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ISLA: Saudi Stock Exchange to formalise short selling rules
05 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Saudi’s Stock Exchange has published securities lending market consultations, ISLA revealed

Buy-side director departs Fidessa
05 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Alan Lawrence has departed Fidessa as buy-side director

Global securities lending revenues down for Q2
05 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Global securities lending revenue totalled $2.6 billion, down 10 percent of the average Q2 revenue over the last three years, according to Sam Pierson of IHS Markit

SEC proposes adjustment to minimum margin requirements
04 July 2019 Washington DC
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to align the minimum margin required on security futures with other similar financial products

ISLA ramps up SFTR preparation
04 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In preparation for SFTR, ISLA has decomplexified corporate actions

Traiana to modernise equity swaps market
04 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Traiana has launched a new automated post trade lifecycle management service to modernise equity swaps

SC Malaysia alerts investors of unauthorised ICOs
04 July 2019 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Securities Commission Malaysia has cautioned public investors against unauthorised initial coin offerings

Buy-side firms must demonstrate ‘readiness’ to LIBOR implications
03 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SimCorp and EY say buy-side firms must demonstrate executive ownership and readiness to address the implications of LIBOR reform

ESMA launches formal inquiry on NCAs’ supervisory experiences
03 July 2019 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA has launched an inquiry to gather further evidence from NCAs on WHT reclaim schemes

Exclusive: Delta Capita, Pirum and IHS Markit collaborate on SFTR Testing
03 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Delta Capita, Pirum Systems and IHS Markit are collaborating with an industry testing consortium to help firms meet Securities Financing Transactions Regulation requirements

Greg Bunn joins Citadel
02 July 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Greg Bunn has joined Citadel as head of central funding and counterparty strategy, based in New York

Eurex Repo figures report upward trend
02 July 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Eurex Repo saw an overall increase in average outstanding volume in both its markets in comparison to June last year