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Tradeweb Markets launches new trading package on IRS platform
18 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Tradeweb multi-asset package functionality builds on the firm’s net present value list trading tool to enhance the execution of interest rate swaps, inflation swaps and government bonds in a single package

Philippines insurance firms to enter the securities lending market
18 September 2019 Manila
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The country’s Insurance Commission has issued new guidelines for insurance companies to conduct securities lending transactions for the first time

Prudential customers lose $72 million from “misleading securities lending programmes”
18 September 2019 Washington D.C.
Reporter: Drew Nicol

From approximately July 2005 to November 2015, two of Prudential's subsidiaries directed the lending agents of 94 funds they advised to recall securities on loan in advance of their dividend record dates solely to benefit their parent company

ASX Collateral hit new high in August
17 September 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Customers see the value of participating in the growing Australian repo market and want an efficient platform like ASX Collateral through which to transact” says Sasha Conopila

Numis to utilise Torstone’s cloud-based platform
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Numis has agreed on a deal with Torstone Technology to utilise its cloud-based platform to process its equities business

AXA Investment Managers enhances securities finance desk
17 September 2019 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Nicolas Michel has relocated from London to Paris for his new job

UBS adds to EMIR Refit team
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Swiss investment bank UBS has expanded its team focused on the EMIR Refit with the addition of Melanie Claasen

EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds of firms will not be fully ready for SFTR go-live, survey shows
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cappitech CEO Ronen Kertis said that the survey results indicate that some in the industry have not learned the lessons from navigating the builds for previous regulations and have continued to prepare in the eleventh-hour

UK FTT could open up “significant operational issues”
16 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The UK’s securities lending market could see the introduction of a financial transaction tax under a Labour government post Brexit

Saudi Arabia’s CMA publishes draft CCP regulations
13 September 2019 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The CMA says this will contribute to introducing new securities classes and services to investors and guaranteeing the settlement and fulfillment of obligations of transactions parties

ECB grants extension on APP in response to market weakness
13 September 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The ECB confirmed that the extension takes place with immediate effect and reflects changes in market interest rates relative to the deposit facility rate

CTIM picks Northern Trust for transaction reporting
12 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles Taylor Investment Management has selected Northern Trust to provide its integrated trading solutions and assisted second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive transaction reporting