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Hartford Funds selects Citi for sec lending services
02 March 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Citi has been awarded a mandate to provide third-party securities lending services for certain Hartford Funds mutual funds

OCC securities lending activity sees increase
02 March 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Brian Bollen

OCC has calculated that its securities lending activity was up 39 percent in new loans from February last year with 224,374 transactions last month

Blockchain to transform collateral lending
02 March 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

ING Bank and Credit Suisse have carried out the first-ever live securities trade on a blockchain platform, in what ING described as a ground-breaking transaction

OneChicago sees decrease in trading volume for February
02 March 2018 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The downturn marks a slight change of fortune for the exchange, which saw a significant increase in cleared securities lending activity in January

FSB completes peer reviews of Singapore and Hong Kong
01 March 2019 Basel
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Financial Stability Board has released a peer reviews for both Singapore and Hong Kong

SIs on the rise across asset classes, says Christian Voight
01 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Christian Voight explained that the change “also interestingly shows that SIs are spreading across more asset classes than just equities—there are more of them active in bonds and derivatives”

AFME: financial institutions need to work collectively for long-term benefits
01 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The report sets out potential future opportunities for utilities use across the capital markets, as well as the challenges preventing utilities from coming to market

Prime services continue to shine
01 March 2018 Australasia
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Equities Prime Services continues to be a bright spot in the Australasian investment banking universe, outperforming traditional equities businesses for the past three years

US Treasury highlights importance of quality collateral
28 February 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The importance of secured lending against high-quality collateral is underlined by the inclusion of the topic in a paper published by the US Treasury, summarising its views on the Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA)

Citi appoints Debopama Sen
28 February 2018 Singapore
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Citi has appointed Debopama Sen as Singapore and ASEAN head for its treasury and trade solutions (TTS) business, pending regulatory approval

Salvatore Ferragamo and Mimedx Group feature in hot stocks list
28 February 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Since December 1, Salvatore’s utilisation has fallen from 82 percent to 76 percent, as volumes fell by 4 percent

Standard Chartered releases 2017 results
27 February 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered earned $3 billion in 2017, a 175 percent increase in its profit before tax