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FIS gains Poikonen
10 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Christopher Poikonen left eSecLending in November 2017 after nearly 17 years where he most recently served as a business development and innovation executive

Symposium: Blockchain does not require a “big bang” investment
10 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Speakers from the Securities Finance Technology Symposium’s blockchain panel sought to dispel the myth that adopting blockchain is an all-or-nothing proposition

Euronext Q3 results reveal VP Securities drives post trade revenue
09 November 2020 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

M&A activity dominates Euronext Q3 results, with VP Securities deal driving post-trade revenue boom and deadline approaching for Borsa Italiana acquisition completion

FCA updates SSR onshoring rules ahead of Brexit conclusion
06 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The FCA expects position holders to report net short positions in shares at the 0.2 percent, rather than the ESMA-mandated temporary 0.1 percent threshold which is set to expire in December but may be extended again

ESMA release first SFTR Q&A
06 November 2020 France
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMA has published its first set of questions and answers as a practical convergence tool used to promote common supervisory approaches and practices on SFTR

Symposium: UMR is a “massive driver” for the buy side
06 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The panel at the SLT Securities Finance Technology Symposium noted that on the buy side, people who are more focused on value propositions and solution enablers are driven by regulation and automation

Symposium: Liquidity is key in securities lending
06 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During a liquidity panel at the SLT Securities Finance Technology Symposium, one panellist highlighted that liquidity is one of the immediate ways to measure the efficiency of the market

BNP Paribas launches new securities lending desk in Hong Kong
05 November 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Located in Hong Kong, the new desk will focus on Asian markets and provide local client coverage to meet growing appetite from clients looking to increase their asset allocations into the region

Introducing: Securities Finance Times
05 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

To better represent the markets sophisticated landscape we now live, Securities Lending Times is “levelling up” to become Securities Finance Times

Bloomberg adds Credit Benchmark’s assessment data to dashboard
05 November 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Credit Benchmark’s data tools are now embedded into the Bloomberg Terminal to help market participants assess the credit quality or risk of default of a counterparty, company or entity

Should the market have opted for a standardised SFTR solution?
05 November 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Panellists at the SLT Securities Finance Technology Symposium discussed the long journey leading to the various SFTR solutions we see today and pondered whether a standardised solution should have been implemented

ISLA to combine ESG initiatives after ICSF closure
04 November 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA has invited all relevant council members and partners to join its ESG working groups after the council is wound down and says it will take on the mantle of its work in advancing the sustainability agenda