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ESG: Major UK beneficial owner publishes sector-exclusion list

03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

One of the UKâ€™s largest pension schemes and long-term securities lender USS has for the first time committed to excluding investment and divesting in sectors it deems â€œfinancially unsuitableâ€‌

The Singapore Exchange to launch new single stock futures

03 June 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The new derivatives are will launch on 15 June and come in response to growing client demand for a broader suite of Singapore-linked equities products

OCC welcomes new exchange, publishes May SBL data

02 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Options Clearing Corporation welcomes new exchange participant and reveals latest monthly data

ICSF gains new global partners for PSSL adoption

29 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLAâ€™s council has added Norges Bank Investment Management to its member base and gained new partnerships with trade bodies and data providers

NSD receives authorisation to assign LEIs to market participants

28 May 2020 Moscow
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Russia's National Settlement Depository has become the countries first CSD to gain certification by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan partner to enhance post-trade efficiency

28 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The offering is now live and in production with the first joint Bloomberg and J.P. Morganâ€™s Securities Services client and is being made available to other buy-side clients

SmartStream extends its public API for collateral management

27 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

SmartStream extends public API to promote access to collateral management technologies

Aberdeen Asset Management veterans invest in blockchain start-up

27 May 2020 Edinburgh
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The blockchain start-up, BTP, recent finalised an angel funding round led by Aberdeen Asset Management veterans Martin Gilbert and Andrew Laing

Citi raises $1m to support COVID-19 relief efforts

27 May 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has raised $1 million (USD) in an effort to support the UNDP to address COVID-19 challenges across the region.

ISLA publishes revised 2020 US tax addendum to GMSLA

27 May 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA has published the revised 2020 US tax addendum to its GMSLA 2010, along with supporting guidance notes for members

PASLA/EY survey reveals growth of ESG in APAC securities lending

26 May 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Natalie Turner

PASLA has revealed key findings of a new survey on ESG and securities lending in APAC

PASLA sets out roadmap for standardising ESG in APAC

21 May 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The association plans to create a set of ESG principles for APAC following an EY/PASLA survey showing 89 percent of respondents say securities lending and ESG are compatible

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