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CFTC opens door to US for South Korean futures
15 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has allowed certain Korean Exchange (KRX) members to trade futures directly with in the US market...

Pershing launches new big data analytics service
15 February 2016 Jersey
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon subsidiary Pershing has upgraded its big data analytics service to aid clients’ securities lending programmes...

Clearsteam sees January GSF drop-off
15 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The monthly average outstanding in Clearstream’s global securities financing services fell by 14 percent year-over-year for January...

ICMA: CCP repo on the rise
12 February 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A shift towards centrally cleared repo transactions and the building regulatory strain on global systemically important financial institutions were cited as key developments in the European repo market in a new study...

Convergex builds on sec lending offering
12 February 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Convergex Prime Services has enhanced its securities lending offerings by adding fully-paid for lending capabilities to allow investors to potentially generate additional income...

US and EU tackle CCP continuity
11 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European and US central counterparties will soon be able to operate in both markets with full regulatory compliance after a common approach was agreed...

Eurex Repo expands its inter-bank markets
10 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo has expanded its inter-bank markets to address buy-side clients...

Eurex Clearing strips Maple Bank of its membership
09 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Maple Bank has been forced to cease all transactions through Eurex Clearing’s services, including its securities lending central counterparty, due to the ban on its German branch...

IMN: beneficial owners must become proactive
09 February 2016 Arizona
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Beneficial owners must become more proactive and less reactive when it comes to their securities lending strategy, according to industry experts...

T2S delay confirmed for Clearstream CSDs
09 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has confirmed that its German and Luxembourgish CSDs will migrate to the T2S platform with wave four in February 2017, rather than in wave three, as originally planned...

Triad partners with Wedbush for clearing
08 February 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Triad Securities has added Wedbush Securities to its roster of clearers, further boosting the firm's prime brokerage services...

Broadridge acquires Anetics
05 February 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Broadridge has acquired Massachusetts-based tech firm Anetics, adding to its arsenal of securities finance tools...