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S3 Partners launches shorting analytics for Bloomberg
01 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

S3 Partners has launched the BLACKLIGHT APPs Crowding Kit on the Bloomberg APP Portal to offer real-time analytics on crowded long and short trades...

Tesla chief risks Icarus syndrome
01 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set his company on a course for long-term shorting exposure with the acquisition of failing green energy producer SolarCity, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

ISE sells for $1.1 billion
01 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq has completed its purchase of the Intercontinental Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Börse group for $1.1 billion in cash...

BoE extends emergency repo service
30 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has pledged to continue the central bank’s additional weekly indexed long-term repo operations until the end of September in the wake of severe market turmoil caused by Brexit...

Vanguard considers sec lending’s contribution
30 June 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The securities lending industry arguably receives a disproportionate amount of regulatory attention compared to the average contribution its business brings, a Vanguard Research Group whitepaper has suggested...

ECB to continue chasing shadows
29 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s ‘shadow banking’ sector poses a growing threat of unquantifiable systematic and liquidity risk for as long as it remains undefined, according to the European Central Bank...

EXCLUSIVE: Brexit wounds—before the vote
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s marginal decision in favour of the so-called Brexit took the securities lending industry by surprise, according to DataLend...

FSB puts asset managers under the spotlight
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Stability Board has highlighted the securities lending activities of asset managers acting as agent lenders as one of four key financial stability risks to be addressed in 2016...

ESMA chair rubbishes collateral shortage fears
27 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Concerns of a collateral shortage in the wake of the implementation of the EMIR were dismissed as unfounded by the Steven Maijoor, chair of the ESMA, in a keynote speech at ISLA’s annual conference...

CME’s CCP gains ESMA’s approval
27 June 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has given its approval to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to operate in the EU as central counterparty...

Securities finance industry reacts to Brexit
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance industry associations and market participants offer their reactions to the UK’s decision to leave the EU by 51.9 percent by stressing the need for calm and emphasising that change will happen gradually...

ISLA: CCPs—what's in it for me?
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The growth of central counterparties (CCPs) in the securities lending market is being held back by a lack of clear incentives, according to ISLA conference panellists...