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IHS Markit bolsters securities finance team
14 May 2019 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

IHS Markit Securities Finance has hired Monica Damas-Shaw as product manager

Wematch.live hires new director
14 May 2019 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Wematch.live has appointed Richard Booth as director

Banca IMI Securities fined over $2 million for bid-rigging
14 May 2019 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Banca IMI Securities has pleaded guilty to an antitrust charge and was sentenced to pay a criminal fine in excess of $2 million for its involvement in bid-rigging for certain financial instruments

Clearstream launches new fund distribution support services
14 May 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clearstream is to expand its investment funds service offering by merging Vestima funds processing services with distribution support services, under the umbrella of its Clearstream Fund Desk

BlackRock completes eFront acquisition
13 May 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BlackRock has completed the acquisition of eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software, and solutions provider

Lending supply and borrowing demand remains strong
13 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lending supply and borrowing demand not only remains strong but is growing among the top crypto hedge funds, exchanges, market makers and trading houses around the world, according to a study by Lendingblock

Better Finance raises concerns over compliance issues
13 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

A research paper by Better Finance suggested that a significant part of the net income derived from securities lending is not returned to fund investors as it should be

BNY Mellon promotes James Slater
13 May 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon has promoted James Slater to co-head of BNY Mellon Markets and global head of securities finance, segregation and liquidity

EquiLend opens Tokyo office
13 May 2019 Tokyo
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EquiLend has opened an office in Tokyo to service its expanding client base in Japan

SFTS2019: DLT won’t solve all post-trade problems
13 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Distributed ledger technology may solve individual problems in post-trade, but it won’t replace all current systems, according to Rob Frost of Pirum

SFTS2019: DLT will take years to implement
10 May 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DLT will take years to be implemented, an industry expert predicted at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium in London

SFTS2019: The industry is moving towards a more open network
10 May 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The industry is moving towards a more open network if the proper privacy and protocols are in place, one speaker predicted when discussing the future market at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium