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ISLA: No good reason why securities lending should not be done in Spain
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

There is no good reason why securities lending should not be done in Spain, according to a panellist at the International Securities Lending Association conference in Madrid

ISLA: Do not delay preparations for SFTR, says ESMA chair
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

If you have not started preparations for SFTR, you should not delay, now is the time to get ready, according to Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority

Calypso teams up with IHS Markit on SFTR reporting
19 June 2019 San Francisco
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Calypso Technology has signed an agreement with IHS Markit to make the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation reporting process seamless for common clients of both companies

Bank of China (UK) goes live as clearing member of LCH’s SwapClear
19 June 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bank of China (UK) has joined LCH’s SwapClear service to clear interest rate derivatives

ISLA: SFTR backloading will introduce 'practical issues'
18 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

At this year’s ISLA conference, panellists discussed regulations such as CSDR and SFTR, with one panellist saying SFTR backloading will introduce “practical issues”

ISLA: GMSLA Pledge to help reduce regulatory capital costs when borrowing securities
18 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The main motivation behind the development of the GMSLA Pledge Master Agreement was to help regulated borrowers reduce their regulatory capital costs when borrowing securities

BNY Mellon live with cleared securities lending for clients via Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP
18 June 2019 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNY Mellon has become the first agent lender to centrally clear a securities lending transaction on behalf of a buy-side client through Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP platform

Broadridge launches change management service for SFTR compliance
18 June 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The new service provides a practical blueprint for front-to-back changes to overall architecture, organisational structure, business processes and location strategy

Shanghai-London Stock Connect names first issuer
18 June 2019 Shanghai
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Huatai Securities has been named as the first user of Shanghai-London Stock Connect

Pirum and IHS Markit complete successful SFTR testing with Rabobank
18 June 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Pirum Systems and IHS Markit have successfully completed a full end-to-end test with Rabobank in preparation for the upcoming SFTR through DTCC’s GTR service

REGIS-TR and Comyno partner on SFTR
18 June 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Comyno and REGIS-TR have teamed up to provide an integrated Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) solution

National Bank of Canada joins EquiLend Ownership Group
18 June 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

NBC joins nine other financial institutions as owners and members of the board of EquiLend