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SFT: The future of RegTech
07 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Blockchain, shortening settlements and chasing efficiencies are all future bets for the securities finance regulatory landscape, according to an SFT panel

Exclusive: FinOptSys' securities finance platform comes to market
07 May 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

FinOptSys, a new financial resources, collateral and balance sheet optimisation platform, incorporating ‘true’ peer-to-peer trading functionality, has come to market promising, with backing from John Stracquadanio and Kevin Felix at Appia Ventures

SFT: Three key technologies driving adoption of collateral efficiency tools
06 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Regulation, the need for efficiency and the availability of modular technology are all driving better collateral management, a Securities Finance Technology Symposium panellist says

SFT: Pandemic disruption inspired innovation in repo markets
06 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Panellists at the SFT Technology Symposium hailed newly-invigorated tailwinds for technology adoption in repo markets, although there is still significant headroom for growth

Hazeltree responds to client demand for determining UMR compliance
06 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Hazeltree has launched Hazeltree AANA Estimator, in response to client demand

FCA claims first scalp in cum-ex tax fraud campaign
06 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The FCA has fined Sapien for facilitating a dividend arbitrage scheme by Solo Group and its underlying off-shore clients, which were all connected to Sanjay Shah, and illegally collected withholding tax reclaims from the tax authorities of Denmark an

ISLA’s Adrian Dale joins ESMA’s post trade group
05 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The working group will prepare relevant technical work and develop guidelines for the post trade space

Ravi Kotecha to lead BCS’ treasury operations
05 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Kotecha will leverage his extensive international experience at banking institutions in aid of BCS’ institutional, corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals in Russia and internationally

Canadian DB plans post modest losses, observes RBC I&TS
05 May 2021 Canada
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Canadian DB pension plans posted a -0.2 per cent median return in Q1 2021 amid an improved economic outlook, according to the RBC I&TS All Plan Universe

OCC reports April cleared lending volume spike
05 May 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The average daily loan value recorded by the equity derivatives clearinghouse last month was up 87.5 per cent from the same month during 2020

Global securities finance revenues increase by fifth YoY in April
04 May 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Following the relaxation of short selling bans, European equity revenues witness a recovery

AccessFintech collaborates with SIX to provide CSDR eligibility, reference and price data
04 May 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Our partnership with AccessFintech will allow the visualisation and categorisation of the most up to date reference and pricing data," says Heiko Stuber, senior product manager at SIX