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Women in Securities Finance explores emotional intelligence in webinar
25 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Emotional intelligence is the key to effective team management amid new COVID-19 lockdowns, says CEO of Centre for Advanced Emotional Intelligence

Kaizen Reporting launches shareholding disclosure service
08 September 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Kaizen acquires MDM Compliance Systems, a shareholding disclosure management service provider

Ex-Morgan Stanley securities lending head joins Arcane Crypto
24 August 2020 Oslo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Morgan Stanley’s former European head of securities lending flow trading Eva Lawrence has become COO of Arcane Crypto

MUFG selects AxiomSL for shareholding disclosure solution
14 August 2020 Tokyo
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

MUFG has selected AxiomSL’s global shareholding disclosures solution to automate daily equity position monitoring and reporting

Cum-ex tax fraud and securities lending (part one)
14 August 2020 London
Reporter: Guest writer: Seb Malik

In the first of a two-part series first published in SLT 255 (June), Market FinReg's Seb Malik takes a deep-dive into the murky world of cum-ex dividend schemes that have brought the reputation of securities lending programmes into disrepute

Cum-ex scandal: Six German bankers charged with €160 million fraud
14 August 2020 Koblenz
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The multi-year, cross-border investigation has so far involved collaboration between three European supervisory bodies to track down the latest suspects in the on-going dividend arbitrage scandal

Kenya’s agent lender platform enters pilot phase
05 August 2020 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya’s Central Depository & Settlement Corporation has this week entered the pilot phase of its new securities lending platform that allows agents to trade on behalf of asset owners and borrowers for the first time

Canadian pension funds report record-breaking quarterly returns
05 August 2020 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

RBC Investor & Treasury Services' All Plan Universe shows that Canadian pension plans saw their highest single quarter returns for Q2, after suffering the steepest revenue decline since 2008 in Q1

Pierpoint release first white paper on securities finance industry
29 July 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

‘Building on the past’ is the first of a three part white paper series on exploring operational efficiency in the securities finance industry

Short sellers hold their positions despite Tesla surge
27 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Ortex data shows a group of resilient short sellers are holding out despite surge in Tesla share price as they seek to profit from a “hype premium”

Broadridge selects Pierpoint as training provider
23 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Broadridge is investing in its associates through learning and development programmes provided by Pierpoint Financial Consulting

Bank of Canada announces new securities repo operations
22 July 2020 Canada
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of Canada is introducing new repo operations to bolster market liquidity