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US class action lawsuit opens door to blockchain lending
16 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Blockchain startup Lendingblock is positioning itself to be an antidote to market problems identified in the ongoing US pension funds' class action lawsuit

ISLA: German investment tax guidance overhaul is imminent
15 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

A revised draft to the German Investment Tax Act (GITA 2018) guidance notes is due within ten days, according to ISLA

KPMG Switzerland and SIX to bundle tax services
10 January 2010 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

KPMG Switzerland and SIX Securities Services are offering a combined package for tax services

Asian banks systemic risk on the rise
02 January 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

OFR reports systemic importance scores for Asian banks rose for a second year in a row, while G-SIB growth remains steady

EU recognises equivalence of Swiss trading venues under MiFID II
21 December 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The resolution solves one of the major concerns on the continent ahead of the MiFID II regulation coming into force

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

Clock is ticking to save Germany’s lending market
07 December 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German securities lending market may be on the verge of a mass exodus next month if greater transparency and standardisation isn’t brought to GITA 2018, according to ISLA

BACS has the need for speed, according to global custody audience
07 December 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

There needs to be more of a collaboration and a sense of partnership between global custodians, according to panellists at this year’s Global Custody Forum

Collateral pains stinging buy side
06 December 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Regulation is limiting possibilities for the securities lending market”, according to Habib Motani, an international financial markets lawyer at Clifford Chance

SLR and SCCL changes on the horizon, says BNY Mellon
01 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Adjustments are expected on the Supplemental Leverage Ratio (SLR) and Single Counterparty Credit Limits (SCCL) in the near future, following industry concerns

LEIs offer major cost savings, says OFR
17 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The OFR noted that early academic studies found that cost savings associated with adoption of the LEI approached $1 billion annually

Citi names new head of global ETFs
15 November 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Citi has appointed a former iShares global head of relationships as its new global head of exchange traded fund products