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EMIR Refit delegated reporting rules go live despite industry concerns

18 June 2020 Belgium
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As of today, financial counterparty’s are responsible for reporting OTC derivatives contracts for some of their non-financial counterparty clients under EMIR Refit

IHS Markit adds iBoxx bond indices to securities lending reports

16 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

IHS Markit aims to provide lenders with greater insight on potential portfolio returns from their fixed income assets with the addition of six global iBoxx bond indices to its reports

Wematch and Pirum Systems partner on front-to-back securities lending offering

12 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Bank of America was the first client to conduct a securities finance transaction through the fully interoperable service

WFE issues industry guidance on non-default losses for CCPs

11 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

WFE has set out how CCPs ensure that certain non-credit losses that might rarely occur in relation to central clearing are allocated in a transparent, predictable and equitable manner

BoE reports spike in margin calls during COVID market disruption

11 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of England reported that the peak of the volatility on 18 March, variation margin calls were five times higher than they were in January and February

Clearstream sees GSF spike in May

10 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Deutsche Boerse subsidiary reported a significant volume increase via its global securities finance business last month, compared to the same period last year

Bank of England to launch post trade task force

09 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The task force will be led by the post trade technology market practitioner panel bringing together a group of 15 experienced, senior decision-makers

ECB bolsters and extends pandemic QE programme

05 May 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“The increase was somewhat larger than expected and follows recent moves by Germany and the EU more generally to step up their fiscal stimulus,” explains Rupert Thompson, CIO at Kingswood

The Small Exchange secures $4 million investment to expand its offering

04 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new exchange provides futures products and will offer options to global brokerage firms

Ausmaq becomes Clearstream Australia

04 June 2020 Australia
Reporter: Natalie Turner

After completing an acquisition last year, Ausmaq has officially taken on Clearstream’s name

ESG: Major UK beneficial owner publishes sector-exclusion list

03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

One of the UK’s largest pension schemes and long-term securities lender USS has for the first time committed to excluding investment and divesting in sectors it deems “financially unsuitable”

The Singapore Exchange to launch new single stock futures

03 June 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new derivatives are will launch on 15 June and come in response to growing client demand for a broader suite of Singapore-linked equities products

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