EACH welcomes EU political agreement 21 February 2019 Brussels Reporter: Maddie Saghir EACH welcomes political agreement EMIR REFIT but highlights risks of circumvention of clearing obligation
HKEX establishes new council 21 February 2019 Hong Kong Reporter: Maddie Saghir HKEX has established an international advisory council
Tom Pikett set to leave Trax for J.P. Morgan 20 February 2019 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir Tom Pikett is set to leave his position as Securities Financing Transaction Regulation business manager at Trax
HilltopSecurities welcomes Brad Winges 20 February 2019 Dallas Reporter: Maddie Saghir HilltopSecurities has welcomed Brad Winges as president and CEO
BIS: Interdealer market effects sec lending usefulness 20 February 2019 Basel Reporter: Maddie Saghir The usefulness of the securities lending market depends on the severity of frictions in the interdealer market relative to the securities lending market, BIS paper finds
SmartStream partners with Numerix for collateral management 20 February 2019 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax SmartStream Technologies has partnered with Numerix to meet the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s collateral management obligations
ESMA supervision to focus on Brexit, data and cybersecurity 19 February 2019 Paris Reporter: Jenna Lomax The European Securities and Markets Authority revealed its supervision for this year will focus on data, Brexit and cybersecurity
Exclusive: Nancy Steiker and Gareth Day join Pirum 19 February 2019 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir Pirum welcome Nancy Steiker and Gareth Day to the team
Eurex establishes direct connection to Bloomberg’s swap venues 19 February 2019 Frankfurt Reporter: Jenna Lomax Eurex Clearing and Bloomberg have extended their cooperation for interest rate swaps clearing
EU ambassadors endorse rules to reduce risks in banking sector 19 February 2019 Belgium Reporter: Maddie Saghir EU ambassadors endorse full package of risk reduction measures
Eurex sees rise in repo 18 February 2019 Frankfurt Reporter: Maddie Saghir Eurex’s partnership programme boosts repo trading
German regulator bans short selling on Wirecard 18 February 2019 Munich Reporter: Jenna Lomax The German financial regulator, BaFin, has stopped short selling on Wirecard as its plunging share price has caused uncertainty in the market
