral role
01 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Darren Wilson has exchanged a role within State Street Advisor’s EMEA cash and liquidity sales team for one on the funding and collateral solutions desk under Staffan Ahlner

Securities finance revenues up 10% YoY Q1, says DataLend
01 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

IPOs, SPACs and the January short squeeze event are to thank for the 8 per cent equities revenue uplift compared to the same time last year

EACH responds to the EC Inception Impact Assessment on CSDR Review
01 April 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The association is pushing for the EC to review the current CSDR SDR in line with stakeholder comments to ensure that SDR is also implemented as one legislation

SRD II still in early stages of ‘full and seamless adoption’, says Broadridge
01 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Over the next 12 months, Broadridge hopes many of the current operational challenges will be resolved but expects an ongoing high focus in this area, especially for global intermediaries

FCA to launch SPAC consultation
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Increased scrutiny and potential regulations of UK SPACs may choke off a valuable revenue stream for securities lending participants

Global PSSL and prominent short sellers unveil new ESG standard on short activism
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

High-profile short sellers including Muddy Waters, J Capital Research and Quintessential Capital Management, discussed how the voluntary standard can be interwoven with established principles of activist shorting

Women in Securities Finance unveils new website
31 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The industry group creates a space for women in securities finance to connect and advance their careers

SFT Asia Handbook is live
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

This year’s handbook is full of stories of optimism, hopeful that the 2020 disruption to securities finance markets is firmly in the rear-view mirror