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HKEX launches first 10 MSCI futures contracts
06 July 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has launched its first 10 futures contracts in its index licensing agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital International

OCC sees an upward trend in securities lending
03 July 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

OCC records an increase in securities lending central CCP activity again

Cowen Prime Services expands business development team
03 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Seasoned prime brokerage professional Michael Fitzgerald has joined Cowen as its newest prime services managing director

Exclusive: David Field retires from Delta Capita securities finance role
03 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Field will continue to act as a senior adviser on a part-time basis for Delta Capita focused on its CSDR services

Securities finance revenue sputters in H1
02 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The top five highest-earning securities in H1 were Match Group, Canopy Growth, Peloton Interactive, Wirecard AG and Aurora Cannabis, which together generated $349 million

Wirecard: Bears picking over the bones
02 July 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Several hedge funds have increased their short position in Wirecard since it started insolvency proceedings last week, while others have opened new positions

DTCC expands custodian community ahead of CSDR go live
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The global custodian community of the DTCC has grown to 11 in preparation for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation's go-live in February

OCC promotes Jennifer Baum
30 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Options Clearing Corporation has promoted Jennifer Baum from first vice president of regulatory and compliance to senior vice president and chief compliance officer

US SEC fines BNP Paribas Securities Corp for Regulation SHO violations
30 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The New York-based broker-dealer has been fined for lending shares to an unreliable hedge fund client to settle long sale orders in 2016

Access Fintech connects with MarketAxess Post-Trade
30 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Access Fintech has connected with MarketAxess Post-Trade for T+0 affirmation, confirmation and matching of repo trades

Malaysia extends short selling ban till year-end
30 June 2020 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Malaysian market regulator has extended its short selling ban for a second time in a bid to ensure stability and confidence in the market

Euroclear ESES selects Taskize for client servicing
29 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

ESES has gone live with the Taskize communication channel for client servicing