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CMF: Too many cooks
20 October 2016 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

There are too many differences between regional regulations and not enough will from regulators to align them, according to speakers at the 10th Fleming Collateral Management Forum...

Sec lending aids price discovery
20 October 2016 Oslo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The importance of an active securities lending market has been emphasised as a way to counter passively managed portfolios and ensure efficient price discovery...

ISLA warns of market shrinkage
19 October 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The combined weight of regulatory burdens could “push institutional lenders away from the securities lending market” and cause a drain on liquidity, according to the International Securities Lending Association...

Industry tests equity swaps blockchain
18 October 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eight firms have come together to test a blockchain solution for the post-trade lifecycle processing of over-the-counter equity swaps...

Saurabh Seth returns to MUFG Securities
17 October 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former Barclays executive Saurabh Seth has returned to MUFG Securities...

UCITS funds enjoy new allocation growth
17 October 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The plethora of regulatory burdens confining the investment strategies of alternative UCITS are not dissuading investors from increasing their allocation to the fund type, according to a Deutsche Bank survey...

SEC bolsters reporting and liquidity rules
14 October 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The US SEC has voted to adopt changes to reporting and disclosure of information rules for registered investment companies, and to improve liquidity risk management among open-ended funds...

Hadingham becomes SGCIB director
14 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Barclays director of equity funding and securities lending Peter Hadingham has taken on a new role as a director at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking...

MMFs un-phased by broker-dealers’ repo retreat
13 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The drop in repo supply from primary broker-dealer counterparties will not have a significant effect on money market funds, according to a report from Moody’s Investor Services...

SmartStream snaps up Mauer
12 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

William Mauer has been wooed away from BNP Paribas by SmartStream, after two years at the bank...

Sovereigns keen on securities lending
11 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Sovereign institutions are considering expanding their commitment to securities lending to increase returns and to help alleviate what they perceive as a threat to liquidity in the financial markets, according to a new survey...

Raccat to depart BNP Paribas Securities Services
11 October 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

David Raccat is leaving BNP Paribas Securities Services after 20 years, the custodian bank has confirmed...