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Michael Huertas moves to Dentons
09 April 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Michael Huertas will be joining Dentons as a partner in its Frankfurt office, effective from 10 April

ICE agrees to acquire Chicago Stock Exchange
06 April 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Intercontinental Exchange will acquire CHX’s trading, data and corporate listings services

New York Fed begins publishing three reference rates
06 April 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has started the publication of three reference rates based on overnight repurchase agreement (repo) transactions collateralised by Treasury securities

Hong Kong SFC publishes consultation proposals
06 April 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

According to SFC, the proposals, which discuss rules surrounding securities lending, seek to modernise the current requirements under the UT Code for public funds

IOSCO issues recommendations to improve regulatory reporting
05 April 2018 Madrid
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its recommendations for improving the information on secondary corporate bond markets available to both regulators and the public

Credit Suisse creates US prime financing sales role
05 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Dabbs will oversee the client aspects of prime as well as swaps and futures, while retaining his responsibilities as global head of prime derivative services

FCA asset management study is a ‘positive step’
05 April 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The FCA Asset Management Market Study Final Report brings “greater clarity and priority to PRIIPs and MiFID II implementation work carried out by asset managers”, according to Alexander Dorfmann of SIX

Malaysia SC appoints new deputy chief executive
05 April 2018 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin replaces Dato’ Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin who completed his contract at the SC on 31 March, following his appointment as a judicial commissioner

ESMA: EU AIF industry is highly concentrated around few large participants
04 April 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The EU alternative investment fund industry is highly concentrated around a few large participants and asset classes, according to the ESMA

SGX boosts fixed income business
04 April 2018 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Singapore Exchange has appointed Mark Leahy as head of fixed income

New member nominations for Deutsche Bank board
04 April 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Deutsche Bank has submitted a proposal to its annual general meeting for four new shareholder representatives to be elected to its supervisory board

Deutsche Börse sees rise in trading volumes
03 April 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In the first quarter of 2018, the trading volume was €480.1 billion—an increase of around 33 percent compared with the first three months in 2017 which stood at €361.5 billion