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Standard Bank expands agreement with GEPF to include securities lending services

03 March 2021 South Africa
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Under the new agreement, Standard Bank�셲 master custody and investment reporting mandate has been expanded to include securities lending among other services

GameStop continues to prop-up global lender earnings

02 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

EMEA and APAC saw YoY declines in revenue for February

Exclusive: 11th hour deal breakdown cut off KDPW clients from UK EMIR services

25 February 2021 Poland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Polish trade repository quietly cut UK EMIR reporting from its available services after a late-stage deal it had negotiated with an on-shore TR to divert business through as of January fell through weeks before the Brexit deadline

DTCC proposes move to shorten US settlement cycle to T+1 by 2023

24 February 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

In order to move to T+1, DTCC says industry participants must align and agree to shorten the settlement cycle by implementing the necessary operational and business changes, and regulators must be engaged

WFE: Market activity has �쁲wiftly�� recovered from COVID-19

23 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The WFE says the markets remained open and functioning despite the exceptional circumstances in 2020, but, after the peak in uncertainty observed in March, markets quickly recovered

Cowen sees YoY securities finance earnings boost

22 February 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The US multinational�셲 broker-dealer saw institutional services, including securities finance, revenue increase by almost a third YoY

US House considers calls for enhanced short selling disclosures after GameStop saga

19 February 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

A half-forgotten section of the US Dodd-Frank Act is being eyed as a vehicle to enact greater oversight of short selling activities and stamp-out perceived market manipulation

Charles Schwab lending earnings soar after TD Ameritrade deal

18 February 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Following its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab recorded more securities lending revenue in one quarter than it did in all of 2019

Melvin Capital founder heads to the hill for GameStop hearing

18 February 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Melvin Capital CIO�셲 testimony before the US House Committee on Financial Services will defend the fund�셲 short selling practices and highlight the personal attacks he endured during January�셲 events

International brokers sued over naked short selling allegations

12 February 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

A Bermuda-based hedge fund has filed a suit in a New York court alleging that CIBC, Bank of America, UBS and TD Bank gamed the market causing shares it held in a major pharmaceutical to tumble in 2016

After GameStop, don�셳 shut-out day traders, says ISLA CEO

12 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

�쏰pening-up of markets to retail investors must include a commitment from regulators and politicians to empower its citizens through the development of greater financial fluency, that will build the trust that is needed for these markets to reach the

Eurex Lending CCP to close

11 February 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Alongside unsustainable volumes on the Lending CCP, Eurex has cited external hurdles including new regulations, Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic as driving down clearing adoption on the priority lists of potential clients

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