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Short sellers pile pressure on Wirecard despite high fees
23 June 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

As of last week, there were around 10.7 million of WDI shares being short sold, according to IHS Markit

SmartStream launches API for RDU SFTR service
23 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

“Despite having an additional three-month window to prepare, we have found that many firms need extra help to get them across the finish line," says Linda Coffman, executive vice president of SmartStream RDU

PEBA selects CIBC Mellon for securities lending services
23 June 2020 Toronto
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

CIBC Mellon will provide national and international custody, securities lending and institutional accounting services to the Canadian public pension fund

SIX completes acquisition of controlling stake in BME
22 June 2020 Zürich
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The combination of BME and SIX is set to create a more diversified group with a strong presence across Europe, SIX says

Margin Reform makes its first European hire
22 June 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Dess Kabakova joins Margin Reform as its first senior consultant for European business development

Central banks to wind down daily US dollar liquidity operations
22 June 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank and other major central banks are readjusting its provision of US dollar liquidity as warranted by market conditions

Northern Trust to provide securities lending services for Carpenters Trusts
19 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Carpenters Trusts Randy Parker, trust administrator, says that Northern Trust was chosen because of its demonstrated commitment to client service and their leading technology capabilities

ISLA's digital working group gains mass support
19 June 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Since launching in April, the trade body’s new digital working group has welcomed more than 50 members from across the industry to support the push for technological advancement

ESG: UK pension fund prioritises AGM voting power over lending revenue
19 June 2020 Edinburgh
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The CEO of Lothian Pension Fund says he is willing to accept a reduction in lending revenue in order to participate fully in ESG-related votes and expects other beneficial owners to follow suit

Exclusive: GLMX reveals several key hires amid major growth
18 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kyle O’Donnell and Andrew Turvey are set to join GLMX while Phil Buck will be vacating his role leading the firm's UK/Europe operations

EMIR Refit delegated reporting rules go live despite industry concerns
18 June 2020 Belgium
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As of today, financial counterparty’s are responsible for reporting OTC derivatives contracts for some of their non-financial counterparty clients under EMIR Refit

Eurex clears first interest rate swap transaction from Japan
18 June 2020 Japan
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Citibank Global Markets acted as its clearing member for SMBC Nikko Securities to execute the first over-the-counter interest-rate swap transaction with Eurex Clearing