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ISLA: Asia is going to be a huge influence in the future
20 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Looking to the future, Asia is going to be “hugely influential” to the industry, according to a panellist, when asked what region will set the global geo-political agenda for the next three to five years at this year’s International Securities

ISDA CDM to promote transparency and alignment between regulators and market
20 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Speaking at the International Securities Lending Association Conference in Madrid, Ian Sloyan discussed what ISDA is currently working on and how it will help the industry to standardise

UnaVista Partner Programme members to include SFTR services
20 June 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 25 independent software vendors within UnaVista’s Partner Programme are now looking to include SFTR services as part of their offering to clients

Euronext completes acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS
19 June 2019 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Euronext has completed its acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS following its unconditional offer made on 31 May 2019

ISLA: CMU is needed to act as hub for issuers and investors
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The industry lacks a place where issuers meet investors and have a hub on the continent that is comparable to London or New York, according to a panel at the International Securities Lending Association conference in Madrid

ISLA: Firms need to act on ESG initiatives
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Firms within the securities finance industry need to act on environmental, social and governance, according to a panel at the International Securities Lending Association in Madrid

ISLA: No good reason why securities lending should not be done in Spain
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

There is no good reason why securities lending should not be done in Spain, according to a panellist at the International Securities Lending Association conference in Madrid

ISLA: Do not delay preparations for SFTR, says ESMA chair
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

If you have not started preparations for SFTR, you should not delay, now is the time to get ready, according to Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority

Calypso teams up with IHS Markit on SFTR reporting
19 June 2019 San Francisco
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Calypso Technology has signed an agreement with IHS Markit to make the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation reporting process seamless for common clients of both companies

Bank of China (UK) goes live as clearing member of LCH’s SwapClear
19 June 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bank of China (UK) has joined LCH’s SwapClear service to clear interest rate derivatives

ISLA: SFTR backloading will introduce 'practical issues'
18 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

At this year’s ISLA conference, panellists discussed regulations such as CSDR and SFTR, with one panellist saying SFTR backloading will introduce “practical issues”

ISLA: GMSLA Pledge to help reduce regulatory capital costs when borrowing securities
18 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The main motivation behind the development of the GMSLA Pledge Master Agreement was to help regulated borrowers reduce their regulatory capital costs when borrowing securities