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Comyno hires new regulation consultant
30 January 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Rothermich will be responsible for the implementation of regulatory requirements both in Comyno’s software and for its customers

EquiLend entices lenders with free SFTR UTI service
30 January 2018 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Early adopters of EquiLend’s securities financing product suite can receive a free UTI generation service for the first year of trading for all loans under SFTR

HazelTree to offer collateral services to Ovata Capital
29 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HazelTree has partnered with Ovata Capital Management to deliver financing, collateral and custody services to the Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager

Wematch smashes trading record
29 January 2018 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wematch.SecuritiesFinancing recorded the equivalent of a month’s worth of trades in a single week thanks to a series of successful onboardings and the fact that the platform caters for MiFID II

Citi adds ETFs to diversify its pools of securities lending collateral
29 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Citi has added exchange-traded funds to its securities lending collateral pool

Michael Page joins Cowen from Jefferies
29 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cowen has appointed Michael Page as COO of its international business units; Cowen Execution Services Limited and Cowen International Limited

Exclusive: John Arnesen departs BNP Paribas
29 January 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

John Arnesen has departed BNP Paribas Securities Services from his role as head of agency lending and technical sales

ISLA celebrates lending tax amendments
26 January 2018 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published an amended draft of its guidance on the application of the new provision of GITA 2018, following an outcry of concern from the securities lending industry

Asian hedge fund top Q4 industry growth chart
26 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Funds focused on the APAC region were the top performers of 2017, with the region delivering its strongest annual performance this decade

Synechron hires new head of UK business consulting
26 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Synechron has appointed Pankaj Gupta as managing director and head of UK business consulting

Eurex revamps corporate structure in EU and Asia
26 January 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex has pledged to adapt its global structure with a halt to operational trading in Switzerland and scrapping of expansion plans in Asia in favour of extended trading times

GLMX injects $20 million in its repo marketplace
25 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

GLMX has raised $20 million in growth equity financing and redesigned its repo and securities lending operations