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Citi adds ETFs to diversify its pools of securities lending collateral
29 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Citi has added exchange-traded funds to its securities lending collateral pool

Michael Page joins Cowen from Jefferies
29 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cowen has appointed Michael Page as COO of its international business units; Cowen Execution Services Limited and Cowen International Limited

Exclusive: John Arnesen departs BNP Paribas
29 January 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

John Arnesen has departed BNP Paribas Securities Services from his role as head of agency lending and technical sales

ISLA celebrates lending tax amendments
26 January 2018 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published an amended draft of its guidance on the application of the new provision of GITA 2018, following an outcry of concern from the securities lending industry

Eurex revamps corporate structure in EU and Asia
26 January 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex has pledged to adapt its global structure with a halt to operational trading in Switzerland and scrapping of expansion plans in Asia in favour of extended trading times

GLMX injects $20 million in its repo marketplace
25 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

GLMX has raised $20 million in growth equity financing and redesigned its repo and securities lending operations

J.P. Morgan gains securities lending mandate from Robeco
25 January 2018 Rotterdam
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Robeco is outsourcing part of its operations activities, including securities lending activities, to J.P. Morgan

Broadridge introduces repo trading tool
25 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Broadridge has launched a multi-market aggregation and execution tool, aimed at targeting the repo market

State Street sees Q4 lending revenue increase
24 January 2018 Boston
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

State Street reported higher year-over-year securities lending revenue in its Q4 2017 results, as client volumes from the agency and custody businesses increased

Raiffeisen Bank selects Abacus reporting solution
24 January 2018 Vienna
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Raiffeisen Bank International has chosen the London-based Abacus to meet several compliance requirements including MiFID II and SFTR

Hanweck launches trading tool for securities lending rates
24 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Hanweck has introduced a trading indicator that promises real-time transparency into securities lending rates

US leverage ratio reform is back on the table
24 January 2018 Washington
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Wall Street is set to get another bite of the cherry on reforms to the controversial leverage ratio rules under Basel III, that currently stifles securities lending activity, with the appointment of Trump’s new head of the FDIC