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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

BNY Mellon sees marginal securities lending revenue rise
18 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

BNY Mellon’s securities lending revenue hit $45 million in Q4 2017

PASLA secures interim chair following Jones departure
08 December 2017 Tokyo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Solway will hold this position in addition to his communication officer role until the association's meeting in March

SLR and SCCL changes on the horizon, says BNY Mellon
01 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Adjustments are expected on the Supplemental Leverage Ratio (SLR) and Single Counterparty Credit Limits (SCCL) in the near future, following industry concerns

IHS Markit partners with Regis-TR on SFTR
29 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Regis-TR, the European trade repository, has collaborated with IHS Markit to create a reporting solution for SFTR requirements

State Street’s Jay Hooley retires as CEO
09 November 2017 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hooley became CEO back in 2010 and, according to State Street, has helped the financial service expand globally and established the firm as a leader in digitisation

Mixed bag for Canadian pension funds Q3 revenue
06 November 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two of the largest banks in Canada have offered conflicting reports on the country’s pension funds' Q3 revenue figures

New rules mean changes for US GSIBs, says Todd Zerega
31 October 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In a buy-side overview guide to the Fed’s final rule on US GSIBs, Zerega said banks will probably have to amend their trading documentations

ISLA appoints Jonathan Lombardo as chair
11 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of a wider board reshuffle BNY Mellon's Simon Tomlinson was re-elected as treasurer, while Krangel, Citibank, moved into the role of executive officer.

IHS Markit and Pirum sign up first SFTR clients
02 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, Deutsche Bank Agency Lending, eSecLending, J.P. Morgan and Rabobank will all act as users and design partners for the solution

BNY Mellon and Hazeltree team up
29 September 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Through the solution, clients will be able to access BNY Mellon’s full suite of cash, treasury and custody services through Hazeltree’s treasury management technology

US Fed to draft alternative repo rates
29 August 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Federal Reserve is to create three new “risk free” reference rates based on overnight repo transactions secured by US treasuries