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Marsco launches securities lending programme with new chief
21 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US online brokerage launched its securities lending programme in July — following its acquisition by Tiger Brokers — and wooed away Philip Sercia from TradeStation to run its new business

EU/UK derivatives trading venues must have equivalency post Brexit, says ISDA
21 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

A failure to agree on post-Brexit equivalency for derivatives trading venues would likely exacerbate the fragmentation of liquidity in OTC derivatives markets, the association warns

ECB praised for pragmatic approach to leverage ratio
18 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Scope Ratings comments on ECB’s latest move on allowing temporary relief in banks leverage ratio, the move brings euro area banks into line with the UK and Switzerland

LSEG and Euronext enter exclusive talks on Borsa Italiana purchase
18 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

After receiving several offers for the Italian stock exchange, LSEG has selected Euronext’s proposal to pursue to the next stage of negotiations

ECB advises how to calculate exposure to counterparty credit risk
18 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank has finalised its guide showing how it assesses banks’ compliance with counterparty credit risk models and regulatory requirements

ECB allows temporary relief in banks leverage ratio
17 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank is allowing temporary relief in banks’ leverage ratio after declaring “exceptional circumstances” due to pandemic

Delta Capita appoints new global head of digital
17 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Delta Capita has appointed Sarah Carver from Capco to the newly-created role of global head of digital

EU short selling reporting threshold to remain lowered
17 September 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers in EU markets must continue to report positions of 0.1 percent of issued share capital until mid-December to offset concerns of a second wave of COVID-19

VP Bank picks AxiomSL for reg reporting compliance
17 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Liechtenstein’s VP Bank has chosen AxiomSL to provide regulatory reporting services for a host of rules frameworks across Europe and Asia

James Day swaps BNY Mellon for State Street
16 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

James Day, former managing director and head of securities finance for Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNY Mellon is set to join State Street

LCH clears first Israeli shekel interest rate swaps
16 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH is the first to clear Israeli interest rate swaps, with backing from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and HSBC

Firms are unprepared to comply with UMR, survey reveals
16 September 2020 Boston
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The majority of buy-side firms are not ready to for UMR’s final two phases despite the delay, according to a State Street survey