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DTCC’s MTU community grows to 50 firms
21 July 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The number of market participants automating their margin call processes via DTCC’s Margin Transit Utility solution has grown to 50

AcadiaSoft signs new agreement with Calypso for use of UMR solution
10 July 2020 San Francisco
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Mutual clients will now be able to access AcadiaSoft’s its Initial Margin Exposure Manager tool through Calypso Uncleared Margin Rules solution

ICSF gains first agent lender partner and more BO members
09 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon and the RMA are the latest to partner with ISLA’s Council for Sustainable Finance to promote its principles for sustainable securities lending

TriOptima and DTCC expand partnership to SFTR reporting
08 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The partnership allows market participants to compare and align records via DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service with their reported data fields in TriOptima's triResolve platform

Clearstream and LCH EquityClear collaborate on new post-trade connection
08 July 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream Banking S.A. and LCH have agreed to make LCH-cleared equities contracts eligible for settlement within Clearstream Banking S.A.

Exclusive: David Field retires from Delta Capita securities finance role
03 July 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Field will continue to act as a senior adviser on a part-time basis for Delta Capita focused on its CSDR services

Wirecard: Bears picking over the bones
02 July 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Several hedge funds have increased their short position in Wirecard since it started insolvency proceedings last week, while others have opened new positions

Bears hold firm as Wirecard crumbles
25 June 2020 Munich
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Hedge funds are largely ignoring a €1.6 billion short selling payday in order to hit jackpot, says Ortex, as Wirecard begins insolvency proceedings

Short sellers pile pressure on Wirecard despite high fees
23 June 2020 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

As of last week, there were around 10.7 million of WDI shares being short sold, according to IHS Markit

ESG: UK pension fund prioritises AGM voting power over lending revenue
19 June 2020 Edinburgh
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The CEO of Lothian Pension Fund says he is willing to accept a reduction in lending revenue in order to participate fully in ESG-related votes and expects other beneficial owners to follow suit

Exclusive: GLMX reveals several key hires amid major growth
18 June 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kyle O’Donnell and Andrew Turvey are set to join GLMX while Phil Buck will be vacating his role leading the firm's UK/Europe operations

ECB bolsters and extends pandemic QE programme
05 May 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“The increase was somewhat larger than expected and follows recent moves by Germany and the EU more generally to step up their fiscal stimulus,” explains Rupert Thompson, CIO at Kingswood