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BlockFi has appointed Rene van Kesteren as chief risk officer
13 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlockFi has appointed Rene van Kesteren as chief risk officer

SEC names Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director
12 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director for the division of investment management’s rulemaking office

Lendingblock partners with Octagon Strategy
12 June 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lendingblock, an institutional platform for collateralised crypto-currency lending, has partnered with Hong Kong-based Octagon Strategy Limited

New York Federal Reserve Bank expands repo reference rates
12 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The New York Federal Reserve Bank has been further expanding upon the three repo reference rates

Strate appoints new CEO
11 June 2018 Pretoria
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The South African Central Securities Depository (CSD), Strate has appointed André Nortjé as its new CEO, effective from August 2018

eVestment: Hedge funds generally positive in May
11 June 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Hedge funds were generally positive during the month of May, according to the latest Hedge Fund Industry Performance Report from eVestment

ESMA updates DVC data for MiFID II
08 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has updated its public register with the latest set of double volume cap data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

S3 to offer real-time short interest analytics to Nasdaq
08 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

S3 Partners, a New York-based financial technology and analytics firm is to provide Nasdaq-listed companies with direct access to its range of financial analytics

ESMA concerned about risks posed to investors
08 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) remains concerned about risks posed to investors, according to the latest iteration of its risk dashboard

Kuwait securities lending slips in credit to households
07 June 2018 Kuwait City
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Growth in credit to households including securities lending slipped to 3.7 percent in March year on year from 4.3 percent in February 2018, according to a new report by The National Bank of Kuwait

Bitcoin ‘not a security’, says SEC chairman
07 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Bitcoin is “not a security” and the SEC will not change the definition of a security for the benefit of cryptocurrencies, according to SEC chairman Jay Clayton

Citi to provide agency securities lending solutions to KIA
06 June 2018 Kuwait
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) International Equities business has reappointed Citi as its preferred agency securities lending solutions provider