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Exclusive: David Field retires from Delta Capita securities finance role
03 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Field will continue to act as a senior adviser on a part-time basis for Delta Capita focused on its CSDR services

Securities finance revenue sputters in H1
02 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The top five highest-earning securities in H1 were Match Group, Canopy Growth, Peloton Interactive, Wirecard AG and Aurora Cannabis, which together generated $349 million

Wirecard: Bears picking over the bones
02 July 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Several hedge funds have increased their short position in Wirecard since it started insolvency proceedings last week, while others have opened new positions

AcadiaSoft partners with OpenGamma on UMR
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

AcadiaSoft has partnered with OpenGamma to integrate its initial margin calculation and reconciliation service with a risk sensitivities generation service to help compliance with phases 5 and 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules

DTCC expands custodian community ahead of CSDR go live
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The global custodian community of the DTCC has grown to 11 in preparation for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation's go-live in February

Changes at the top for Eurex Frankfurt and Eurex Clearing
01 July 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Thomas Book who has been with Deutsche Boerse since 1995, is being replaced as CEO of Eurex Frankfurt by Michael Peters

Sweden to launch digital reporting tool for short sellers
01 July 2020 Stockholm
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Currently, short sellers are using a paper-based reporting system or email to report net short positions to the Swedish Financial Conduct Authority

COVID-19 disruption dried up swaps markets, research shows
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In the UK, which hosts the world’s largest swaps market, almost all market participants saw a “massive decline” in IRS liquidity due to COVID-19, but most also acknowledged an immediate improvement after central bank intervention

OCC promotes Jennifer Baum
30 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Options Clearing Corporation has promoted Jennifer Baum from first vice president of regulatory and compliance to senior vice president and chief compliance officer

US SEC fines BNP Paribas Securities Corp for Regulation SHO violations
30 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The New York-based broker-dealer has been fined for lending shares to an unreliable hedge fund client to settle long sale orders in 2016

Access Fintech connects with MarketAxess Post-Trade
30 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Access Fintech has connected with MarketAxess Post-Trade for T+0 affirmation, confirmation and matching of repo trades

Malaysia extends short selling ban till year-end
30 June 2020 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Malaysian market regulator has extended its short selling ban for a second time in a bid to ensure stability and confidence in the market