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Eurex secures PGGM as first buy-side Lending CCP direct member
12 September 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Dutch cooperative pension fund PGGM is set to be the first buy-side client to become a direct participant of Eurex Clearing’s Securities Lending central counterparty

RMA conference to proceed despite Hurricane Irma
11 September 2017 Naples
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The RMA's 34th Annual Conference on Securities Lending in Naples, Florida, will go ahead as scheduled, despite the regional damage caused by Hurricane Irma, conference organisers have confirmed

Citi welcomes Measures from J.P. Morgan for prime desk
11 September 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citi’s Hong Kong office also recently welcomed Sebastien Mailleux, formerly of BNP Paribas, as head of prime finance for the Asia Pacific

FIA offers EU guidance on third-country CCP supervision
08 September 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Futures Industry Association has waded into the debate over the European Commission’s proposal for a two-tier system for regulating EU and non-EU CCPs

Wedbush Securities bolsters fixed income financing team
08 September 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Barry and Slovak will report to managing director Scott Skyrm and will both be based in New York

Eurex to offer MiFID II simulations ahead of January deadline
08 September 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex is set to offer its clients access to a simulation trading environment later this month ahead of MiFID II's January deadline

Pirum’s Ben Challice heads to J.P. Morgan
07 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pirum Systems COO Ben Challice is heading to J.P. Morgan to take charge of the bank’s collateral management and agency lending businesses in a newly created role

Citi bolsters APAC prime finance team
07 September 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Mailleux will be based in Hong Kong and start his new role in November

Citi brings in Jason Massey for futures, clearing and collateral
06 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In his new role, Massey will be based in London and report to EMEA head of sales for prime, futures and securities services, Danny Caplan

Brazilian exchange smoothes post-trade systems with Pirum
06 September 2017 São Paulo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new file standardisation process will enable Pirum to significantly expand its Brazilian trade reconciliations

North America slims down to T+2
05 September 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The shorter settlement timeframe also aligns these markets with the EU, which moved to a T+2 settlement cycle in 2014

Fed rules demands further securities lending contract safeguards for GSIBs
04 September 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Federal Reserve Board has adopted a rule requiring US GSIBs to amend QFCs to prevent their termination if the firm defaults