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Repo markets enhance OTC derivatives, says ICMA
11 January 2018 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Godfried De Vidts made the statement in ICMA’s first 2018 quarter report

Shenzhen Stock Exchange expands shorting lists
10 January 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has increased the number of underlying stocks available for margin trading and short selling

Hong Kong’s SFC revamps securities lending safeguards
10 January 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has proposed additional safeguards on the use of securities lending, repo, and derivatives and added a new chapter on ETFs in a new consultation

KPMG Switzerland and SIX to bundle tax services
10 January 2010 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

KPMG Switzerland and SIX Securities Services are offering a combined package for tax services

Eurex appoints Husted for relationship management
10 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Eurex Clearing has hired Adam Husted as co-head of global partner banks relationship management

ESMA releases draft guidelines on anti-procyclicality measures for CCPs
09 January 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA released draft guidelines that ask whether CCPs should monitor the efficiency of its anti-procyclicality margin measures through developing quantitative metrics

SEC releases FIMSAC meeting date
09 January 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SEC will hold its inaugural fixed income market structure advisory committee on 11 January

Bressler, Amery & Ross initiates new partner
09 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bressler Amery & Ross has promoted hedge fund lawyer David Hantman to partner

Comyno opens DLT hub in Serbia
09 January 2018 Serbia
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The Frankfurt-based fintech company Comyno has opened a new distributed ledger technology (DLT) hub in Belgrade, Serbia

LCH reports record highs in 2017
08 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

LCH’s RepoClear business reported €175 trillion of cleared transactions in 2017, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to the previous year

Moody’s: MiFID II to boost ETF securities lending appetite
08 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Greater trading and liquidity transparency for ETFs brought on by MiFID II will “likely prompt a larger usage of ETFs for securities lending and collateral purposes from institutional investors”

Monster movie or safety net? Industry has its say on MiFID II
05 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

After MiFID II went live on 3 January, industry stakeholders are far from convinced of the benefits it will bring