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Vermeg secures Santander as first Brazilian client
27 September 2019 Brazil
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Vermeg has begun providing post-trade services to Santander Securities Services Brazil via its new office in Sao Paulo

EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds of firms will not be fully ready for SFTR go-live, survey shows
17 September 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cappitech CEO Ronen Kertis said that the survey results indicate that some in the industry have not learned the lessons from navigating the builds for previous regulations and have continued to prepare in the eleventh-hour

RBI reveals plans for a securities lending programme
10 September 2019 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Reserve Bank of India’s deputy governor Shri Kanungo said: “For instance, short selling activity could benefit if a wider pool of securities lenders can be developed”

LCH SA welcomes first Japanese clearing member
02 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Mizuho Securities has become the first Japanese financial institution to access LCH SA’s Euro debt clearing services as a member of RepoClear

Vermeg appoints new UK general manager
21 August 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vermeg, a regulatory compliance software provider, has poached AxiomSL’s Paul Thomas to be its UK general manager

ASIC consults on agent lenders role in securities lending
29 July 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is currently consulting on the role played by agent lenders in securities lending

BTIG appoints new senior vice president
22 July 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BTIG has appointed Concetta Mastrangelo as senior vice president of prime brokerage

Woodseer and ULTUMUS launch ETF Dividend Forecast
16 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Woodseer Global and ULTUMUS have launched an Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) Dividend Forecast product

Deutsche Bank to exit equities business amidst radical transformations
08 July 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Bank will exit its equities sales and trading business, while retaining a focused equity capital markets operation, as part of a radical transformation

ISLA: SFTR pace to ‘quicken’ in traditionally quieter months
08 July 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The pace around SFTR is likely to quicken as the industry moves into traditionally quieter months, ISLA CEO Andrew Dyson predicted

ESMA launches formal inquiry on NCAs’ supervisory experiences
03 July 2019 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA has launched an inquiry to gather further evidence from NCAs on WHT reclaim schemes

Lendingblock partners with Caspian for cryptocurrency lending markets access
02 July 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lendingblock has partnered with Caspian, a crypto trading platform, to enable market infrastructure for borrowing and lending digital assets to be scaled to institutions globally