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The Singapore Exchange to launch new single stock futures
03 June 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new derivatives are will launch on 15 June and come in response to growing client demand for a broader suite of Singapore-linked equities products

EU rejects associations’ request for 12-month SRD II delay
02 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Nykredit's Line Vesth, a senior regulatory specialist, tells SLT that among industry participants, the European Commission was not expected to allow the 12-month delay

OCC welcomes new exchange, publishes May SBL data
02 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Options Clearing Corporation welcomes new exchange participant and reveals latest monthly data

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approves UMR delay
02 June 2020 Washington D.C.
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US derivatives market gains 12-month reprieve for initial margin requirements for uncleared swaps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

AcadiaSoft to host UMR phase five soft launch
01 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AcadiaSoft has launched a new programme to enable firms in-scope for UMR phase five to stay on track for the new 2021 deadline

MUFG Securities EMEA board appoints new chair
01 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Marshall Bailey will replace William Fall, who will step down as chair in September after almost six years in the role

BrokerTec and TriOptima partner on buy-side repo workflow solution
01 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Raf Pritchard, head of triResolve, says that there is a lot of value in being able to cross-reference with other electronic records, such as that of BrokerTec, to improve reconciliation services

ICSF gains new global partners for PSSL adoption
29 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA’s council has added Norges Bank Investment Management to its member base and gained new partnerships with trade bodies and data providers

Securities finance trader joins Dutch Ministry of Finance
29 May 2020 Amsterdam
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Former ABN AMRO senior securities finance trader has left the industry to join the ministry of finance for The Netherlands

ISLA CEO calls on global regulators to revisit SFT reporting alignment
29 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Andrew Dyson notes that the “apparent lack of global coordination” means European firms may feel the high level of regulatory scrutiny “puts them at some sort of commercial disadvantage”

COVID crisis lays bare buy-in “catastrophe”
29 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CSDR's mandatory buy-in regime would have caused “catastrophic” market upheaval if it had been in place during the COVID-19 disruption, says ICMA

Germany’s KfW teams with FIS to transform risk management operations
28 May 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

KfW, one of the largest banks in Germany, has overhauled its risk management operations with a new platform powered by FIS technology