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Lyft shorters pick up earnings
28 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Many shorters of Lyft have banked significant profits in recent weeks, following the announcement that a pre-IPO share lockup would expire a month early, according to S3 Partners

ISLA gains new regulatory and data analyst
27 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA has hired a new regulatory and data analyst from JPMorgan Chase

Northern Trust names new global head of fixed income, securities lending
27 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust has named its new global head of fixed income, securities lending trading

Deadline looms to claim LACERA lending mandate
23 August 2019 Los Angeles
Reporter: Drew Nicol

LACERA’s total lendable asset pool was approximately $9.3 billion, as of April, but it is anticipated to balloon by approximately $14.5 billion

Malaysia mulls repo reform
22 August 2019 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bank Negara Malaysia published an exposure draft on 20 August and is inviting feedback on the new requirements and expectations for market participants engaged in repos involving ringgit or non-ringgit repo and reverse repos.

Euroclear Finland gets the green light to operate under CSDR
22 August 2019 Helsinki
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In order to obtain the licence, Euroclear Finland had to extensively multi-year review its entire CSD Core system, which is something that not many CSDs have done yet, according to Euroclear Finland

REGIS-TR falls foul of EMIR reporting rules
21 August 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

REGIS-TR, the EU’s second-largest trade repository, has been fined by ESMA for failing to provide “direct and immediate access” to details for derivative contracts as required by EMIR

Vermeg appoints new UK general manager
21 August 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vermeg, a regulatory compliance software provider, has poached AxiomSL’s Paul Thomas to be its UK general manager

SEB grows equity finance team
21 August 2019 Stockholm
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of its strategy to build out its securities finance business, SEB has hired Jonas Örn as senior equity finance trader

Pierpoint’s recruitment drive continues with Arnesen hire
20 August 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pierpoint Financial Consulting has brought on former BNP Paribas Securities Services global head of securities lending agency, John Arnesen, to oversee its consulting operations

Lynch to remain at RegTek following Bloomberg acquisition
20 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bloomberg has confirmed that RegTek.Solutions CEO Brian Lynch, will continue in his role following its acquisition of the regulatory reporting solution provider

AcadiaSoft chairman to step down
19 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

AcadiaSoft founder and chairman Howard Edelstein is set to leave his post later this year