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She will replace outgoing chair Mandy DeFilippo, who has come to the end of her term in fronting the capital markets industry association
In a joint statement, ICMA, ISDA and ISLA announced today that the CDM is now available in FINOS, enabling users to access CDM resources on an open source basis via this repository
The distributed-ledger technology (DLT) driven settlement service is now processing an average of more than 100,000 bilateral equity trades daily and more than 160,000 transactions on peak days in parallel production
Asset managers developed a more detailed and positive understanding of market makers and the liquidity provision that they offered during the pandemic, according to research commissioned by the FIA European Principal Traders Association
Blue Orca Capital’s Soren Aandahl will co-chair Global PSSL’s workstream on Short–Long Investments and ESG
Regulators promise to think about looking into tightening short selling rules
This week’s hearing will be an opportunity for committee members to present their policy recommendations to the SEC for rule changes to mitigate the risks similar future events may pose to investors and market stability
A high court judge has dealt a “major blow” to tax fraud allegations by EU authorities against UK traders by dismissing the Danish tax agency's £1.5 billion dividend arbitrage case against Solo Capital founder Sanjay Shah
Securities lending specialists reflect on the drivers of performance in the Canadian market over the past 12 months, key changes in technology and market practice and how the future looks for the rest of 2023 and beyond
Securities Lending Times speaks with women advocates driving forward the message of gender diversity and inclusion and looks at the progress made, challenges faced, and what is left to be achieved
With the ability to influence market volatility, short selling plays an important role in the finance industry, and while some areas are banning aspects of short selling, others are only just introducing it
Securities lending associations around the world discuss the key issues in 2017 and what they will focus on over the next 12 months
David Lewis, FIS’ senior director, securities finance and global head of Astec Analytics, reflects on regulators’ guidance for short sellers and efforts to ensure a fair and transparent marketplace
The ultra-high growth ESG sector claims to have laudable aims of offering investors a way to support the transition to a more sustainable world, but is market enthusiasm creating a breeding ground for fraud? Short sellers think so
The US Treasury’s revived hedge fund working group will continue where it left off, says Jonah Crane, who led the group in 2016, after the pandemic focused minds from both sides of the political aisle on market stressors
An SEC investigation, hearings in Congress, murmurs of new regulations and Wall Street rattled; not bad for a Roaring Kitty
Alexander Westphal, ICMA director, market practice and regulatory policy, speaks to Bob Currie about repo market performance, concerns over collateral shortages and the European Repo and Collateral Council’s working agenda for 2022
Sean Capstick, head of prime brokerage for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Cantor Fitzgerald, speaks about the financial services provider’s growth in Europe, market trends and the role of technology in today’s market
Luxembourg is a household name in securities lending due to hosting a substantial portion of asset-rich UCITS funds. Jenna Lomax assesses how Luxembourg’s recent market developments could be a major windfall