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ESMA seeks experts in data regulatory reporting
07 August 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has issued a call for candidates for its newly-established data advisory group DAG

Nomura makes new appointment
07 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Instinet, a wholly-owned execution services arm of Nomura Group, has made a newly created role of head of execution sales for EMEA

ISLA responds to ESMA’s SFTR consultation paper
06 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA has responded to ESMA’s Guidelines for reporting under articles 4 and 12 of SFTR and has attracted particular attention to the potential restriction on the use of non-EU issuer LEIs

Fed’s ‘hawkish’ rate cut is more ‘dovish' than realised
06 August 2019 Washington
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Fed’s decision to cut rates has created mixed opinions in the industry with deVere Group CEO arguing that if read between the lines, Powell’s statement is more dovish than markets have so far recognised

Lago Kapital becomes members of Fintech Finland
06 August 2019 Helsinki
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Lago Kapital has become a member of Fintech Finland “as a step forward in [its] development process.”

Barclays to gain share in Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage business
06 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Barclays is to gain a share from Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage business, sources have confirmed

ISLA welcomes EBA’s securities lending suggestion
05 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The International Securities Lending Association has welcomed the EBA suggestion to withhold the introduction at the EU level of minimum haircut floors for SFTs, including securities lending, from the bank capital requirements framework

Eurex Repo figures report upward trend
05 August 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Eurex Repo saw an overall increase of almost 8 percent in average outstanding volume across all repo markets, in comparison to July 2018

BME reveals H1 results
05 August 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

BME reported a net profit of €63.4 million in H1 2019, marking an 11.8 percent decrease compared to the same period last year

BrokerTec sees repo increases
05 August 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

CME Group’s BrokerTec saw increases in repo average daily notional volume in both the US and Europe

BCS Global Markets appoints new prime brokerage sales director
05 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BCS Global Markets has appointed Andrew Richards as prime services sales director, based in London

ECB reveals SESFOD survey results
02 August 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In both the securities financing market and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, credit terms offered to almost all counterparties eased between March and May 2019, the European Central Bank (ECB) revealed