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UBS adds to EMIR Refit team
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Swiss investment bank UBS has expanded its team focused on the EMIR Refit with the addition of Melanie Claasen

EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds of firms will not be fully ready for SFTR go-live, survey shows
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cappitech CEO Ronen Kertis said that the survey results indicate that some in the industry have not learned the lessons from navigating the builds for previous regulations and have continued to prepare in the eleventh-hour

UK FTT could open up “significant operational issues”
16 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The UK’s securities lending market could see the introduction of a financial transaction tax under a Labour government post Brexit

Saudi Arabia’s CMA publishes draft CCP regulations
13 September 2019 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The CMA says this will contribute to introducing new securities classes and services to investors and guaranteeing the settlement and fulfillment of obligations of transactions parties

ECB grants extension on APP in response to market weakness
13 September 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The ECB confirmed that the extension takes place with immediate effect and reflects changes in market interest rates relative to the deposit facility rate

CTIM picks Northern Trust for transaction reporting
12 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles Taylor Investment Management has selected Northern Trust to provide its integrated trading solutions and assisted second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive transaction reporting

GLMX picks Thomas Curley to head client integration
12 September 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Curley will manage client onboarding and integration and will report to COO and chief markets officer, Sal Giglio

Interactive Brokers names new head of securities lending
12 September 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Interactive Brokers has added to its Asia Pacific senior leadership team

Clearstream opens new Ireland office
12 September 2019 Cork
Reporter: Drew Nicol

In total, around 600 Deutsche Boerse Group employees are expected to be based there by 2020

LEI registrations for SFTR must improve, says ISLA
11 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA noted that some EU jurisdiction showed good levels of asset issuer LEI coverage while others were lagging behind

SmartStream introduces SFTR reference data service
11 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SmartStrem’s RDU acquires instrument reference data from a range of industry sources to help provide an accurate comprehensive and easy-to-access means of obtaining information

RBC Capital Markets expands central funding team
10 September 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

David Brand has joined RBC Capital Markets in London