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Pirum joins South African securities lending association
21 September 2017 Johannesburg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pirum Systems has joined the South African Securities Lending Association

AcadiaSoft expands user base for IM compliance
21 September 2017 Massachusetts
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The second phase of the IM rules went live on 1 September under the regulatory framework of BCBS and IOSCO

FCA takes pragmatic approach to MiFID II deadline
20 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s financial conduct authority has indicated it will accept a soft roll out of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive in January

EquiLend and Trax partner for SFTR solution
20 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trax and EquiLend are joining forces to tackle SFTR reporting requirement with a a full front-to-back solution for mutual clients

Ten-year T2S saga comes to an end
19 Septemeber 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Target2-Securities pan-European harmonised settlement platform is finally fully operational, as the Spanish and Baltic markets completed their migration yesterday

Margin rules changing collateral industry, says ISDA
19 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

New margining rules for non-cleared derivatives are significantly changing collateral practices, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Wematch.SecuritiesFinancing completes first securities lending trade
19 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The counterparties of the first trade were Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro, dealing in French equities

Hazeltree opens securities finance services to Neuberger Berman
19 September 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Buy-side treasury manager Hazeltree has connected its securities finance and collateral management product suite with Neuberger Berman, a private investment manager

ISLA confirms BoE conference keynotes
19 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Sarah John, head of sterling markets division, and Jon Pyzer, senior manager for the sterling markets division will speak to attendees on 12 October

UCITS funds enjoy assets boom in Q2
18 September 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The latest growth figures represent the highest level of net sales recorded since Q1 2015

Euroclear-DTCC and Lombard Risk link collateral management programmes
18 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lombard Risk has partnered its Colline solution with DTCC and Euroclear's GlobalCollateral margin transit utility (MTU) programme

ESMA releases responses from CCP’s conflict of interest report
15 September 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the consultation, ESMA proposed giving further counsel to CCP’s management to “ensure common, uniform and consistent application” of EMIR guidelines