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SEC Rule 15c3-3 amendments will most likely be delayed due to COVID-19 disruption
28 April 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Much-sought-after changes to SEC Rule 15c3-3 originally predicted to occur this year will most likely be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

New APAC securities lending user guide goes live
28 April 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EquiLend has partnered with PASLA and the RMA to create a free-to-download securities lending user guide for all 14 markets in the Asia Pacific Region

UnaVista partners with Delta Capita on SFTR testing
27 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

UnaVista has partnered with Delta Capita to provide its clients with access to SFTR data testing pack ahead of the first go-live phase.

Bank of Japan extends measures to maintain repo market
27 April 2020 Japan
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of Japan has extended its additional securities lending measures to maintain repo market stability as the country battles a fresh wave of COVID-19 disruption

Hedge funds continue to grow
27 April 2020 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

IOSCO’s largest-ever market survey shows that multi-strategy funds and equity long/short funds are the most common strategy types

Euronext to build post-trade services through Danish CSD acquisition
24 April 2020 Copenhagen
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European stock exchange says the deal serves to significantly bolster its post-trade services offering and further diversify its revenue stream to become less reliant on volume-related revenue

Pierpoint welcomes Jeetoo to lead training arm
24 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Pierpoint Financial Consulting has expanded its learning and development capabilities for the securities finance sector by appointing Zafirah Jeeto

FIS appoints new senior sales executive
23 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

FIS appoints former regional manager of CloudMargin as senior sales executive

EU repo market performed under pressure, report shows
23 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As the dust settles on the worst weeks of COVID-19 chaos so far, ICMA reviews how the EU repo market performed during high volatility

Canadian pension funds bank record returns in 2019
23 April 2020 Canada
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Canadian defined benefit pension plans recorded their second-highest annual return in more than a decade last year

Northern Trust returns to form with Q1 securities lending revenue boost
22 April 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Q1 marks Northern Trust's best quarter for securities lending revenue since 2018

ISLA to form new digital working group
22 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ISLA is inviting member firms to join its new digital working group aimed at developing a CDM for securities lending and contributing to industry consultations