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Will ESG drive the “ultimate look-through” on borrowed securities?
09 March 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Your stock is on its way! PASLA/RMA panellists discuss the prospect of an Uber-style asset tracking app to allow beneficial owners to ensure any lent securities comply with their ESG principles

Securities finance revenue starts year with a bang
08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

APAC ADRs and January’s US short squeeze serve as catalysts for 10 per cent YoY increase in global securities finance revenues, IHS Markit data shows

ESG: Don’t let SBL become the story, says ISLA CEO
08 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“While not wanting to underplay the importance of our markets, securities lending has itself become the story,” he writes. “I would argue that this is not the right way to view the challenges we face at this time”

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division
08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Final LIBOR wind-down begins
05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA has confirmed that representative LIBOR rates will not be available beyond the dates set out, and publication of most of the LIBOR settings will cease immediately after these dates

Where are all the ETF champions?
05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citi’s global head of ETF products is challenging the securities lending market to take ownership of promoting the use of index funds as both collateral instruments and a liquidity source

Eurex Repo sees volume uptick
05 March 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Average monthly term-adjusted volume in Eurex’s repo market reached €88.4 billion last month, up from €78.6 billion in February 2020

AcadiaSoft and LMRKTS complete ISDA SIMM PoC
04 March UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A network of global financial institutions participated in the first PoC with the second planned this month

OCC sees securities lending activity increase YoY for February
04 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Options Clearing Corporation recorded an uptick in new loans and daily on-loan value for February

WeMatch welcomes Simon Picton and Milan Haria
04 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

WeMatch grows EMEA coverage team as platform balances continue to build

FICC appoints Edward Davey as first COO
04 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

FICC board appoints former-J.P. Morgan COO to spearhead global standard setting working groups

Northern Trust’s first European ESG ETFs will not lend securities
03 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The two FlexShare sustainable funds, which represent the asset manager’s first European ETFs, will not join their US counterparts in lending securities, for now