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PASLA and RMA launch global ESG securities lending framework

27 May 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The industry associations have developed an ESG framework, based on surveys and other research, which satisfies a desire among global asset managers to take a more hands-on approach to ESG principles in their securities finance programmes

Global PSSL expands advisory board

26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The Global PSSL’s stated aims are to unite the sustainable finance ambitions of market leaders with the tenets of sustainable securities lending

ESMA firms up guidelines for SFT position calculation by trade repositories

26 May 2021 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator applies framework to ensure consistency across EMIR and SFTR

Central clearing key to risk reduction in US Treasury Market, says DTCC

26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

DTCC report identifies dangers of fragmentation and contagion risk in US Treasury clearing

Evgeny Pavlovsky moves to BCS Global Markets

26 May 2021 Russia
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Pavlovsky joins the investment banking services division of Russia’s largest independent broker with the aim to streamline the firm’s complex organisational structure and boost business performance

Bujakowski moves to AccessFintech from Thought Machine

25 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The B2B Software-as-a-Service expert has extensive experience building and scaling infrastructure to hit multi-million dollar revenues

ESMA calls for lowering notification threshold of short positions

24 May 2021 France
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The reporting threshold on short positions was lowered from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent in March last year but has since lapsed — leaving a data black hole, the regulator says

Northern Trust gains securities lending mandate for the UK coal pension schemes

24 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust is providing Coal Pension Trustees Services with securities lending, valuation reporting, performance measurement, foreign exchange and global custody services

ISLA publishes GMSLA 2020 US tax addendum

21 May 2021 France
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The addendum covers qualified derivative dealer and securities lender status’

ESMA appoints new director

20 May 2021 France
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Natasha Cazenave has a background in corporate finance and consultancy and is only ESMA’s second executive director

Transcend expands offering with automated collateral software

20 May 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

“Our CCP Central solution delivers a control framework that seamlessly addresses one of the industry’s largest pain points,” says Transcend CEO Bimal Kadikar

Associations publish SFTR statement updating collateral provisions post-Brexit

19 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The UK SFTR Information Statement is based upon the Information Statement previously published and has been adjusted to reflect the equivalent provisions of UK SFTR

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