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ISLA welcomes asset segregation opinion
02 August 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The International Securities Lending Association has welcomed an opinion that will clarify asset segregation and the application of depository rules to central securities depositories

Canadian pension plans experience fifth positive quarter
02 August 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Canadian pension plans and university endowments reported an increase of 1.53 percent in returns during Q2 2017, marking their fifth straight quarter of positive results

AcadiaSoft launches new consultancy service to tackle margin calls
02 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Its first release under the AcadiaSoft Expert Service programme will be ISDA SIMM Approval Guidance, which will help with obtaining permission from regulators to use the ISDA SIMM for initial margin calculations

OCC securities lending activity increases significantly
02 August 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was up 27 percent in new loans last month

Russia’s CSD sees spike in collateral management system
02 August 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The value of repo transactions that the Russian Federal Treasury performed using the National Securities Depository’s collateral management system reached RUB 10.2 trillion (USD 169.9 billion) in Q2 2017

Optimas Capital opts for Broadridge investment management solution
01 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Optimas Capital, which has more than USD 250 million in assets under management, chose Broadridge’s Portfolio Master solution for its “accurate and smooth processing capability"

Colm Gaughran boosts Lombard Risk’s Australasia team
01 August 2017 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Gaughran will lead the ongoing expansion of Lombard Risk’s regulation technology solutions from the Sydney office

BlackRock reports securities lending revenue rise
01 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BlackRock reported higher quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year securities lending revenue in its Q2 2017 results, as clients began to put more of their assets to work

Joe Mecane joins Citadel Securities
31 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Joe Mecane has joined Citadel Securities as head of execution services. In his new role, the former Barclays executive will take charge of the equity, options and exchange-trade funds businesses

FDIC tells firms to prepare for T+2
31 July 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

US financial services firms should take appropriate steps to ensure they are prepared for the move to T+2 settlement on 5 September

Citi brings in Sabrina Wilson for futures, clearing and collateral
28 July 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi has appointed Sabrina Wilson as global head of electronic and algorithmic trading and regional head for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) futures, clearing and collateral

US regulators to work together on Volcker Rule
28 July 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Five US federal financial regulatory agencies are coordinating the efforts to review the regulatory treatment of certain foreign funds under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, better known as the Volcker Rule