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ECB advises how to calculate exposure to counterparty credit risk
18 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank has finalised its guide showing how it assesses banks’ compliance with counterparty credit risk models and regulatory requirements

ECB allows temporary relief in banks leverage ratio
17 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank is allowing temporary relief in banks’ leverage ratio after declaring “exceptional circumstances” due to pandemic

Delta Capita appoints new global head of digital
17 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Delta Capita has appointed Sarah Carver from Capco to the newly-created role of global head of digital

EU short selling reporting threshold to remain lowered
17 September 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers in EU markets must continue to report positions of 0.1 percent of issued share capital until mid-December to offset concerns of a second wave of COVID-19

VP Bank picks AxiomSL for reg reporting compliance
17 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Liechtenstein’s VP Bank has chosen AxiomSL to provide regulatory reporting services for a host of rules frameworks across Europe and Asia

James Day swaps BNY Mellon for State Street
16 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

James Day, former managing director and head of securities finance for Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNY Mellon is set to join State Street

LCH clears first Israeli shekel interest rate swaps
16 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH is the first to clear Israeli interest rate swaps, with backing from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and HSBC

Firms are unprepared to comply with UMR, survey reveals
16 September 2020 Boston
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The majority of buy-side firms are not ready to for UMR’s final two phases despite the delay, according to a State Street survey

Deutsche Bank’s Michael Tramonte heads to TradeStation
16 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Tramonte aims to expand the Florida-based brokerage’s counterparty relationships by leveraging his more than 10 years of experience with the German bank’s agency lending team

Ahlner leaves BNY Mellon
15 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The collateral management veteran spent 22 years at BNY Mellon in a variety of roles

Smith & Williamson selects Broadridge’s SRD II solution
15 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Smith & Williamson will use the Broadridge solution to support its discretionary and non-discretionary execution clients, spanning both institutional and retail investors

Pirum gains Karl Wyborn as chief commercial officer
15 September 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wyborn marks new CEO Phil Morgan’s second management team change following the appointment of Jat Soomal as chief financial officer two weeks ago