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Euroclear Finland gets the green light to operate under CSDR

22 August 2019 Helsinki
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In order to obtain the licence, Euroclear Finland had to extensively multi-year review its entire CSD Core system, which is something that not many CSDs have done yet, according to Euroclear Finland

REGIS-TR falls foul of EMIR reporting rules

21 August 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

REGIS-TR, the EU’s second-largest trade repository, has been fined by ESMA for failing to provide “direct and immediate access” to details for derivative contracts as required by EMIR

Vermeg appoints new UK general manager

21 August 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vermeg, a regulatory compliance software provider, has poached AxiomSL’s Paul Thomas to be its UK general manager

SEB grows equity finance team

21 August 2019 Stockholm
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of its strategy to build out its securities finance business, SEB has hired Jonas Örn as senior equity finance trader

Pierpoint’s recruitment drive continues with Arnesen hire

20 August 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pierpoint Financial Consulting has brought on former BNP Paribas Securities Services global head of securities lending agency, John Arnesen, to oversee its consulting operations

Lynch to remain at RegTek following Bloomberg acquisition

20 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bloomberg has confirmed that RegTek.Solutions CEO Brian Lynch, will continue in his role following its acquisition of the regulatory reporting solution provider

AcadiaSoft chairman to step down

19 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

AcadiaSoft founder and chairman Howard Edelstein is set to leave his post later this year

SEC fines Cantor Fitzgerald and BMO for ADR lending violations

19 August 2019 Washington
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The US SEC's investigation found that both Cantor Fitzgerald and BMO Capital obtained pre-released ADRs when they should have known that the pre-release transactions were not backed by foreign shares

MarketAxess unveils new dedicated SFTR website

16 August 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

MarketAxess has launched a new section to its website that is dedicated to SFTR, in order for clients to easily access SFTR information.

State Street sees record-breaking repo investment volumes

16 August 2019 Boston
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street Corporation has sponsored a record $140 billion in repo investment volumes as a result of its partnership with the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

Trade bodies to pen new SFTR and EMIR-compatible Master Reporting Agreement

15 August 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The agreement aims to address the similar ‘mandatory’ and ‘delegated’ reporting requirements for SFT under SFTR and derivative transactions under the EMIR

Eurex Repo expands funding and financing offering

15 August 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Eurex Repo has introduced a new GC Pooling Cheapest-to-Deliver Basket that aims to offer its clearing members a safe funding alternative for their CTD instruments.

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