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SC appoints new executive director
07 January 2019 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new executive director will be responsible for special projects and initiatives in the SC

Lending demand expected to be steady in H1, says BBH
04 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lending demand is expected to be steady in H1 2019, though with a extra cautiousness, according to Brown Brothers Harriman

OCC continues to fulfil SIFMU role
04 January 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OCC has continued to make progress to meet heightened expectations as a SIFMU, according to John Davidson, OCC president and COO, cited in a blog post

DataLend: Securities finance generated near $10bn in revenue last year
04 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The global securities finance industry generated just under $9.96 billion in revenue for lenders in 2018, marking a record year

MiFID II: one year on
03 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MiFID II marks its one-year anniversary as part of EU legislation, after being implemented on 3 January 2018

SEBI moves to physical settlement for all derivatives
03 January 2019 Mumbai
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified that all derivatives will be settled physically to help promote securities borrowing and lending

OCC hits record highs for 2018
03 January 2019 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OCC revealed it set new annual cleared contract volume record for the U.S. exchange-listed options and futures industry

TR Expert Services name new director
02 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Yip Wong has been appointed as director of TR Expert Services

SPCEX launches exchange-traded repos with Bank of Russia
02 January 2018 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The St. Petersburg Currency Exchange has launched exchange-traded repos with the Bank of Russia, using The National Settlement Depository’s collateral management system

Euroclear appoints new regional head of Americas
02 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Miguel Ferreira has recently been appointed as Euroclear’s regional head for the Americas, based in Wall Street

Eurex Clearing expands distribution to clients of US clearing members
02 January 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Eurex Clearing will offer clearing services for swap transactions to clients of FCMs domiciled in the US

CDC appoints new CEO
02 January 2018 Islamabad
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Badiuddin Akber has been appointed as the CEO of the Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited, subsequent to formal approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan