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Increasing numbers of activist short selling campaigns in Canada raise concerns

21 December 2020 Canada
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Canadian council of securities regulators has published a consultation paper to facilitate discussion about activist short selling after Canadian market stakeholders raise concerns Canada

ISLA puts ESG centre stage for 2021

21 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA's newly-launched ESG steering group is split into four key pillars: thought leadership, advocacy, regulation and best practice. Each will take on an element of advancing the integration of sustainable financing into securities lending

OCC to refund $156 million to clearing member firms

18 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

OCC’s board of directors has approved returning some clearing fees to clients, which will occur on 19 April 2021

EU’s lowered short selling reporting threshold renewed again

18 December 2020 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is maintaining the 0.1 percent net short position reporting threshold until March 2021, marking the second extension

Quantitative Brokers hires news chief sales officer

18 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Quantitative Brokers has hired former-Eurex global head of fixed income, funding and financing to head up its global sales team

The securities lending market is yet to win over ESG ETFs

17 December 2020 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DWS has pulled the plug on one of its ETF UCITS’s lending programme as part of its switch from tracking a traditional FTSE index to an ESG-friendly one

BoE to decide if interest rates should go negative

17 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is meeting today to determine whether negative interest rates should be introduced, while securities lending participants express concerns about the possibility of negative yields on cash collateral rei