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EU and UK risk SFTR data blackout post Brexit
12 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HM Treasury has granted equivalency to EEA states for CSDR, EMIR and SSR, but SFTR is now not expected to be agreed by either party until after 31 December

Winner: SFT editorial team honoured at State Street Institutional Press Awards
12 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Editor Drew Nicol was the winner of the ‘Best Editorial Comment’ category, while reporter Natalie Turner was shortlisted for ‘Journalist of the Year – COVID-19 commentary’

ESMA publishes first reports on CSDR implementation
12 November 2020 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its first two reports on the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation

Clear Street keeps growing securities lending team
11 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Stefanie Mangino, former-vice president of Wedbush Securities, has started a new role on Clear Street’s securities lending desk

Zimmerhansl joins Global PSSL’s new college of advisors
11 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The creation of the college comes shortly after Securities Finance Times, formerly Securities Lending Times, became the first media outlet to gain official ‘media observer’ status

Pirum appoints new CTO
11 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Phil Morgan has tapped Alex Rothwell to become Pirum's first chief technology officer and “supplement the depth of our technology bench” following Rajen Sheth's departure from day-to-day business

Eurex sees the repo volume rise while GC Pooling falls
10 November 2020 Germany
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex saw its repo market volumes increase by 50 percent YoY in October, while GC Pooling figures fell by 25 percent

FIS gains Poikonen
10 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Christopher Poikonen left eSecLending in November 2017 after nearly 17 years where he most recently served as a business development and innovation executive

Symposium: Blockchain does not require a “big bang” investment
10 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Speakers from the Securities Finance Technology Symposium’s blockchain panel sought to dispel the myth that adopting blockchain is an all-or-nothing proposition

Euronext Q3 results reveal VP Securities drives post trade revenue
09 November 2020 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

M&A activity dominates Euronext Q3 results, with VP Securities deal driving post-trade revenue boom and deadline approaching for Borsa Italiana acquisition completion

Goldman Sachs joins forces with AccessFintech to deliver new payments service
09 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new service aims to provide a zero-touch settlement payment process with a digital workflow for collaborative dispute resolution

FCA updates SSR onshoring rules ahead of Brexit conclusion
06 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The FCA expects position holders to report net short positions in shares at the 0.2 percent, rather than the ESMA-mandated temporary 0.1 percent threshold which is set to expire in December but may be extended again