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Morgan Stanley names Collette for client engagement global head
13 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Arianne Collette is also a founding member of the Women in Securities Finance US chapter

CloudMargin appoints first North America head
13 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The role represents the latest step in the firm’s push into North America, which previously saw the opening of its first US office in New York in 2016

BlackRock welcomes former Morgan Stanley executive and new CCO
10 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BlackRock has brought on Bruce McDougal from Charles Schwab, along with former managing director of Morgan Stanley, Thomas Kinnally

LCH achieves record-breaking repo activity for 2019
10 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

LCH saw €212 trillion nominal cleared by members throughout the year, which the clearinghouse says enabled them to benefit from the netting efficiencies of the EU’s Target2-Securities platform

FIS acquires large stake in Virtus Partners
09 January 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

FIS has officially closed the acquisition of a majority interest in Virtus Partners, which will enable it to connect the full lending value chain across the buy and sell sides

Industry reacts to SFTR’s guidelines
08 January London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities lending market participants offer their hot takes on the final guidelines for SFTR

Tim Smollen starts at MUFG
08 January 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Bank’s former agency lending chief has begun a new mission to build out MUFG’s securities finance business

UK CCPs avoid potential no-deal Brexit chaos
08 January 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In the event of a no-deal Brexit ESMA prepares ahead of time and extends recognition decisions to three UK CCPs

Eurex Repo speaks volumes
07 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex Repo, part of Deutsche Boerse, has recorded its third consecutive month of double-digit growth volumes through its GC Pooling platform

Comings and goings at IHS Markit securities finance team
07 January 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

IHS Markit securities finance team has gained a sales director but is set to lose a product specialist

Northern Trust loses APAC head of securities lending
07 January 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Andrew Geggus is understood to be staying in securities lending space but will be relocating outside of APAC for a new role starting in February

Jefferies brings on Thomas Mordrelle
07 January 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Mordrelle will focus on all aspects of the securities financing business, Delta One and options