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US Treasury and RMA join forces on new securities lending tax guidance
16 October 2019 RMA 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The RMA is hopeful that a recent meeting with senior figures at the US Department of the Treasury will result in new guidance on the current interpretation of historic tax laws

French withholding tax confusion to be resolved this year
16 October 2019 RMA 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The French tax and regulatory authority is expected to publish new guidance by the end of the year to dispel market uncertainty around the country’s withholding tax on manufactured payments.

Beyond Meat retains title of most-expensive short
16 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Shares in Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles-based producer of plant-based meat substitute products are paying just under $3.6 million per day in stock borrow financing fees

Clearstream global securities financing September figures increase
16 October 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream monthly figures for September have revealed an increase in global securities financing compared to the same period last year

B. Riley FBR, Inc. takes on new recruit from SocGen
16 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

B. Riley FBR, Inc. has named its new director of securities lending, based in New York

CMF: "Data is the new gold"
15 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Firms will never access the full potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence without firm harnessing vast quantities of data

CMF: "SaaS solutions are key for reducing costs" speaker says
15 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SaaS solutions can provide operational and economical workflow optimisation which will be a vital piece of the puzzle for reducing costs for regulations such as SFTR, says a Fleming Collateral Management Forum banking panellist

ISLA looks towards a new chapter beyond post-crisis regulation
14 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA is creating a manifesto on how its role in the securities lending market will change once the last of the post-crisis regulations are in place

CMF: “Increasing regulation will backfire at some stage”
11 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Panellists and audience members got into a heated debate on the pros and cons of the increasingly strict regulatory environment

Repo market is large and stable, says ICMA
11 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ICMA's Q3 report touches on the need for collateral optimisation, the challenges of preparing for in-coming regulatory frameworks, and the recent wobbles in the US repo market

Standard Chartered fixed income brokerage set for ‘greater growth’
10 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered’s new fixed income prime brokerage offering, connected to its own custody and repo financing capabilities, has proven popular with hedge funds, according to Andy Sterry, co-head of prime services at Standard Chartered

State Street launches managed peer-to-peer securities finance platform
London 10 October 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Direct Access Lending platform currently hosts five lenders and will soon have a second borrower