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Strate and CloudMargin partner for South African OTC derivatives solution
19 July 2017 Sandton, South Africa
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CloudMargin and South African central securities depository Strate have integrated their platforms to provide improved automation and efficiencies to the country’s OTC derivatives market

BoE refines margin liquidity risk assessment proposals
18 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities financing margin liquidity risk assessments should be based on historical margin posted, with a stress uplift applied, according to the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority

Kentucky Retirement Systems picks BNY Mellon for securities lending
18 July 2017 Kentucky
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon is set to provide securities lending services for Kentucky Retirement Systems, a major US public retirement fund and longstanding participant in the securities lending market.

Elixium reveals Central Limit Order Book
17 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

All-to-all secured financing and collateral marketplace Elixium has unveiled its Central Limit Order Book for all counterparties

Clearstream sets sights on CSDR licence
17 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Börse subsidiary Clearstream is set to apply for new licenses to operate under the central securities depositories regulation

European banks join forces for SME blockchain venture
14 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Paris Europlace, along with seven European banking partners, has launched LiquidShare, a post-trading blockchain infrastructure for the small and medium-sized enterprise market.

MiFID II best execution challenges securities finance
13 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ICMA has described the reporting and best execution standards under MiFID II as “ambiguous, disproportionately burdensome” and “simply inappropriate”

Russia’s NSD gains repo contract parity
13 July 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The standard form of the master agreement allows NSD clients to reduce the time required to develop contractual documents with counterparties

Mirae Asset Securities chooses BNP Paribas for global custody
12 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNP Paribas will provide the US broker-dealer and subsidiary of Mirae Asset Financial Group with global custody services in the Americas, Europe and Asia

EU equities revenue fails to deliver in Q2
12 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

In its second quarterly review, IHS Markit underscored the extent of the revenue slip, which was down 23 percent on the same time last year

CCP use on the up, says ECB
12 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Banks reported that the use of CCPs had increased between March and May for many types of collateral and both average and most-favoured clients

ESMA calls for industry comment on short selling rules
11 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Ahead of the consultation, which will run until 4 September, ESMA published a new whitepaper that addresses the exemption in short selling regulations for market making activities