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IHS Markit reports $907m in July securities lending revenue
10 August 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Global securities lending returns for July increased 1.4 percent year-on-year reports IHS Markit

US Fed extends US repo facility and swap lines to 2021
10 August 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Federal Reserve is extending its temporary US dollar liquidity swap lines and FIMA repo facility until 31 March 2021

Securities lending revenue opportunities incoming
10 August 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Despite a lacklustre start to the year, Brown Brothers Harriman’s Robert Lees sees better revenue opportunities on the horizon

Copper adds collateral management segment to OTC derivatives services
07 August 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Copper’s digital asset platform, ClearLoop, gains collateral management capabilities

BCBS outlines changes to CVA risk valuations for SFTs
07 August 2020 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has proposed revisions to Basel III's CVA risk calculations in a new report

ICSF ranks continue to swell with agent lenders
07 August 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA’s ESG council has partnered with four more agent lenders to further its PSSL initiative and reach more EMEA beneficial owners

ESMA revokes NEX Abide’s EMIR TR licence
06 August 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMA has withdrawn the registration of NEX Abide Trade Repository AB as a licenced trade repository under EMIR as part of the service providers wind-down process

SFTR week three figures
06 August 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ICMA reports third week of SFTR data with repos continuing to lead the way on cash value but securities lending taking top spot for number of transactions

Short selling is an effective tool for promoting ESG, says AIMA
06 August 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

AIMA and international law firm Simmons & Simmons has worked with investment managers to examine how short selling can be used in the context of responsible investment

Kenya’s agent lender platform enters pilot phase
05 August 2020 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya’s Central Depository & Settlement Corporation has this week entered the pilot phase of its new securities lending platform that allows agents to trade on behalf of asset owners and borrowers for the first time

OCC’s securities lending activity continues to rise
05 August 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Options Clearing Corporation saw its securities lending counterparty activity continues to increase month-on-month

Canadian pension funds report record-breaking quarterly returns
05 August 2020 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

RBC Investor & Treasury Services' All Plan Universe shows that Canadian pension plans saw their highest single quarter returns for Q2, after suffering the steepest revenue decline since 2008 in Q1