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Lago Kapital expands operations team
15 March 2017 Helsinki
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Boutique securities finance firm Lago Kapital has bolstered its operations team with a spree of new hires

Santander R&D chief joins blockchain association board
15 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit trade association, has recruited Banco Santander’s Julio Faura to further its aims of bringing distributed ledger technology to financial markets

DTCC and Euroclear launch cross-border collateral solution
15 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral is launching a collateral mobility solution for US and European securities

Euroclear to enter US equity clearing space
15 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euroclear is on the cusp of gaining access to providing limited clearing for US equities

J.P. Morgan reshuffles asset custody team
14 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

J.P. Morgan has revamped its asset custody and agent lending desks with new talent

Securities lending industry breaks through $2trn mark
13 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global on-loan securities are worth more than $2 trillion for the first time since 2013, according to market data provider DataLend

Kenyan securities lending drive gains international support
13 March 2017 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya’s capital markets liquidity drive received another boost last week as the country’s Capital Markets Authority looked to diversify available financial products with the help of several international bodies

CloudMargin adds Nasdaq Clearing to collateral platform
13 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CloudMargin has secured Nasdaq Clearing as a user of its web-based collateral and margin management solution

OFR: CCP offers route to cheaper repo
10 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Repo traders can reduce transaction costs by using CCPs, according to the Office of Financial Research

FCA and JFSA in innovative partnership
10 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial regulators in Japan and the UK have agreed on a cooperation framework to support financial technology companies in entering each market

Broadridge gains post-trade messaging service
10 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired Message Automation to bolster its suite of post-trade services

Asia may have to stay another day
09 March 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Beneficial owners across Asia must come to terms with stay protocols in the near future if they want to do business in foreign markets