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State Street opens Copenhagen office
11 November 2015 Copenhagen
Reporter: Drew Nicol

State Street has strengthened its presence in the Nordic region with the opening of an office in Copenhagen...

Markit boasts solid Q3 growth figures
11 November 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Markit achieved a 5.6 percent revenue increase on a constant currency basis, according to its Q3 report...

Eurex Clearing loses Zickwolff as advisor
10 November 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Marcus Zickwolff has resigned from all his positions at Deutsche Börse Group, including senior advisor to Eurex Clearing...

Managers double down on PB against rising costs
10 November 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hedge fund managers are increasing their prime broker relationships despite a squeeze on margins caused by new regulation, claims an Ernst & Young survey...

Greece extends short selling ban for credit institutions
10 November 2015 Athens
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Hellenic Capital Market Commission is extending the short selling ban of shares in five credit institutions until 7 December...

Hong Kong add new securities for shorting
09 November 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is adding 27 new securities that will be eligible for short selling from 13 November...

ESMA refreshes management board
06 November 2015 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has elected two new members and re-elected another to its management board...

The tartan trader charged with fraud
06 November 2015 California
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A Scottish short seller is facing charges of profiting from stock manipulation by using social media to spread false information on two companies...

Deutsche Bank to slash investment banking
05 November 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bank will halve its investment banking business as part of its radical cost-cutting 2020 strategy...

Basel Committee considers FSB haircut proposal
05 November 2015 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is now receiving industry comment on the Financial Stability Board’s policy proposal on haircut floors for non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions.

Wedbush grows sec lending team
05 November 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wedbush Securities has added two new senior members to its securities lending group...

CCPs must retain flexibility, says WFE
04 November 2015 Doha
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Overly prescriptive regulation could cause unnecessary constraint to central counterparties, and could lead to more risk in the central clearing marketplace, according to a new report from the World Federation of Exchanges...