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deltaconX signs up Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg for SFTR
06 October 2020 Lucerne
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The German bank, Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg, is deltaconX’s latest client to sign up for its SFTR reporting solution ahead of phase four

ISDA proposes greater collaboration between derivatives and SFT markets
06 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ISDA has published its new whitepaper outlining opportunities to better combine derivatives and SFT markets and has set out a proposal on how to achieve this

The Asset Management Exchange unveils securities finance service
05 October 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

AMX launched in February 2017 with the mission of standardising, centralising and streamlining processes for its institutional buy-side clients and currently has more than $20 billion in assets on its platform

OCC achieves record-breaking US exchange-listed options volumes
05 October 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Chicago-based equity derivatives CCP saw a modest uptick in year-over-year new securities lending transactions last month while also recording a record-breaking annual total of US exchange-listed options

Digital transformation webinar: The change train is coming, be ready or be left behind
02 October 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EquiLend’s virtual event brought together representatives from Stonewain, HQLAᵡ and State Street, together with ISLA and the RMA, to discuss their mutual interest in embracing digitisation of securities finance markets

FMDQ Clear becomes Nigeria's CCP
02 October 2020 Nigeria
Reporter: Natalie Turner

FMDQ Clear has become Nigeria’s key central counterparty following the approval-in-principle given to it by the Securities and Exchange Commission

Global securities lending revenue continues to underwhelm
02 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The top-five securities generated $106 million in Q3 compared to $284 million earned by the top earners in the same period last year

Standard Chartered reveals new FSS management line up
02 October 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Standard Chartered has unveiled the full management team of its newly-created Financing and Securities Services unit following the appointment of Sunil Daswani as securities lending chief

Banu Apers takes the helm of Clearsteam's SBL business in management shake up
01 October 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Clearstream has restructured its banking, funding and financing team with Banu Apers now in the newly-created role of leading all aspects of the securities lending business

Morgan Stanley to pay $5 Million to SEC for Reg SHO violations
01 October 2020 Washington D.C.
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US SEC order found that since Regulation SHO’s adoption in 2004 Morgan Stanley has “improperly relied on the exception to firmwide netting of all of its positions in a particular equity security through its use of the long and short units”

RMA to create industry playbook for digital asset adoption
30 September 2020 Pennsylvania
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“Considering the resulting actions by securities lending market participants, the approach to handling this type of issuance may need to evolve and become more deliberate,” the RMA says in a new whitepaper

ESMA confirms recognition of three UK CCPs post Brexit
30 September 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

LCH, ICE Clear Europe, and LME Clear will be eligible to provide services in the EU after the end of the transition period following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU