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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

AxiomSL appoints Harry Chopra
04 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

AxiomSL has hired Harry Chopra as chief client officer with immediate effect

eSecLending securities lending associate joins ICE
04 January 2018 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Fiorentino has moved to Intercontinental Exchange

New MiFID II derivatives rules stalled in major markets
04 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Several EU supervisory authorities are allowing a transitional arrangement for derivatives rules under MiFID II

NEX Group ends 2017 with repo boost
04 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

EU repo activity reached $223.1 billion last month, up from $181.3 billion in December 2016

Eurex ends 2017 on a high
03 January 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The derivative exchange outlined 2018 roadmap focusing on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead

OCC securities lending activity increases again
03 January 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The equity derivative clearinghouse oversaw 206,338 securities lending transactions last month

MiFID II comes in to play
03 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MiFID II places responsibility on the lender for ensuring that a borrower of safe custody assets provides appropriate collateral and accounts for value variables during the borrow period

OneChicago sees December volume fall
03 January 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

OneChicago has blamed discrepancies between EU and US margin rules for just under 25 percent drop off trading volumes during December 2017