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ESG investing and securities lending are compatible, RMA survey finds
08 October 2020 Philadelphia
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Almost all of the institutional investors surveyed by the RMA said securities lending and ESG can coexist, although more information and industry outreach would be welcome

Reporting data integrity undermined by widespread LEI lapses
08 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As much as 30 percent (500,000) of legal entity identifiers globally are out of date and in need of renewal, according to LEI Worldwide, which has launched a tool to tackle the issue

KraneShare’s Chinese ETFs reap the rewards of new SBL programme
08 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

KraneShare says its China-focused funds that now boast a lending programme via BBH have garnered significant new interest from European and UK investors

ISDA launches CDM pilot on DAML
08 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ISDA has launched a pilot implementation of the Common Domain Model for the clearing of interest rate derivatives using DAML, a distributed ledger tool created by Digital Asset

Morgan Stanley fined $5m for LEI and swaps reporting failures
08 October 2020 Washington
Reporter: Natalie Turner

CFTC has handed Morgan Stanley a $5 million fine for due to a multi-year failure to meet its swap data reporting obligations including a lapsed LEI

DTCC’s launches new advisory service
08 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DTCC Consulting Services will allow clients to leverage an integrated set of services that add value throughout the post-trade processing lifecycle

Citi enhances trade and settlement automation for Taiwan equity clients
08 October 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Citi Securities Services has enhanced its trade and settlement automation for Taiwan equity clients with the launch of a host-to-host connection with the Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation

US equity lending revenue nose dived in Q3
07 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Last month’s US equity lending revenue failed to recapture the momentum of 2019’s Beyond Meat bonanza and fell by 38 percent YoY

Trade repositories face concerns over Brexit and EMIR, warns experts
07 October 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The shrinking community of European TRs is facing further challenges in the near future as barriers to trade are placed across the English Channel and EMIR Refit complicates reporting rules

LCH SA connects to Cboe Europe for equities clearing
06 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH SA offers clearing of all Euronext stocks traded on Cboe Europe’s UK order books

MUFG gains Charlotte Clode from Deutsche Bank
06 October 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clode joins the Japanese banking group as a senior manager in its middle office in London

Tradeweb repo activity booms
06 October 2020 Los Angeles
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The fixed income and derivatives market platform provider says repo activity in September was buoyed by the addition of new dealers and participants in bilateral repo remained strong