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ISLA: Beneficial owners exploring P2P lending
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Increasing numbers of beneficial owners are looking to cut out the middleman and engage in peer-to-peer lending with non-banks, according to conference panellists at ISLA...

ISLA: There's a bull in the China store, but no bear
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

China is giving off mixed messages to the securities lending market on its willingness to incorporate short selling, according to ISLA's conference panellists...

ISLA: Positivity unwavered by securities challenges
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The majority of ISLA conference delegates expect the overall securities revenue pool to decrease over the next three years, but remain generally positive about the future...

ISLA: Blockchain to end counterparty risk, eventually
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain has the potential to reduce balance sheet use and bring settlement risk to near zero, according to participants in a blockchain roundtable at the ISLA conference in Vienna...

ISLA: Two ISLA board members to step down
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two of the International Securities Lending Association's (ISLA) board members are set to step down this year, according to Andrew Dyson, ISLA COO, who was speaking ISLA's conference in Vienna...

Clearstream builds bridges to the east
16 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Post-trade services provider Clearstream is looking to be first at the gate to take full advantage of the opening of the Chinese capital markets, according to its monthly report...

Riguzzi to head SIX Exchange Regulation business
16 May 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Corinne Riguzzi has been elected by SIX’s board of directors as the new head of SIX Exchange Regulation, from 1 January 2017...

You're not special anymore
15 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A dramatic drop off in the short selling volume of Russell 3000 constituents is negatively affecting securities lending revenues, according to financial data provider Markit...

Broadridge snaps up 4sight
14 June 2016 Lake Success, New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Broadridge Financial Solutions has added another string to its securities finance bow with the acquisition of 4sight Financial Software...

OCC comments on QCCP extension
13 June 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Equity derivatives clearinghouse the Options Clearing Corporation has praised the European Commission’s decision to delay the deadline for US CCPs to become fully fledged qualifying central counterparties in the EU...

Reyes to lead Wells Fargo’s EMEA business
13 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wells Fargo Securities, the capital markets and investment banking business of Wells Fargo & Company, has appointed Alicia Reyes as head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

Clearstream’s GSF head rising in the ranks
10 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has promoted Richard Glen from his role as vice president to senior vice president...