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Clearstream GSF drops in November
20 December 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Clearstream’s global securities financing average volume fell by 8 percent in November, compared to the same time in 2016

ISLA gains last-minute concessions on GITA 2018
20 December 2017 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The German Ministry of Finance is considering an overhaul of the upcoming GITA 2018 on manufactured dividends ahead of the 1 January deadline

LCH establishes clearing of credit index options
20 December 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

LCH has introduced the clearing of credit index options to its CDSClear platform

ISLA hosts first Middle East roundtable
19 December 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The increasing dominance of the region in the global financial market raises the industry interest

DTCC-Euroclear names new CEO and board member
19 December 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral has named Olivier Grimonpont (pictured) as CEO and Murray Pozmanter as a board member

Startup investment platform scraps fees in favour of securities lending revenue
19 December 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new model means the startup will instead rely on revenue generated from back-end services such as securities lending and repo.

Citi and CME Clearing launch collateral DLT platform
18 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The blockchain software aims to reduce margin cost

South Africa extends code of conduct consultation deadline
18 December 2017 Pretoria
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Registrar of Securities Services has proposed a new code of conduct for a renewed deadline for comment

Dubai Financial Market launches short selling
18 December 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Dubai Financial Market has launched a regulated short selling service after gaining approval by the Securities and Commodities Authority

J.P. Morgan and Citi collaborate on truePTS post-trade platform
15 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The New-York-based startup processes ecosystem for the global $700 trillion derivatives market

SIFMA: US market requires improved CCP access
15 December 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Dodd-Frank Act has increased the need for US firms to have access to non US swaps trading venues and central counterparties, according to paper by FIA and SIFMA

France raises spectre of European financial transactions tax
15 December 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

French President Emmanuel Macron and several ministers have dismissed concerns over the negative effect of an EU financial transactions tax on securities lending revenue