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Finperform assists with SFTR implementation
24 June 2019 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Finperform has launched an offering of SFTR implementation advisory services

ISLA: Do not delay preparations for SFTR, says ESMA chair
19 June 2019 Madrid
Reporter: Becky Butcher

If you have not started preparations for SFTR, you should not delay, now is the time to get ready, according to Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority

ICB of China Financial Services faces ADR fine of more than $42 million
17 June 2019 Washington
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC will pay $42 million to settle improper handling of “pre-released” ADRs

REGIS-TR appoints Thomas Steimann as new CEO
11 June 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

REGIS-TR has appointed Thomas Steimann as new CEO, effective immediately

Barclays appoints new global head of equities
06 June 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Barclays has appointed Fater Belbachir as global head of equities

CASLA: Canada sees positive changes
31 May 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Positive change is happening in Canada after the Canadian government revealed it was to make changes to a variety of federal tax laws earlier this year

IHS Markit appoints new head of Asia Pacific
29 May 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has appointed Stewart Cowan as head of Asia Pacific securities finance product, effective from 3 June

Morgan Stanley veteran joins GPP
17 May 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

A Morgan Stanley veteran with more than 18 years on the prime brokerage desk has joined GPP’s prime brokerage team

SFTS2019: DLT won’t solve all post-trade problems
13 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Distributed ledger technology may solve individual problems in post-trade, but it won’t replace all current systems, according to Rob Frost of Pirum

SFTS2019: Automation basics won’t be right until foundations in place
09 May 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

There is a lot to be done in the basement, we won’t get the basic stuff right unless the industry sorts the foundations, according to one panellist on the data panel at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium in London

SETL delivers on administration plan
03 May 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SETL, the London-based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider using blockchain technology, has completed a corporate restructuring programme

CSOP selects Citi’s agency sec lending product
26 April 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hong Kong’s CSOP Asset Management has chosen Citi’s agency securities lending product to drive higher returns on idle asset holdings