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EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank unveils new securities lending team
29 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bank has appointed its first female global head of agency securities lending

J.P. Morgan becomes Eurex GC Pooling's first balance sheet netting pilot
28 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

J.P. Morgan is currently the only pilot, but the German exchange is in talks with five other “major clients” about on-boarding in the coming weeks and months

Wematch unveils ETF matching protocol
28 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

With its new ETF matching protocol, Wematch aims to provide lenders and borrowers with granular information as soon as the match is identified and will help in the decision-making process before confirming any trade

Richard Portogallo to retire from Morgan Stanley
27 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Morgan Stanley to lose prime brokerage head, Richard Portogallo

LCH wades into CSDR buy-in delay debate
27 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

LCH notes that full implementation of the settlement discipline regime is “widely expected to occur once modifications to the TARGET2-Securities settlement system run by the European Central Bank are tested and complete”

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Boerse back collateral management DLT
24 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

DLT has the potential to “significantly change” the current post-trade environment, says new report

Trade bodies unite to call for CSDR buy-in delay
24 January 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Fourteen trade associations including ISLA, ICMA and AFME have sent a joint letter to the EU requesting radical reforms to CSDR’s settlement regime to avoid a liquidity crisis in Septemeber

Northern Trust sees securities lending revenue increase
23 January 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Northern Trust achieved a 4 percent increase in securities lending revenue in Q4 2019 thanks to higher spreads

FIS shuffles senior management and brings in new talent
23 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Andrew Murray takes the reins of FIS’ European sales for post-trade solutions, while Lee Bernini joins from IHS Markit as a senior sales executive

ISLA welcomes Jamila Jeffcoate as first finance chief
23 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA has appointed State Street’s Jamila Jeffcoate to the newly created roles of head of finance and administration, in the first of several "key hires” expected this year

Clearstream’s CSD gains CSDR licence
22 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German market regulator has granted a CSDR licence to Deutsche Boerse subsidiary, Clearstream Banking

Citigroup wooes away Philip Winter from Deutsche Bank
22 January 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Citi secures Deutsche Bank veteran, Philip Winter, for European head of securities lending role