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Snap crackles following popular IPO
09 March 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Short sellers were quick to snap up shares of the parent company of picture messaging app Snapchat following its closely watched initial public offering

Short selling under threat in South Korea
08 March 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short selling is being used as a political football in Asia, with participants facing burdensome regulatory requirements across the region, particularly in South Korea, conference attendees heard in Seoul

Debevoise & Plimpton secures new PB legal expert
08 March 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has bolstered its legal team focusing on broker-dealers and securities financing regulatory matters with the appointment of David Aman

Future of Basel IV in jeopardy from Trump
07 March 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The future of Basel IV has been thrown into question in the wake of a new wave of anti-regulation sentiment emanating from the US, PASLA/RMA conference delegates heard earlier today

Hong Kong’s reporting proposal is ‘disproportionate’
07 March 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong’s proposal to require fund managers to report securities lending and repo transactions to investors on an annual basis is disproportionate, according to law firm Deacons

OneChicago regains its stride with February securities finance volumes
03 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance exchange OneChicago saw an 8 percent increase to its trading volume for February, compared to the same period last year

OCC goes from strength to strength with CCP securities lending in 2017
02 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC saw a strong start to its securities lending business in 2017, with a 19 percent increase in new loans through its central counterparty so far this year

Societe Generale doubles down on Lombard Risk’s collateral services
01 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Lombard Risk has extended its relationship with Societe Generale as a user of its flagship collateral management solution—Colline

ESMA: CCPs, EMIR and MiFID II are top concerns for 2017
28 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is keeping the supervision of EU CCPs front and centre for its 2017 work programme

Malaysia loosens the reins on its sec lending market
28 February 2017 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bursa Malaysia has revised its securities lending and short selling rules in a bid to boost price discovery and market liquidity

Digital Asset and DTCC complete proof-of-concept for US repo netting DLT
28 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC, in partnership with distributed ledger technology developer Digital Asset, are preparing to embark on the second phase of constructing their repo netting blockchain solution

LSEG-Deutsche Börse merger hits new roadblock
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has hit yet another stumbling block, as the board of LSEG declined to comply with fresh demands from the European Commission