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Blythe Masters steps down as CEO of Digital Asset
19 December 2018 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Digital Asset CEO Blythe Masters has requested to step down for personal reasons

Oslo Børs signs agreement with UnaVista
18 December 2018 Oslo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Oslo Børs has partnered with UnaVista to provide transaction reporting for UnaVista’s trading members

OCC clears 5 billion contracts so far this year
18 December 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

This year, the OCC’s total cleared contract volume has exceeded five billion, to date

Post-crisis regulation could be 'detrimental' for repo and sec lending
17 December 2018 New York
Reporter: Madeleine Saghir

Post-crisis regulation requires further evaluation as it could be detrimental for repo and securities lending markets, according to a GFMA and ICMA report

Record year for securities lending revenues
17 December 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The revenue has reached the highest levels since the 2008 crash, according to industry commentators

Aurélien Manson departs Caceis
17 December 2018 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Securities finance trader Aurélien Manson has left Caceis

Eurex Clearing clears first repo trades on BrokerTec
14 December 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Eurex Clearing has cleared the first repo transactions received from BrokerTec, an anonymous dealer-to-dealer platform for the fixed income markets

OCC makes two promotions
14 December 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OCC has made two new promotions for the roles of CEO and COO

IHS Markit launches new stock selection
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has expanded its alternative data offering for asset managers with the launch of new stock selection and strategy signals covering the automotive sector

Tim Gokey named to board of directors
13 December 2018 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Tim Gokey to the firm’s board of directors

SFTR level II has been endorsed by European Commission
13 December 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The European Commission has adopted the seven delegated regulations comprising the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation level II legislation with firms set to go live with SFTR reporting in Q2 2020

LCH and LCH SA RepoClear see record year
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

LCH Ltd and LCH SA RepoClear have had a record year in 2018, clearing over €183tn in nominal over the year to date