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Maxine Waters fires warning shot over SLR exemptions
11 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

“It is past time that your agencies stop prioritising the wishes of Wall Street over the public good,” Waters tells US regulators

Pirum Systems unveils corporate actions processing solution
11 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pirum’s COACSConnect service aims to enable market participants to create, match and disseminate corporate action related notifications

Hudson Fintech launches workflow tool
11 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trade Hospital acts as an advanced workflow management service which filters, aggregates and reconciles trade messages before sending optimised submissions to back-office systems for confirmation and settlement

US SEC considering post-GME short selling disclosures
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The commission’s acting chair has written a letter to US senator Elizabeth Warren addressing her concerns over systemic market risks

Big gaps remain in LEI coverage, says associations
10 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The grace period for including third-country counterparty LEIs must be extended again beyond April to avoid a liquidity crunch and undermining SFTR data integrity, warn trade bodies including ISLA and ICMA

Calypso unveils levelling up programme
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The California software provider claims its certification programme will help users get more out of its products

TriVista Capital selects Northern Trust for securities lending services
09 March 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Over the past three years, Northern Trust says it has seen a three-fold increase in Asia Pacific-based clients joining its global lending programmes

Will ESG drive the “ultimate look-through” on borrowed securities?
09 March 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Your stock is on its way! PASLA/RMA panellists discuss the prospect of an Uber-style asset tracking app to allow beneficial owners to ensure any lent securities comply with their ESG principles

Securities finance revenue starts year with a bang
08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

APAC ADRs and January’s US short squeeze serve as catalysts for 10 per cent YoY increase in global securities finance revenues, IHS Markit data shows

ESG: Don’t let SBL become the story, says ISLA CEO
08 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“While not wanting to underplay the importance of our markets, securities lending has itself become the story,” he writes. “I would argue that this is not the right way to view the challenges we face at this time”

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division
08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Final LIBOR wind-down begins
05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA has confirmed that representative LIBOR rates will not be available beyond the dates set out, and publication of most of the LIBOR settings will cease immediately after these dates