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Lago hires new business developer
18 April 2018 Helsinki
Reporter: Ned Holmes

Securities borrowing and lending broker Lago Kapital has appointed Heidi Roitto as its new business developer

DTCC: Turning headwinds in to tailwinds
18 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will look to create momentum and capture tailwinds in 2018 and beyond, according to its 2017 annual report

Islamic finance industry will expand, says S&P
17 April 2018 Dubai
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The global Islamic finance industry will expand slowly in 2018 and 2019, according to a report published by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings

Securities services revenue boost at JP Morgan Chase
17 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Securities services revenues at JP Morgan Chase rose 16 percent in the first quarter of 2018

ISLA ‘unconvinced’ that haircut levels a ‘material contributor’ to the financial crisis
16 April 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) said it was “unconvinced that haircut levels were a material contributor to the financial crisis”

Fresh fear lurking for global financial markets
16 April 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Fresh fear is lurking in the global financial markets, according to Tom Elliott, international investment strategist at deVere Group

Equilend opening new office in Dublin
16 April 2018 Dublin
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The office is expected to open later this year

Elections and re-election at the OCC
13 April 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Craig Donohue has been re-elected as executive chairman of the board at OCC during its annual stockholder meeting on 11 April

LSEG appoints David Schwimmer as CEO
13 April 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Schwimmer will begin his role in August 2018 and will be a member of the board of directors

Deutsche Bank renews Illinois sec lending service deal
11 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has renewed an agreement to receive securities lending services from Deutsche Bank, following a competitive request for proposals process

OCC emphasises commitment to secure markets
11 April 2018 Illinois
Reporter: Brian Bollen

OCC has emphasised its commitment to bolstering the foundation for secure markets by safeguarding the integrity of cleared markets through safe and sound practices in its role as a systemically important financial market utility

Framework published on supervisory stress testing of CCPs
11 April 2018 Switzerland
Reporter: Becky Butcher

CPMI and the IOSCO have released the framework for supervisory stress testing of CCPs