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SIFMA elects board for 2018
24 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Authority has elected its principal officers for 2018, naming Lisa Kidd Hunt, executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co, as its chair

Merrill Lynch first to fall foul of UK’s EMIR reporting rules
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The bank accepted a £34.52 million penalty relating to 68.5 million unreported transactions between February 2014 and February 2016

Wolters Kluwer chosen for risk and reg by Polish bank
23 October 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Bank BPS will use the OneSumX solutions for static and dynamic projection analysis, liquidity reporting, interest-rate and foreign-exchange risk, as well as value-at-risk analysis

Iberclear bank on Citi to provide global custody
20 October 2017 Madrid
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The agreement, signed at this years Sibos conference in Toronto, will enable Spanish clearing houses to settle international securities via local CSDs

Clearstream promises post-Brexit services continuity
20 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Despite the uncertainty that came after the referendum results last year, Clearstream said its main objective through Brexit was to minimise risk of cross-border settlement

AI will be transformative, but is still in early stages
19 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Artificial intelligence is a “transformational technology” that will improve productivity and security, and provide a competitive advantage, according to a live poll at Sibos 2017

Security and standards key in blockchain solutions
19 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions should embed security measures at their very core, especially in the financial services space, according to Sibos panellists

LCH promotes Daniel Maguire to CEO
19 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Maguire, who has been COO of the same department since April this year, was previously senior vice president for commodity exotics and hybrids at J.P. Morgan

Swift harmonises VP Securities network in Denmark
19 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The enhancement, set to launch in 2018, means banks will face reduced costs by harmonising the network used to connect with other securities markets across the globe

EU commission lays down the law on MiFID II compliance
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As many as 19 infringing member states include Belgium, Malta, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as facing the commission’s wrath

Margin rules depress derivative contract terms, survey finds
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

New EU margin requirements are driving less favourable non-price terms and conditions in new or renegotiated over-the-counter derivatives master agreements, according to a EU Commission market survey

SIX successful in migrating clearing payments under ISO 20022
19th October 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The new Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) payment system facilitates the cash-side settlement of securities transactions in real-time