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Electronic repo trading on the rise, says Bruni
04 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Many factors” — but particularly the new margin requirements for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives—are driving the trend

Northern Trust hires Jonathan Titone
03 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Jonathan Titone has joined Northern Trust as vice president and global market consultant in network management

ISLA welcomes asset segregation opinion
02 August 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The International Securities Lending Association has welcomed an opinion that will clarify asset segregation and the application of depository rules to central securities depositories

AcadiaSoft launches new consultancy service to tackle margin calls
02 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Its first release under the AcadiaSoft Expert Service programme will be ISDA SIMM Approval Guidance, which will help with obtaining permission from regulators to use the ISDA SIMM for initial margin calculations

OCC securities lending activity increases significantly
02 August 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was up 27 percent in new loans last month

Russia’s CSD sees spike in collateral management system
02 August 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The value of repo transactions that the Russian Federal Treasury performed using the National Securities Depository’s collateral management system reached RUB 10.2 trillion (USD 169.9 billion) in Q2 2017

BlackRock reports securities lending revenue rise
01 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BlackRock reported higher quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year securities lending revenue in its Q2 2017 results, as clients began to put more of their assets to work

Joe Mecane joins Citadel Securities
31 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Joe Mecane has joined Citadel Securities as head of execution services. In his new role, the former Barclays executive will take charge of the equity, options and exchange-trade funds businesses

FDIC tells firms to prepare for T+2
31 July 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

US financial services firms should take appropriate steps to ensure they are prepared for the move to T+2 settlement on 5 September

Citi brings in Sabrina Wilson for futures, clearing and collateral
28 July 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi has appointed Sabrina Wilson as global head of electronic and algorithmic trading and regional head for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) futures, clearing and collateral

US regulators to work together on Volcker Rule
28 July 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Five US federal financial regulatory agencies are coordinating the efforts to review the regulatory treatment of certain foreign funds under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, better known as the Volcker Rule

Deutsche Bank's prime finance revenue fell in Q2
28 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Revenue from equities sales and trading fell to €537 million from Q2 2016, a drop that Deutsche Bank blamed on declining prime finance revenues, although it’s unclear by how much they decreased