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US pension fund wins $123m in securities lending fund valuation dispute
02 June 2017 Missouri
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Missouri pension fund wins $123 million from State Street for erroneous securities lending fund valuation

Securities lending up in May for OCC
02 June 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was up 26 percent in new loans in May, compared to the same time last year

Shadow banking growth slows in Q4
01 June 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The value of EU shadow banking slowed significantly in Q4 2016, according to the European Systemic Risk Board’s latest review of the sector

SIX x-clear adjusts CCP risk model
01 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

SIX x-clear has recalibrated its inter-central counterparty risk models in order to improve accuracy

Changes in the ranks at NEX Group
31 May 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

NEX Group has seen a leadership reshuffle, as group CFO Stuart Bridges steps down from the board and announced his plans to leave the company later in the year

Deutsche Bank fined $41m for lack of anti-money laundering deficiencies
31 May 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bank is facing a $41 million penalty and a consent cease and desist order from the US Federal Reserve for “significant deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering management

DLT poses fragmentation risk in EU, warns ECB
30 May 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The increase in distributed ledger technology poses a risk of market fragmentation in the EU, but regulation should not hamper development, according to Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank

CCMA praises Canadian market participants on T+2 preparations
30 May 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Keith Evans praised the country’s financial markets regulators and participants in their efforts to prepare for the move to T+2 on 5 September, designed to “further strengthen” the marketplace

RMA offers amendments to Dodd-Frank rules
26 May 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Risk Management Association’s securities lending committee has written to the US Treasury as part of its President Donald Trump-mandated review of regulatory burdens on the financial system

Chile’s CSD looks to Nasdaq for sec lending platform
26 May 2017 Santiago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Nasdaq has been chosen by Chile’s central securities depository to create a securities lending accounting infrastructure as part of a major technology overhaul

Raccat launches securities finance dealership platform
25 May 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas’s David Raccat has decided to go it alone with the launch of Wematch.SecuritiesFinancing, a web-based tool aiming at disrupting the dealing process of securities financing markets

Northern Trust expands UAE operations
24 May 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has opened a new branch office in Abu Dhabi, as part of a continuing focus on business in the UAE