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WEF creates consortium to address fintech cybersecurity
12 March 2018 Geneva
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The consortium’s founding members will include Citigroup, Zurich Insurance Group, DTCC and fintech lender, Kabbage

ESMA publishes CCP consultation responses
09 March 2018 Paris
Reporter: Brian Bollen

ESMA has published a range of responses to the consultation on its draft guidelines on procyclicality-mitigating margin measures for CCPs

Voya slapped with fine for securities lending conflict
09 March 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Barney Dixon

The SEC has fined Voya Holdings $3.6 million for conflicts of interest and misleading disclosures that were detrimental to its customers

ESMA updates EMIR validation rules
09 March 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The rules relate to the revised technical standards on reporting under article 9 of EMIR

European Commission should avoid creating barriers to market development, says EFAMA
09 March 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has welcomed the European Commission’s action plan on sustainable finance

FCA updates its LEI validation rule for its market data processor
08 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The update follows temporary rules from ESMA that were issued in December last year

PASLA: Regulatory harmonisation remains a hurdle for balance sheet management
08 March 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Challenges from a lack of regulatory harmonisation remain the biggest hurdle today in terms of managing the balance sheet, according to delegates at the 15th Annual PASLA Conference

Matthew Pinnock departs BNP Paribas
08 March 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Matthew Pinnock has recently left his role as head of prime brokerage in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia at BNP Paribas

PASLA: Asia’s securities lending market continues to see growth
08 March 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Asia’s significant growth profile is unlikely to change anytime soon, according to Dane Fannin at the 15th Annual Pan Asian Securities Lending Association (PASLA) conference

PASLA: Taiwan to further update SBL model
07 March 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Taiwan is set to make further updates to its securities borrowing and lending (SBL) model this year, according to a panellist at the 15th Annual Pan Asia Securities Lending Association Conference

ESMA prepared for UK to become “third party” after Brexit
07 March 2018 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA is “prepared for the UK to become a third party”, according to panellists at this year’s ALFI European Asset Management Conference

Top of hot stocks: SMA Solar Technology and Roku
07 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SMA Solar Technology AG led the FIS Astec Analytics hot stocks list for EMEA for last week