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MiFID II stalls Lombard Risk’s H1 revenue pipeline
25 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

H1 annually recurring revenue up 4.9 percent to £6.4 million from £6.1 million in 2016, but sales bookings for the period was down 21.9 percent on the previous year, with software licence bookings dropping 63.6 percent

SIFMA elects board for 2018
24 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Authority has elected its principal officers for 2018, naming Lisa Kidd Hunt, executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co, as its chair.

DTCC enhances its European GTR for SFTR
24 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The new SFTR enhancements will be a significant addition to the existing reporting capabilities, affecting 45 regulators around the world who have access to GTR data

Wematch welcomes first lenders to platform
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Digital broker Wematch.SecuritiesFinancing has secured its first two lenders

Nigerian repo activity suffers in September
23 October 2017 Abuja
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Nigeria’s FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange’s repo activity was valued down 41.7 percent in September compared to the previous month

ISLA announces concerns about moratorium powers under BRRD
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The letter expressed ISLA’s concerns that moratorium powers under the BRRD could severely reduce levels of liquidity

Merrill Lynch first to fall foul of UK’s EMIR reporting rules
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The bank accepted a £34.52 million penalty relating to 68.5 million unreported transactions between February 2014 and February 2016

No further SFT regulations on the horizon, says European Commission
20 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

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LEI compliance is non-negotiable, says ESMA
20 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA stated that there is no room for negotiation where legal entity identifiers are concerned

US appeals court dismisses US equity lending mismanagement case
20 October 2017 Missouri
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Allegations of mismanagement of a securities lending programme brought by two US Bank pension beneficiaries was dismissed by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this week

Clearstream promises post-Brexit services continuity
19 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clearstream confirmed it will continue to offer stable custody services to its UK-based clients no matter how the Brexit negotiations evolve

EU commission lays down the law on MiFID II compliance
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Belgium, Malta, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden are among the 19 infringing member states due to face the commission’s wrath