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Leverage

The use of borrowed capital (debt) to increase the potential return of an investment.

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Industry
AIIB issues first DNN through Euroclear’s D-FMI platform

This marks the first digital issuance in US dollars for Euroclear and the first such issuance by an Asia-based issuer on its platform, the firm says

Regulation
ISLA and ICMA publish GMRA Digital Assets Annex

The association looks to bring consistency to the legal terms used by market participants when trading certain digital assets under the GMRA 2011 and 2010

Regulation
ISDA: ‘Not a lot of time’ to prepare for US Treasury reforms

CEO Scott O’Malia believes there to be an “enormous laundry list of tasks” to complete when it comes to the SEC’s US Treasury reforms

Industry
Tradeweb completes acquisition of ICD

With this move, Tradeweb adds corporate treasury professionals as a fourth client channel, complementing its existing focus on institutional, wholesale and retail clients

Industry
Global PSSL and Confide Platform collaborate

Global PSSL Secretariat will leverage the capabilities of the Confide Platform to ensure the confidential, efficient, and transparent resolution of grievances and internal conflicts

People moves
Digital Asset names Hoffmann Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs

In his new role, Matthew Hoffmann will educate regulators and policymakers on key developments in distributed ledger and blockchain technology

Regulation
China approves suspension of securities relending

The suspension will take effect from today [Thursday, 11 July] and follows the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s decision to raise margin requirements for short sellers

People moves
AccessFintech hires Naveen TV as head of product

He holds over two decades of expertise in financial services