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CMF: "SaaS solutions are key for reducing costs" speaker says
15 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SaaS solutions can provide operational and economical workflow optimisation which will be a vital piece of the puzzle for reducing costs for regulations such as SFTR, says a Fleming Collateral Management Forum banking panellist

ISLA looks towards a new chapter beyond post-crisis regulation
14 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA is creating a manifesto on how its role in the securities lending market will change once the last of the post-crisis regulations are in place

CMF: “Increasing regulation will backfire at some stage”
11 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Panellists and audience members got into a heated debate on the pros and cons of the increasingly strict regulatory environment

Repo market is large and stable, says ICMA
11 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ICMA's Q3 report touches on the need for collateral optimisation, the challenges of preparing for in-coming regulatory frameworks, and the recent wobbles in the US repo market

Standard Chartered fixed income brokerage set for ‘greater growth’
10 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered’s new fixed income prime brokerage offering, connected to its own custody and repo financing capabilities, has proven popular with hedge funds, according to Andy Sterry, co-head of prime services at Standard Chartered

State Street launches managed peer-to-peer securities finance platform
London 10 October 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Direct Access Lending platform currently hosts five lenders and will soon have a second borrower

CMF: Initial margin challenges loom large, survey shows
10 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The biggest single challenge associated with initial margin is document negotiation, a survey at the Fleming Collateral Management Forum revealed

IHS Markit continues SFTR team growth
10 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit’s SFTR recruitment drive has continued with two more senior appointments

Clock ticking for Natixis to appeal €3 million fine
09 October 2019 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Natixis has not ruled out appealing a €3 million fine related to failures to share information to its securities finance clients

US IPOs bring “eye-popping” equity borrow fees in Q3
08 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The boost in specials-related lending revenue helped deliver $924 million in Q3 US equity returns, the most for any quarter since Q3 2008’s $1.1 billion record, according to IHS Markit's quarterly report

Day returns to IHS Markit SFTR team
08 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit has regained its former SFTR director

BNY Mellon to add ETFs to agency lending collateral list
07 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon to introduce ETFs to its collateral lists in response to increased client acceptance of the funds and as an antidote to market liquidity concerns