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BNP Paribas Securities Services extends its initial margin services to Asia Pacific

15 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BNP Paribas Securities Services are helping firms in the APAC region to manage initial margin requirements arising from non-cleared OTC derivatives

Greg Bunn joins CrossTower

15 January 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In his new role, Bunn will help build out CrossTower Capital Markets, a one-stop-shop for digital asset-focused institutions and traders seeking securities lending and trading finance

Morley swaps DB for MUFG

15 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Christopher Morley is the latest former Deutsche Bank employee to resurface at MUFG. He will lead the Japanese banking groups securities lending business in Luxembourg

Denmark charges two British traders for $1.5 billion cum-ex tax fraud

14 January 2021 Denmark
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The men face up to 12 years in prison if found guilty, while the prosecutor says it will pursue and bring charges against other known individuals in the coming months

ISLA to expand clause library and taxonomy subgroup

14 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The subgroup aims to align variant terms in ISLA’s securities lending documentation, creating standardised business outcomes which will support links between legal documentation and the CDM architecture

Exclusive: Stonewain gains Patrick George from FIS

14 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

George has spent the past 25 years at FIS and will join Stonewain to work directly on EquiLend Spire and all other related products

MarketAxess appoints new COO for EMEA and APAC

13 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Raj Paranandi is set to depart UBS and join MarketAxess as its COO for EMEA and APAC in March

EC approves LSEG acquisition of Refinitiv

13 January 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The commission’s conditional approval of LSEG’s acquisition of Refinitiv also makes Euronext’s successful purchase of Borsa Italiana from LSEG much more likely

Trump tackles covert Chinese military funding, causes securities lending confusion

13 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC and other US market infrastructures spent last week scrambling to decipher how president Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting-off funding to the Chinese army via trading in the US would affect the securities lending market

WFE defends exchanges from blame of COVID-19 related spikes in margin requirements

12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Procyclicality is a function of the ecosystem and needs to be examined holistically. CCPs exist to manage and mitigate risk and they understand their responsibility to the system. We call on other stakeholders to do the same,” comments WFE CEO

Eurex Repo reports 2020 volume boost

12 January 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Overall, the Deutsche Boerse-owned marketplace for secured funding and financing, saw term-adjusted volumes grow by 10 percent year-on-year, despite a drop-off in December

LCH clearing volumes skyrocket in 2020

12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH delivered strong volumes throughout 2020 while launching new products and services amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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