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Pirum Systems CEO Rajen Sheth to hand the reins to Phil Morgan
07 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Sheth, who has been CEO of Pirum since 2014, will remain on Pirum’s board and become president once Morgan takes over

Turkey bans six major investment banks from shorting
07 July 2020 Istanbul
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Barclays Capital are among several financial institutions to be temporarily banned from short selling by Turkey’s capital markets regulator

OCC completes next phase of liquidity enhancement plans
07 July 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC’s liquidity risk management framework aims to ensure that it holds sufficient qualified liquid resources to meet settlement obligations under “foreseeable stress scenarios”

CSDR and EMIR clash on derivatives, warn trade bodies
07 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Derivatives should be exempt from CSDR as settlement failure events are already covered by EMIR and other existing rules frameworks, says FIA and ISDA

ISLA produces CSDR FAQs
06 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The documents focus on how CSDR’s incoming mandatory buy-ins and cash penalty rules apply to securities lending transactions entered into under a GMSLA

HKEX launches first 10 MSCI futures contracts
06 July 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has launched its first 10 futures contracts in its index licensing agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital International

OCC sees an upward trend in securities lending
03 July 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

OCC records an increase in securities lending central CCP activity again

Cowen Prime Services expands business development team
03 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Seasoned prime brokerage professional Michael Fitzgerald has joined Cowen as its newest prime services managing director

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