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GLMX picks Thomas Curley to head client integration
12 September 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Curley will manage client onboarding and integration and will report to COO and chief markets officer, Sal Giglio

Interactive Brokers names new head of securities lending
12 September 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Interactive Brokers has added to its Asia Pacific senior leadership team

LEI registrations for SFTR must improve, says ISLA
11 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA noted that some EU jurisdiction showed good levels of asset issuer LEI coverage while others were lagging behind

SmartStream introduces SFTR reference data service
11 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SmartStrem’s RDU acquires instrument reference data from a range of industry sources to help provide an accurate comprehensive and easy-to-access means of obtaining information

RBC Capital Markets expands central funding team
10 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

David Brand has joined RBC Capital Markets in London

Eurex launches OTC derivatives Switch Incentive Program
10 September 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The programme comes in response to recent calls from regulators and central banks warning market participants to prepare for all possible Brexit scenarios

RBI reveals plans for a securities lending programme
10 September 2019 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Reserve Bank of India’s deputy governor Shri Kanungo said: “For instance, short selling activity could benefit if a wider pool of securities lenders can be developed”

BBVA bolsters credit repo trading team
09 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Paul has been in the securities finance industry since 1988, including most recently serving in repo sales trading for Mizuho

tZERO: Byrne departure won’t stop product launch
09 September 2019 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

tZERO’s CEO has said that the departure of Overstock.com chief Patrick Byrne in August will not disrupt the upcoming launch of new securities lending features

DTCC opens testing on Delta Capita’s SFTR test pack
09 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC began trialling the test pack with its own SFTR matching and reporting service on 30 August, ahead of the regulation’s implementation on 11 April 2020

Former sec lending exec tapped for Swiss Army top job
06 September 2019 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As of 2020, the ex-securities finance executive will be the highest officer in the Swiss army despite having only been a career officer since 2015

QS Holdco claims new evidence for antitrust case
05 September 2019 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

QS Holdco is appealing to the court to allow for the submission of new evidence that would challenge the dismissal of its antitrust case against several major securities lending participants