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UK regulator extends LEI reporting deadline
06 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

ISLA says it hopes that a similar reprieve will come from the European regulator before the 12-month grace period lapses next week

SEC chair calls on index funds to carefully weigh SBL revenue and voting obligations
19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The agency’s acting chair is calling for a review of the SEC’s 2019 guidance on proxy voting which she argues put too much emphasis on capturing incremental revenue from securities lending at the expense of exercising good corporate governance

US SEC considering post-GME short selling disclosures
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The commission’s acting chair has written a letter to US senator Elizabeth Warren addressing her concerns over systemic market risks

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division
08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

China may become one of the biggest securities lending markets, says PASLA
10 February 2021 China
Reporter: Natalie Turner

PASLA and major custodians predict China will see radical growth in its securities finance markets once international investors get comfortable on the mainland

US SEC requests comment on MMF reform options
05 February 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The SEC has requested industry comment on potential reforms to improve the resilience of money market funds in the wake of the 2020 COVID-disruption

EU accepts US CCP regulatory equivalency
27 January 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Allison Herren Lee, acting chair of the SEC, says: “The EC’s decision is an important first step on the road to providing greater regulatory certainty for CCPs and their members on both sides of the Atlantic"

Tradeweb reports strong December repo trading volumes
07 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Repo average daily volume was $304.5 billion, representing a 50.4 per cent uptick for the final month of last year, compared to the same period in 2019, according to Tradeweb

Tradeweb reports repo boom in November
04 December 2020 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Repo average daily volume was up 68.5 percent year-over-year for November, hitting $330 billion

Pirum appoints new CTO
11 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Phil Morgan has tapped Alex Rothwell to become Pirum's first chief technology officer and “supplement the depth of our technology bench” following Rajen Sheth's departure from day-to-day business

Tradeweb repo activity booms
06 October 2020 Los Angeles
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The fixed income and derivatives market platform provider says repo activity in September was buoyed by the addition of new dealers and participants in bilateral repo remained strong

Securities lending revenue opportunities incoming
10 August 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Despite a lacklustre start to the year, Brown Brothers Harriman’s Robert Lees sees better revenue opportunities on the horizon