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S3 Partners extends free access to shorting and securities finance app
11 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BLACK App PRO offers users a new suite of short interest and securities finance screening tools, analytics, and data. Users can also help mitigate risk during this volatile time, S3 says

Bloomberg Tradebook fined $5m for misleading customers
07 May 2020 Washington D.C.
Reporter: Natalie Turner

US SEC files charges against broker-dealer Bloomberg Tradebook for material misrepresentation of services for nearly a decade

UBS hires former-Deutsche Bank vice president as new SBL director
07 May 2020 Japan
Reporter: Natalie Turner

UBS hires former Deutsche Bank vice president as a director for its securities lending business

Comyno bolsters its board of directors
07 May 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Comyno adds to its board of directors by welcoming Frank Becker as COO and head of sales

Exclusive: Trading Apps welcomes fresh talent to begin new chapter
07 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trading Apps welcomes two new directors and appoints Carol Kemm as consultant director

Securities lending revenue stumbles in April
06 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities lending revenues last month totalled $700 million, a decline of 14 percent compared with April 2019, data from IHS Markit shows

ESMA hands four TRs their SFTR licences
06 May 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Four trade repositories have gained their licence to operate under SFTR by the European Securities and Market Authority

ICSDs held firm during Q1 volatility, says Fitch Ratings
06 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Fitch Ratings has given Europe’s ICSDs a clean bill of health following the first-quarter volatility, with an uptick in securities financing trading volumes contributing to bumper revenues

OCC sees another volume climb in securities lending
06 May 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The largest equity derivatives clearing organisation sees another leap in securities lending volume as its total cleared contracts continues to rise

INTL FCStone grows prime brokerage operations
05 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

INTL FCStone Financial has brought in fresh talent from Citi to its prime brokerage operations

Velocity Capital appoints new executive vice president
05 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Anthony Barros is appointed as Velocity Capital new executive vice president of securities lending

OCC to overhaul securities lending infrastructure with DLT system
05 May 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC is working with fintech firm Axoni to become the first CCP to utilise DLT for its securities lending clearing system