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Quantitative easing going nowhere for now
22 June 2017 Berlin
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged earlier in June and expects them “to remain at their present levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases”

Clearstream and ColleX collaborate on collateral
19 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Central securities depository Clearstream and collateral exchange ColleX are teaming up to improve buy-side access to triparty collateral management

Lacklustre T2S take up drives volume drop-off
23 May 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream warns of T2S’s failure to galvanise the market as its monthly volume slips 13 percent for April

Pascal Morosini resurfaces as CEO of new regtech platform
21 April 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Former Clearstream global head of securities financing sales Pascal Morosini has resurfaced as CEO of new regtech platform i-Hub

Clearstream GSF suffers under EU QE
19 April 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The quantitative easing policy of the European Central Bank continues to stifle EU securities financing businesses in the opening months of 2017

Clearstream tackles German debt with link to LCH’s RepoClear
13 April 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The move follows LCH’s extension of its RepoClear service to cash and repo trades on German government securities last month

Cherry takes on SFTR role at Pirum
10 April 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s James Cherry has moved to Pirum Systems to focus on its SFTR and CCP products

Brexit poses threat to CMU success, says Clearstream
16 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strained political relations in the EU has put the harmonisation efforts of Europe’s financial markets, such as the European Central Bank’s T2S settlement platform, under “severe stress”, according to Clearstream

Clearstream sees GSF drop-off in February
15 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing volume outstanding fell by 8 percent in February

CCDC and Clearstream partner for CIBM access
03 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream is partnering with the China Central Depository and Clearing Company to help support settlement and custody for overseas investors into the Chinese Interbank Bond Market

Clearstream’s securities financing volumes dip
21 February 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Volumes in Clearstream’s securities finance business fell 5 percent in January

CSDs find new ally for blockchain collateral scheme
18 January 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Four members of the Liquidity Alliance are collaborating with Deutsche Boerse to build a blockchain-based prototype for cross-border collateral transfer...