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New EU liquidity risk study promotes market tools
18 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European jurisdictions must make the full gamut of market-based liquidity tools available to tackle the rise of liquidity fragmentation, claims a new market study...

Sec lending boosts income for Martin Currie Trust
18 April 2016 Edinburgh
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust has earned gross profits of £53,000 since its stock lending programme began...

Clearstream endures GSF drop-off in March
15 April 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream saw demand for its global securities financing services fall by 18 percent in March, compared the the same time in 2015.

EXCLUSIVE:Sheehan to leave Citi
15 April 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Stephen Sheehan, director of securities finance sales and relationship management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Citi, has left the bank after 10 years.

GBP added to Eurex Repo gilt offering
14 April 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo’s clients are now able to trade pound sterling against debt securities of the UK government denominated in GBP...

Pirum and Euroclear link up at triparty
13 April 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Euroclear has enhanced its triparty securities lending service with the addition of a connection to Pirum’s collateral management tool...

Industry associations publish SFTR breakdown letter
13 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Five industry bodies have joined forces to publish a joint statement to help market participants comply with Securities Financing Transactions Regulation requirements...

NSD signs agreement with Egypt’s CSD
13 April 2016 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The central securities depositories of Russia and Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding in order to offer investors access to the markets of both countries...

SEC’s asset management enforcer to depart
12 April 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities and Exchange Commission asset management enforcement co-chief Marshall Sprung will leave his role in April...

OCC endorses DOL listed options ruling
07 April 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation is “gratified” that the US Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule did not limit investors’ ability to hold listed options in retirement funds...

FIS hot stocks: 28 March
07 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Energy providers came under the spotlight last week, taking the top spot in all three regions for the 28 March FIS Astec Analytics hot stocks list...

Eurex Repo sees March volume drop-off
06 April 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo achieved an average outstanding volume of €147.4 billion in March, representing a fall of €61.4 billion from the previous year...