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ISLA celebrates lending tax amendments

26 January 2018 Berlin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published an amended draft of its guidance on the application of the new provision of GITA 2018, following an outcry of concern from the securities lending industry

Asian hedge fund top Q4 industry growth chart

26 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Funds focused on the APAC region were the top performers of 2017, with the region delivering its strongest annual performance this decade

Synechron hires new head of UK business consulting

26 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Synechron has appointed Pankaj Gupta as managing director and head of UK business consulting

Eurex revamps corporate structure in EU and Asia

26 January 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex has pledged to adapt its global structure with a halt to operational trading in Switzerland and scrapping of expansion plans in Asia in favour of extended trading times

GLMX injects $20 million in its repo marketplace

25 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

GLMX has raised $20 million in growth equity financing and redesigned its repo and securities lending operations

EU-wide CCP recovery framework proposal moves forward

25 January 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Proposals on how CCPs and EU governing bodies should prepare for a failure, which was first offered by Swinburne and fellow ECON member Jacob von Weizsacker in March 2017, was voted through in yesterday’s meeting.

J.P. Morgan gains securities lending mandate from Robeco

25 January 2018 Rotterdam
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Robeco is outsourcing part of its operations activities, including securities lending activities, to J.P. Morgan

Broadridge introduces repo trading tool

25 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Broadridge has launched a multi-market aggregation and execution tool, aimed at targeting the repo market

State Street sees Q4 lending revenue increase

24 January 2018 Boston
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

State Street reported higher year-over-year securities lending revenue in its Q4 2017 results, as client volumes from the agency and custody businesses increased

Raiffeisen Bank selects Abacus reporting solution

24 January 2018 Vienna
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Raiffeisen Bank International has chosen the London-based Abacus to meet several compliance requirements including MiFID II and SFTR

Hanweck launches trading tool for securities lending rates

24 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Hanweck has introduced a trading indicator that promises real-time transparency into securities lending rates

US leverage ratio reform is back on the table

24 January 2018 Washington
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Wall Street is set to get another bite of the cherry on reforms to the controversial leverage ratio rules under Basel III, that currently stifles securities lending activity, with the appointment of Trump’s new head of the FDIC

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