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IHS Markit opens HQLA valuation tool to securities finance client
14 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

While the portfolio valuations and reference model inputs are proprietary and only available to PVR clients, IHS Markit’s securities finance clients now have “complimentary access” to the output classifications

RBC appoints new securities finance director
14 January 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Christopher Barrand has been promoted to director of securities finance at RBC Investor & Treasury Services

MUFG initiates securities lending surge with nine new hires
13 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

MUFG is set to hire eight new securities lending team members to serve under its new global head, Tim Smollen

Morgan Stanley names Collette for client engagement global head
13 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Arianne Collette is also a founding member of the Women in Securities Finance US chapter

CloudMargin appoints first North America head
13 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The role represents the latest step in the firm’s push into North America, which previously saw the opening of its first US office in New York in 2016

BlackRock welcomes former Morgan Stanley executive and new CCO
10 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BlackRock has brought on Bruce McDougal from Charles Schwab, along with former managing director of Morgan Stanley, Thomas Kinnally

LCH achieves record-breaking repo activity for 2019
10 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

LCH saw €212 trillion nominal cleared by members throughout the year, which the clearinghouse says enabled them to benefit from the netting efficiencies of the EU’s Target2-Securities platform

FIS acquires large stake in Virtus Partners
09 January 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

FIS has officially closed the acquisition of a majority interest in Virtus Partners, which will enable it to connect the full lending value chain across the buy and sell sides

Industry reacts to SFTR’s guidelines
08 January London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities lending market participants offer their hot takes on the final guidelines for SFTR

Tim Smollen starts at MUFG
08 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Bank’s former agency lending chief has begun a new mission to build out MUFG’s securities finance business

UK CCPs avoid potential no-deal Brexit chaos
08 January 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In the event of a no-deal Brexit ESMA prepares ahead of time and extends recognition decisions to three UK CCPs

Eurex Repo speaks volumes
07 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex Repo, part of Deutsche Boerse, has recorded its third consecutive month of double-digit growth volumes through its GC Pooling platform