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SFTR opens door to corporate actions reform, says ISLA
23 October 2019 Miami
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“Corporate actions have been problematic for many years but SFTR is forcing us to finally look at this,” explained ISLA CEO Andrew Dyson

Deutsche Boerse reshuffles management ahead of CSDR buy-in service launch
23 October 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Boerse’s Eurex Repo and soon-to-launch CSDR buy-in agent service gain new management

Marcus Rudler swaps Citi for JPMorgan Chase
22 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Marcus Rudler has departed Citi and has re-joined JPMorgan Chase as head of agency lending trading for EMEA, based in London

Thomas Kaczan rejoins securities finance industry
22 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

After taking a year out of the securities finance industry, Thomas Kaczan has joined Velocity Capital’s securities lending trading team, based in greater New York City

IHS Markit expands dividend forecasting services
22 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit is expanding its analytics to more than double the number of companies covered by its dividend forecasting service

EU FTT back on the agenda
21 October 2019 Miami
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The proposed financial transaction tax is closely modelled on the existing Italian and French tax, which is charged only on regular cash market transactions

LCH completes clearing of its first €STR swaps
21 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Morgan Stanley and LBBW, the parent company of three commercial banks, were among the first participants to clear derivatives using the new ratE

OCC revamps regulatory oversight committee following SEC fine
21 October 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Options Clearing Corporation is ahead of schedule in its effort to rectify shortcomings in its risk management procedures that led to a $20 million fine by the US SEC early in the year

RMA: "Build your wolf pack, support each other, and don’t hire women just to tick a box"
18 October 2019 Miami
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Speakers at the Women in Securities Finance industry group panel discussion told a packed-out room on the first day of the Risk Management Association’s conference, that women do not need to go it alone while forging their careers and should focus

Ivno completes first global token trial on R3’s Corda
18 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The size, scale and success of the Ivno Global Trial validated Ivno's technology and financial design and confirmed the desire and demand for live deployment" says Daniel Halstead, Ivno's co-founder

SEC seeks action against 18 traders in stock manipulation scheme
18 October 2019 Washington
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The SEC’s Joseph G. Sansone says “We allege that defendants engaged in an extensive manipulation scheme and went to great lengths to evade detection”

LCH expands FX offering
17 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

LCH has expanded its deliverable foreign exchange offering to include FX forwards