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Pierpoint release first white paper on securities finance industry
29 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

‘Building on the past’ is the first of a three part white paper series on exploring operational efficiency in the securities finance industry

JT Zamecnik joins Smollen at MUFG
29 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Former Deutsche Bank analyst JT Zamecnik joins MUFG Investor Services as securities lending trader

TASE blockchain securities lending platform imminent
28 July 2020 Israel
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has launched its central blockchain securities lending platform and is expected to go live on the 2 November 2020

ESMA confirms preparations for further delay to CSDR
28 July 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA has confirmed it is working on a proposal to possibly delay the entry into force of the CSDR settlement discipline regime until 1 February 2022

Kidwell partners with Pierpoint
28 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Repo market veteran Jeffrey Kidwell will support Pierpoint in the development and delivery of the consultancy’s repo courses

ISDA and ISLA deliver CDM framework
27 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ISDA and ISLA have agreed to collaborate on two key initiatives to deliver digital solutions to their respective memberships in a consistent and cost-effective way

RMA cancels conference due to COVID concerns
27 July 2020 Philadelphia
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The RMA has cancelled its physical securities finance and collateral management conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will now pivot to a digital version

GPFA aims to increase peer-to-peer trading in securities lending and repo markets
24 July 2020 Boston
Reporter: Natalie Turner

A non-profit association has been formed with four pension plans all focused on achieving peer-to-peer trading

Northern Trust sees securities lending revenue boost
23 July 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The US bank sees another increase in 2020 for its securities lending revenue in the second quarter

Hudson Fintech expands business development team
23 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The capital markets technology firm gain two new senior executives for business development

Broadridge selects Pierpoint as training provider
23 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Broadridge is investing in its associates through learning and development programmes provided by Pierpoint Financial Consulting

Huge trade volumes reported under SFTR
23 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Firms in scope for phase one and two of SFTR reported just shy of 1.5 million securities financing transactions in the first week since go-live, reveals ICMA