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German regulator bans short selling on Wirecard
18 February 2019 Munich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The German financial regulator, BaFin, has stopped short selling on Wirecard as its plunging share price has caused uncertainty in the market

BNP Paribas: HQLA to remain strong driver
18 February 2019 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Within European fixed income, lending HQLA will remain a strong driver, BNP Paribas experts say

IHS Markit: Blockchain revenues to reach over $460 billion by 2030
15 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Blockchain-related revenues are projected to reach $462 billion by 2030, according to an IHS Markit report

Exclusive: Scotia Capital promotes Nick Conroy
15 February 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Nick Conroy of Scotia Capital has received a promotion, industry sources confirm

ISLA: Lending opportunities are changing
15 February 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The significant rise in the lending of government bonds or HQLA, means that almost half of global securities on-loan today are HQLA assets says Andy Dyson, CEO of ISLA

ISLA creates new GMSLA
14 February 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA has developed a pledge collateral version of their existing GMSLA

Deutsche Börse ends Q4 2018 with strong growth
14 February 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Deutsche Börse AG generated net revenue of €2,770.4 million in 2018, an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year

No-deal Brexit may disrupt ESMA’s MiFID thresholds
14 February 2019 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

No-deal Brexit may have significant effects on the thresholds set by ESMA in implementing measures of MiFID II

ESMA to recognise UK CCPs under EMIR regime
14 February 2019 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA has started the process to recognise UK CCPs under EMIR’s third country regime in preparation of no-deal Brexit

Jason Nabi leaves HSBC
14 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Jason Nabi has left his role as managing director and global head of innovation at HSBC Securities Services

Jean-Jacques Cuerq swaps FIS for Torstone
13 February 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Jean-Jacques Cuerq joins Torstone Technology from FIS

OFR adopts final rule for US repo market
13 February 2019 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The US Office of Financial Research has adopted a final rule to establish a data collection covering centrally cleared funding transactions in the US repurchase agreement market