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ESMA extends EMIR Refit consultation period
12 June 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, ESMA is extending the consultation of the technical standards on reporting, data quality, data access and registration of trade repositories under EMIR Refit to 3 July

ESMA extends lower threshold for short position reporting
11 June 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Short sellers of EU shares will have to abide by the lower 0.1 percent reporting threshold for an additional three months

WFE issues industry guidance on non-default losses for CCPs
11 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

WFE has set out how CCPs ensure that certain non-credit losses that might rarely occur in relation to central clearing are allocated in a transparent, predictable and equitable manner

BoE reports spike in margin calls during COVID market disruption
11 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of England reported that the peak of the volatility on 18 March, variation margin calls were five times higher than they were in January and February

Taiwan lifts short selling ban early
10 June 2020 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The decision was hailed by the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association, which also called on other Asian markets that are maintaining their shorting bans to consider following suit

Italian postal pension fund launches SBL programme with BNP Paribas
10 June 2020 Rome
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been awarded a mandate to shepherd Fondoposte into the securities lending market

Eurex Repo’s GC Pooling market sees double-digit growth
10 June 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex saw a steep fall year-to-year in the number derivatives contracts, while OTC clearing, and the GC Pooling market at Eurex Repo, showed strong growth

Clearstream sees GSF spike in May
10 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Deutsche Boerse subsidiary reported a significant volume increase via its global securities finance business last month, compared to the same period last year

CSDR: ECSDA offers new, previously unconsidered reasons to delay
09 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Securities Depositories Association has re-ignited calls for a delay to CSDR’s settlement penalties by alerting the commission to “new elements” it says might not have been previously considered

Eurex clears first inflation swap transactions
09 June 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas, UniCredit and Societe Generale were among the first banks to clear inflation swaps through Eurex Clearing

Citadel gains Anthony Luisi for securities lending operations
09 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Anthony Luisi leaves Citi after a decade to take on securities lending role with Citadel

BNY Mellon targets asset servicing growth with new role
09 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Pearce, who has been with the back for almost 20 years, will now focus on identifying and accelerating both inorganic and new market entry opportunities