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DTCC expands custodian community ahead of CSDR go live
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The global custodian community of the DTCC has grown to 11 in preparation for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation's go-live in February

Changes at the top for Eurex Frankfurt and Eurex Clearing
01 July 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Thomas Book who has been with Deutsche Boerse since 1995, is being replaced as CEO of Eurex Frankfurt by Michael Peters

Sweden to launch digital reporting tool for short sellers
01 July 2020 Stockholm
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Currently, short sellers are using a paper-based reporting system or email to report net short positions to the Swedish Financial Conduct Authority

COVID-19 disruption dried up swaps markets, research shows
01 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In the UK, which hosts the world’s largest swaps market, almost all market participants saw a “massive decline” in IRS liquidity due to COVID-19, but most also acknowledged an immediate improvement after central bank intervention

OCC promotes Jennifer Baum
30 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Options Clearing Corporation has promoted Jennifer Baum from first vice president of regulatory and compliance to senior vice president and chief compliance officer

US SEC fines BNP Paribas Securities Corp for Regulation SHO violations
30 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The New York-based broker-dealer has been fined for lending shares to an unreliable hedge fund client to settle long sale orders in 2016

Access Fintech connects with MarketAxess Post-Trade
30 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Access Fintech has connected with MarketAxess Post-Trade for T+0 affirmation, confirmation and matching of repo trades

Malaysia extends short selling ban till year-end
30 June 2020 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Malaysian market regulator has extended its short selling ban for a second time in a bid to ensure stability and confidence in the market

Euroclear ESES selects Taskize for client servicing
29 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

ESES has gone live with the Taskize communication channel for client servicing

EMEA equities borrow fees spike after enduring COVID-19 doldrums
29 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The average borrow fee for EMEA equities was languishing at a three-year low in March, but the removal of short selling bans, the pandemic and accounting scandals, have sent fees soaring

S3 appoints Bloomberg exec as first chief revenue officer
26 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

S3 Partners has appointed Bloomberg’s former global head of product, Palak Patel, to the newly-created role of chief revenue officer

Chris Benedict leaves securities finance market
26 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Chris Benedict, former director and vice president of product development at EquiLend has left the securities finance market to join Reorg, a data provider focused on stressed and distressed debt analysis