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Federal Reserve board seeks comment on change to simplify capital rules
12 April 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Federal Reserve board has requested comment on a proposal that would simplify its capital rules for large banks

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services partners with Hazeltree
12 April 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Developed in partnership with Hazeltree, the new service offers a method to managing cash based upon current balances, forecasted transactions and market data

Deutsche Bank renews Illinois sec lending service deal
11 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has renewed an agreement to receive securities lending services from Deutsche Bank, following a competitive request for proposals process

DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral and NEX partner for margin call processes
11 April 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral and NEX have partnered in an effort to streamline and improve over-the-counter derivatives margin call processes

OCC emphasises commitment to secure markets
11 April 2018 Illinois
Reporter: Brian Bollen

OCC has emphasised its commitment to bolstering the foundation for secure markets by safeguarding the integrity of cleared markets through safe and sound practices in its role as a systemically important financial market utility

Framework published on supervisory stress testing of CCPs
11 April 2018 Switzerland
Reporter: Becky Butcher

CPMI and the IOSCO have released the framework for supervisory stress testing of CCPs

IMF: Traditional measures of leverage reflect bank balance sheet data
10 April 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Traditional measures of leverage in the financial system tend to reflect bank balance sheet data, according to a new working paper published under auspices of the International Monetary Fund

ESMA: EU market for ETDs worth approximately €200 trillion
10 April 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA released the results in its 2018 report on trends, risks and vulnerabilities (TRV), which analysed data received from European trading venues for the H2 2016

Industry associations advise on post-trade risk reduction services
10 April 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The International Securities Lending Association, The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the European Banking Federation and the International Capital Market Association have published a joint whitepaper

ISLA CEO: SFTR at a very pivotal point
09 April 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

SFTR is at “a very pivotal point”, according to Andy Dyson, CEO of the International Securities Lending Association

John Williams named president and CEO of New York Fed
09 April 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Williams will begin his new role in June 2018, replacing current president, William Dudley

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