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Nikola crowned Q3’s highest lending revenue generator

13 October 2020 Phoenix
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The combination of a SPAC IPO arbitrage opportunity and accusations of false advertising from activist short sellers has culminated in lenders earning $114 million from Nikola shares in Q3

SFTR: Buy side start reporting

12 October 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Buy-side members must begin reporting their SFTs from today as part of the third phase of implementation

Eurex Repo reports positive month for OTC clearing

12 October 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex saw a 71 percent YoY increase in its repo market in September

Deutsche Bank to create service for securities settlement delays

09 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Bank is set to launch an enhanced securities settlement service that proactively identifies in-flight security transactions at risk of settlement delay

Martin Wingate swaps Calypso for FIS

09 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Martin Wingate has resurfaced as a business solutions consultant for FIS after leaving Calypso last month.

Morgan Stanley completes acquisition of E*TRADE

09 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Morgan Stanley entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the corporation in February for $13 billion

Euronext secures Borsa Italiana for €4.3bn from LSEG

09 October 2020 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The deal is dependent on LSEG being required to sell the Italian exchange as a condition of the European Commission’s clearance for its acquisition of Refinitiv, a global market data provider

ESG investing and securities lending are compatible, RMA survey finds

08 October 2020 Philadelphia
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Almost all of the institutional investors surveyed by the RMA said securities lending and ESG can coexist, although more information and industry outreach would be welcome

Reporting data integrity undermined by widespread LEI lapses

08 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As much as 30 percent (500,000) of legal entity identifiers globally are out of date and in need of renewal, according to LEI Worldwide, which has launched a tool to tackle the issue

KraneShare’s Chinese ETFs reap the rewards of new SBL programme

08 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

KraneShare says its China-focused funds that now boast a lending programme via BBH have garnered significant new interest from European and UK investors

ISDA launches CDM pilot on DAML

08 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ISDA has launched a pilot implementation of the Common Domain Model for the clearing of interest rate derivatives using DAML, a distributed ledger tool created by Digital Asset

Morgan Stanley fined $5m for LEI and swaps reporting failures

08 October 2020 Washington
Reporter: Natalie Turner

CFTC has handed Morgan Stanley a $5 million fine for due to a multi-year failure to meet its swap data reporting obligations including a lapsed LEI

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