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Trump puts Dodd-Frank on the firing line
06 February 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

President Trump has paved the way for sweeping a regulatory overhaul by signing an executive order giving the the Treasury broad powers to scrap rules that do not comply with the administration’s ‘core principles’...

Deloitte and Irish Funds explore blockchain for regs
03 February 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Irish Funds is working with Deloitte and a handful of financial services providers to develop a blockchain proof-of-concept for regulatory reporting

IMN: Indemnification key to lenders’ programmes
02 February 2017 Florida
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cuts to indemnification would force beneficial owners to shut down their securities lending programmes, according to an asset manager speaking at the IMN conference

Brexit whitepaper hints at ‘third-country’ status
02 February 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The UK could adopt ‘third-country’ status in financial services upon its exit from the EU, according to the long awaited Brexit whitepaper

New general counsel takes reins at DTCC
02 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Ann Shuman as general counsel, as her predecessor Larry Thompson steps down to focus full-time on his vice chair position

OneChicago starts 2017 with strong volume
02 February 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OneChicago’s volume for the first month of 2017 fell 9 percent year over year, although it reached 1.3 million transactions in December

OCC hits the ground running in 2017
02 February 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OCC members began 2016 with a bang, completing 180,624 transactions last month

IMN: Eat, sleep, balance, repeat
01 February 2017 Florida
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The emergence of central bank reverse repo programmes is an admission that balance sheet regulations have gone too far, according to the keynote speaker at IMN's conference

Fieldfisher targets securities finance docs with Condor
01 February 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Law firm Fieldfisher has launched a new alternative legal services platform focusing on derivatives and securities financing documentation

IMN: US regulation here to stay
01 February 2017 Florida
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The securities lending industry shouldn’t expect the newly-installed Trump administration to take the axe to banking regulation any time soon, attendees of IMN's conference heard

EquiLend secures Pearce for sales
31 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EquiLend has hired Ann-Marie Pearce as associate director of sales in North America...

Securities lending can help markets to emerge, says roundtable
31 January 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A securities lending function is an important enabler for boosting liquidity in emerging exchanges, heard participants of a recent World Federal of Exchange (WFE) roundtable in London...