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US securities cases to be heard at state level
20 May 2016 New Jersey
Reporter: Drew Nicol

More US securities litigation cases may now be seen heard in state courts rather than at the federal level, following the unanimous ruling by the US Supreme Court on a case of alleged naked short selling...

Short sellers zero in on UK hospitality sector
20 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s hard-pressed hospitality sector has caught the eye of short sellers as the looming EU Referendum and legislative pressures have thrown the future of the sector into uncertainty, according to Markit...

Challenging market hits Clearstream GSF volumes
19 May 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing business endured its fourth consecutive month of volume dips, with a 16 percent drop-off in both year-to-year for April and monthly average volume figures for 2016 so far...

Keane heads to Pirum
18 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pirum Systems has taken on Robert Keane as product manager from BMO Global Asset Management...

Pirum revamps CCP Gateway with corporate actions
18 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Post-trade services provider Pirum has enhanced its CCP Gateway service with access to the voluntary corporate action messaging system of Eurex Clearing's Lending Central Counterparty securities lending service...

HSBC tackles new swap clearing rules
17 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has launched a new over-the-counter clearing collateral service to support clients in meeting the requirements of the G20 swap clearing reforms...

ISDA launches new jurisdictional protocol aid
17 May 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has launched the ISDA Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol to help market participants adhere to national stay regulations...

Hong Kong Exchange updates short selling list
16 May 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be updating its list of securities eligible for short selling on 20 May...

Alder takes charge as chair of IOSCO board
13 May 2016 Lima, Peru
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has appointed Ashley Alder as chair of the board...

IPC Systems adds Otkritie Capital to network
13 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

IPC Systems, a communications services provider to the financial markets, has expanded its network with the addition of Russian brokerage firm Otkritie Capital...

Davies and Harrold launch collateral consultancy firm
12 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The collateral consultancy space has a new addition following the launch of CORE Collateral, a specialist collateral consultancy firm, this month...

ENSO launches data platform for emerging managers
New York 12 May 2016
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ENSO Financial Analytics has launched ENSO Edge, a new data analytics platform for for emerging hedge funds and prime brokers...