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OCC revamps regulatory oversight committee following SEC fine
21 October 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Options Clearing Corporation is ahead of schedule in its effort to rectify shortcomings in its risk management procedures that led to a $20 million fine by the US SEC early in the year

RMA: "Build your wolf pack, support each other, and don’t hire women just to tick a box"
18 October 2019 Miami
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Speakers at the Women in Securities Finance industry group panel discussion told a packed-out room on the first day of the Risk Management Association’s conference, that women do not need to go it alone while forging their careers and should focus

Ivno completes first global token trial on R3’s Corda
18 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The size, scale and success of the Ivno Global Trial validated Ivno's technology and financial design and confirmed the desire and demand for live deployment" says Daniel Halstead, Ivno's co-founder

SEC seeks action against 18 traders in stock manipulation scheme
18 October 2019 Washington
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The SEC’s Joseph G. Sansone says “We allege that defendants engaged in an extensive manipulation scheme and went to great lengths to evade detection”

US Treasury and RMA join forces on new securities lending tax guidance
16 October 2019 RMA 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The RMA is hopeful that a recent meeting with senior figures at the US Department of the Treasury will result in new guidance on the current interpretation of historic tax laws

Beyond Meat retains title of most-expensive short
16 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Shares in Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles-based producer of plant-based meat substitute products are paying just under $3.6 million per day in stock borrow financing fees

Clearstream global securities financing September figures increase
16 October 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream monthly figures for September have revealed an increase in global securities financing compared to the same period last year

B. Riley FBR, Inc. takes on new recruit from SocGen
16 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

B. Riley FBR, Inc. has named its new director of securities lending, based in New York

CMF: "SaaS solutions are key for reducing costs" speaker says
15 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SaaS solutions can provide operational and economical workflow optimisation which will be a vital piece of the puzzle for reducing costs for regulations such as SFTR, says a Fleming Collateral Management Forum banking panellist

ISLA looks towards a new chapter beyond post-crisis regulation
14 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA is creating a manifesto on how its role in the securities lending market will change once the last of the post-crisis regulations are in place

CMF: “Increasing regulation will backfire at some stage”
11 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Panellists and audience members got into a heated debate on the pros and cons of the increasingly strict regulatory environment

Repo market is large and stable, says ICMA
11 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ICMA's Q3 report touches on the need for collateral optimisation, the challenges of preparing for in-coming regulatory frameworks, and the recent wobbles in the US repo market