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Vietnam mulls legalising short selling
26 August 2020 Hanoi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The country’s stock exchange will decide which securities are eligible to be shorted for the first time

SGX partners with Cassini Systems ahead of UMR
26 August 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Natalie Turner

A new free service for SGX users will be created to help them manage and comply with the Uncleared Margin Rules requirements

ISLA: Securities lending industry was stable and resilient in H1
25 August 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The securities lending industry showed itself to be stable and resilient in the face of extreme trading conditions in H1, says the International Securities Lending Association

Ex-Morgan Stanley securities lending head joins Arcane Crypto
24 August 2020 Oslo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Morgan Stanley’s former European head of securities lending flow trading Eva Lawrence has become COO of Arcane Crypto

Ditte Signe Larsen leaves Nordea
24 August 2020 Copenhagen
Reporter: Natalie Turner

After more than two decades with Nordea, Ditte Signe Larsen has been appointed by Forca as its newest business analyst specialising in collateral

ISLA releases SRD II guide
21 August 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA in partnership with Clifford Chance has published a series of letters aimed at guiding triparty collateral managers and agent lenders through SRD II

Wirecard to be cut from DAX 30
21 August 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Beleaguered German fintech giant Wirecard is set to be the first DAX 30 Index member to be removed due to insolvency following a multi-billion euro fraud accusation

Central banks to cut 7-day US dollar liquidity timetable
20 August 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank and other major central banks are set to reduce its frequency of 7-day US dollar operations from September

Clearstream selects WM Gruppe for SRD II
20 August 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Clearstream has selected WM Gruppe as a service provider for three central securities depositories to meet requirements under the second Shareholder Rights Directive

Cost of reg reporting set to rise after CME departure
20 August 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Ronen Kertis, founder and CEO of Cappitech, explains that the departure of CME from the reporting services arena will likely cause prices to increase

SteelEye unveils new auto-trade reconstruction capabilities
20 August 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The new platform leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced data relationships

COVID-19 exposes “urgent” need for digitisation, says associations
20 August 2020 Basel
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

A broad alliance of financial industry associations are calling for a renewed, industry-led adoption of innovative technologies, enhanced standardisation and digital formatting in the wake of COVID-19