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Eurex poaches fresh talent for derivatives
22 December 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Börse’s has appointed two new senior product development personnel for its Eurex derivatives segment...

Triad recruits Landsbergen
20 December 2016 Boston
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US broker-dealer Triad Securities has brought on Tom Landsbergen as director of prime brokerage sales...

Calypso in tune with Canada's AIMCo
22 November 2016 Edmonton, Canada
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Alberta Investment Management Corporation, a Canadian institutional investment manager, has gone live with Calypso Technology’s collateral management system...

Canadian pension funds continue win streak
03 November 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw a second consecutive quarter of positive returns in Q3 2016, with RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe recording a 7.9 percent improvement on Q3 2015...

UCITS funds enjoy new allocation growth
17 October 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The plethora of regulatory burdens confining the investment strategies of alternative UCITS are not dissuading investors from increasing their allocation to the fund type, according to a Deutsche Bank survey...

Exclusive: New CEO named for CIBC Mellon
06 October 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CIBC Mellon has appointed Steven Wolff as new president and CEO, effective 14 November...

Albert Fried under new management
06 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Canada’s TD Securities is expanding in the US with the acquisition of New York-based broker-dealer Albert Fried & Company...

R3 members trial Intel’s distributed ledger prototype
26 September 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Financial innovation company R3 and eight of its largest consortium member banks including HSBC, Societe Generale and State Street, have successfully tested Intel’s distributed ledger prototype for bond transactions...

FSB: members must improve OTC margin compliance
31 August 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Around half of Financial Stability Board member jurisdictions need to “urgently take steps” to get back on track with their implementation of over-the-counter margin requirements, according to the FSB...

Canadian real estate investment fund attracts shorts
09 August 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Boardwalk REIT is among short sellers’ most sought after stock in the run-up to its next earnings announcement, according to IHS Markit...

CASLA: CCPs feel northern chill
03 June 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The limited size of Canada’s securities lending industry means that only unilateral action by all participants could spearhead the creation of a Canadian CCP, according to panellists at CASLA's Conference on Canadian Securities Lending...

CIBC Mellon CEO Monahan to retire
20 May 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CIBC Mellon president and CEO Thomas Monahan is preparing to retire at the end of 2016...