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EquiLend sets deadline for SFTR solution sign-up
06 November 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EquiLend has warned prospective users of its SFTR reporting service that they must commit to its solution by 15 November in order to be fully prepared for the regulation’s go-live in April 2020

IHS Markit brings in ex ABN AMRO VP for sec lending
06 November 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit has added to its securities finance team and has also announced changes to its board

SFTR XML schemas arrives late and defective
06 November 2019 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Industry figures fear déjà vu on regulatory reporting difficulties for SFTR as ESMA belatedly publishes the third draft of its XML schemas, despite it not being ISO-approved and known defects remaining in several messages

DeltaOne’s Jonathan Addy joins ULTUMUS
05 November 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Jonathan Addy has left his role at DeltaOne, part of IHS Markit, to become a senior technical architect for ETF data services at ULTUMUS

ISLA brings in fresh faces to new board
04 November 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA has revealed a roster of new names will be joining its board this month, which its returning chair describes as “by far the most diverse ISLA has experienced”

SFC slaps $6.3 million fine on China Rise for illegal short selling
04 November 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China Rise Securities Asset Management fined for a lack of adequate systems and control procedures to detect and prevent illegal short selling

SimCorp's cloud-based SFTR reporting solution goes live
04 November 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Investment management solutions provider SimCorp has thrown its hat into the ring of SFTR solutions with a cloud-based end-to-end reporting platform

Deutsche Bank’s agency lending team heads to MUFG
01 November 2019 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

It is believed Tim Smollen will be joined at MUFG by fellow Deutsche Bank agency lending alumni that also left the German bank recently

Lendingblock’s co-founder moves to ShapeShift
01 November 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Lendingblock founder has left the digital exchange to take on a new role at cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift

Citi names new head of agency lending operations
01 November 2019 Tampa
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has made a new recruit for its head of agency lending in Tampa, Florida

OCC: Use our data for significant savings on equity collateral
01 November 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

A few savvy clearing members are leveraging OCC daily securities datafiles to post collateral worth tens of millions of dollars less in market value than their peers, while still meeting margin requirements

Cappitech taps Coinbase's Kelly for advisory board
31 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Kelly, who also currently serves as head of compliance UK for Coinbase, a digital currency exchange, has more than 30 years of financial industry experience and has held senior roles at PwC and Grant Thornton