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OCC sees another volume climb in securities lending
06 May 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The largest equity derivatives clearing organisation sees another leap in securities lending volume as its total cleared contracts continues to rise

Velocity Capital appoints new executive vice president
05 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Anthony Barros is appointed as Velocity Capital new executive vice president of securities lending

OCC to overhaul securities lending infrastructure with DLT system
05 May 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC is working with fintech firm Axoni to become the first CCP to utilise DLT for its securities lending clearing system

Exclusive: DZ PRIVATBANK chooses deltaconX platform for SFTR reporting
05 May 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Natalie Turner

deltaconX has secured the first Luxembourg-based user of its regulatory platform for SFTR reporting

Bloomberg appoints former SBL executive in emerging markets role
05 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Ravi Kotecha, former executive director of Sberbank, has been appointed as emerging workflow specialist for Bloomberg

ECB steps up liquidity support with new operations
04 May 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Central Bank is launching a new series of longer-term refinancing operations, called pandemic emergency longer-term refinancing operations, to provide banks with further liquidity support

IHS Markit acquires Catena Technologies
04 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of IHS Markit, Catena will be able to offer customers a single-vendor solution that integrates transaction reporting with other post-trade and compliance workflows

AFME warns ESMA to not be overzealous in MiFIR reforms
04 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AFME has cautioned ESMA to avoid creating a disproportionate reporting burden on third-country firms that would discourage them from activities in the EU, as part of its response to ESMA's consultation paper on the provision of investment services an

ISLA bolsters pledge GMSLA with new legal opinions
01 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The opinions on bankruptcy remoteness support ISLA’s collateral pledge GMSLA by assessing the nature of the borrower’s rights in the pledged collateral and the impact on those rights of the insolvency of the custodian and the lender

BIS: The rules are working but the war isn’t over yet
01 May 2020 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A new BIS paper reviews the effectiveness of post-crisis regulations in improving banks’ and CCPs’ ability to absorb market shocks, as well as identifying areas for improvement

MarketAxess reports record-breaking revenue and volumes in Q1
01 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

“During this market disruption, credit trading volumes reached record levels in March, and electronic trading market share on MarketAxess increased,” says MarketAxess CEO

HSBC pauses job cuts and restructures
30 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC's staff restructuring has been put on ice while it deals with the COVID-19 market disruption