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
BNP Paribas: HQLA to remain strong driver 18 February 2019 Paris Reporter: Maddie Saghir Within European fixed income, lending HQLA will remain a strong driver, BNP Paribas experts say
IHS Markit: Blockchain revenues to reach over $460 billion by 2030 15 February 2019 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax Blockchain-related revenues are projected to reach $462 billion by 2030, according to an IHS Markit report
Exclusive: Scotia Capital promotes Nick Conroy 15 February 2019 Toronto Reporter: Maddie Saghir Nick Conroy of Scotia Capital has received a promotion, industry sources confirm
ISLA: Lending opportunities are changing 15 February 2019 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir The significant rise in the lending of government bonds or HQLA, means that almost half of global securities on-loan today are HQLA assets says Andy Dyson, CEO of ISLA
ISLA creates new GMSLA 14 February 2019 London Reporter: Maddie Saghir ISLA has developed a pledge collateral version of their existing GMSLA
Deutsche Börse ends Q4 2018 with strong growth 14 February 2019 Frankfurt Reporter: Jenna Lomax Deutsche Börse AG generated net revenue of €2,770.4 million in 2018, an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year
No-deal Brexit may disrupt ESMA’s MiFID thresholds 14 February 2019 Brussels Reporter: Maddie Saghir No-deal Brexit may have significant effects on the thresholds set by ESMA in implementing measures of MiFID II
ESMA to recognise UK CCPs under EMIR regime 14 February 2019 Brussels Reporter: Maddie Saghir ESMA has started the process to recognise UK CCPs under EMIR’s third country regime in preparation of no-deal Brexit