SEC releases FIMSAC meeting date 09 January 2018 Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax SEC will hold its inaugural fixed income market structure advisory committee on 11 January
Bressler, Amery & Ross initiates new partner 09 January 2018 New York Reporter: Jenna Lomax Bressler Amery & Ross has promoted hedge fund lawyer David Hantman to partner
Comyno opens DLT hub in Serbia 09 January 2018 Serbia Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo The Frankfurt-based fintech company Comyno has opened a new distributed ledger technology (DLT) hub in Belgrade, Serbia
LCH reports record highs in 2017 08 January 2018 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo LCH’s RepoClear business reported €175 trillion of cleared transactions in 2017, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to the previous year
Moody’s: MiFID II to boost ETF securities lending appetite 08 January 2018 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo Greater trading and liquidity transparency for ETFs brought on by MiFID II will “likely prompt a larger usage of ETFs for securities lending and collateral purposes from institutional investorsâ€
Monster movie or safety net? Industry has its say on MiFID II 05 January 2018 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax After MiFID II went live on 3 January, industry stakeholders are far from convinced of the benefits it will bring
AxiomSL appoints Harry Chopra 04 January 2018 New York Reporter: Jenna Lomax AxiomSL has hired Harry Chopra as chief client officer with immediate effect
eSecLending securities lending associate joins ICE 04 January 2018 Boston Reporter: Jenna Lomax Fiorentino has moved to Intercontinental Exchange
New MiFID II derivatives rules stalled in major markets 04 January 2018 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo Several EU supervisory authorities are allowing a transitional arrangement for derivatives rules under MiFID II
NEX Group ends 2017 with repo boost 04 January 2018 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax EU repo activity reached $223.1 billion last month, up from $181.3 billion in December 2016
Eurex ends 2017 on a high 03 January 2018 Frankfurt Reporter: Jenna Lomax The derivative exchange outlined 2018 roadmap focusing on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead
OCC securities lending activity increases again 03 January 2018 Chicago Reporter: Jenna Lomax The equity derivative clearinghouse oversaw 206,338 securities lending transactions last month