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Huge trade volumes reported under SFTR
23 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Firms in scope for phase one and two of SFTR reported just shy of 1.5 million securities financing transactions in the first week since go-live, reveals ICMA

Bank of Canada announces new securities repo operations
22 July 2020 Canada
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of Canada is introducing new repo operations to bolster market liquidity

Collateral management expert leaves Vermeg
22 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Richard Gomm, head of COLLINE business solutions departs from Vermeg after six years with the company

RMA and EquiLend to aid transformation of Latin America’s securities lending market
22 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

RMA and EquiLend join forces to produce the second annual Latin America Securities Finance User Guide

Margin call breaches could drive clearinghouse scrutiny, says Fitch Ratings
22 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The largest global clearinghouses showed resilience amid the pandemic turmoil, however, margin call disparity may prompt further scrutiny of margin rules

DTCC’s MTU community grows to 50 firms
21 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The number of market participants automating their margin call processes via DTCC’s Margin Transit Utility solution has grown to 50

SmartStream launches liquidity stress test module
21 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

SmartStream Technologies has launched an intraday liquidity stress testing module as part of its transaction lifecycle management cash and liquidity management product suite

End of the road for Tesla shorts?
21 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Tesla short interest hits record lows as hedge funds face multi-billion mark-to-market losses as of July

New 12-month CSDR delay expected
20 July 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is expected to publish an amendment proposing an additional 12-month delay to the current February 2021 deadline after the summer holiday period

Euroclear reveals increase of assets under custody in H1
20 July 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Euroclear reveals strong first half of 2020 despite COVID-19

BlackRock sees record-breaking securities lending revenue
20 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities lending earnings hit $210 million in Q2, an increase of $52 million from BlackRock’s above-average Q1 haul

State Street’s securities finance revenue hits a plateau in Q2
17 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

State Street sees flat figures for Q2 securities finance revenue