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ESG: Don’t let SBL become the story, says ISLA CEO

08 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“While not wanting to underplay the importance of our markets, securities lending has itself become the story,” he writes. “I would argue that this is not the right way to view the challenges we face at this time”

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division

08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Final LIBOR wind-down begins

05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA has confirmed that representative LIBOR rates will not be available beyond the dates set out, and publication of most of the LIBOR settings will cease immediately after these dates

Where are all the ETF champions?

05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citi’s global head of ETF products is challenging the securities lending market to take ownership of promoting the use of index funds as both collateral instruments and a liquidity source

Eurex Repo sees volume uptick

05 March 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Average monthly term-adjusted volume in Eurex’s repo market reached €88.4 billion last month, up from €78.6 billion in February 2020

AcadiaSoft and LMRKTS complete ISDA SIMM PoC

04 March UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A network of global financial institutions participated in the first PoC with the second planned this month

OCC sees securities lending activity increase YoY for February

04 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Options Clearing Corporation recorded an uptick in new loans and daily on-loan value for February

WeMatch welcomes Simon Picton and Milan Haria

04 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

WeMatch grows EMEA coverage team as platform balances continue to build

FICC appoints Edward Davey as first COO

04 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

FICC board appoints former-J.P. Morgan COO to spearhead global standard setting working groups

Northern Trust’s first European ESG ETFs will not lend securities

03 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The two FlexShare sustainable funds, which represent the asset manager’s first European ETFs, will not join their US counterparts in lending securities, for now

State Street introduces buy-side P2P repo marketplace

03 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new P2P repo marketplace is accessible to non-financial corporates, asset owners, pension plans, regulated funds, insurance firms, and hedge funds, regardless of whether they are State Street custody clients

Exclusive: Todd Slater leaves FIS

03 February 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

FIS’ head of securities finance and collateral sales and pre-sales for Asia Pacific, Japan and UAE, has vacated the role in search of new opportunities

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