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ASX sees 5.8 percent increase in collateral management activity
16 February 2018 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The increase in the use of derivatives and OTC was due to a rise in futures trading, OTC clearing and collateral management activity

Citi’s agency lending sales chief departs
16 February 2018 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citi’s Americas head of sales for it’s agency securities lending, collateral management, and separate account cash management businesses, Jeff Bonaldi, has left to pursue a number of entrepreneurial ventures

SIFMA testifies on legislative proposals regarding derivatives
15 February 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

SIFMA has testified to the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on areas that could make regulations more risk-sensitive, less complex and clearer

European and Asian hedge funds will be focus of 2018, predicts Deutsche Bank
15 February 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

More than 35 percent of investors asked are planning to add to their European exposure in 2018

ECB rings collateral changes
14 February 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The European Central Bank has issued a series of amendments relating to the Eurosystem’s monetary policy implementation

Top of hot stocks: CNH Industrial and Tesla
14 February 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CNH Industrial NV led the FIS Astec Analytics hot stocks list for EMEA for last week

US agencies look to change swap margin rule
14 February 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposed rule was featured in Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities; Proposed Rule, released on 5 February

New members join ICMA ERCC
13 February 2018 Luxembourg
Reporter: Brian Bollen

A number of new names feature on the revised list of the International Capital Market Association European Repo and Collateral Council members following the annual elections held between 26 January and 9 February

NEX launches ISCI service
13 February 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

NEX Regulatory Reporting has launched its short code identifier service, the Industry Standard Common Identifier (ISCI)

Cecabank becomes EquityClear’s first spanish member
13 February 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

LCH’s EquityClear has welcomed Cecabank as the first Spanish clearing member

DFM admits Al Ramz Capital as the first regulated short-selling provider
12 February 2018 Dubai
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Al Ramz Capital has become the first member of the Dubai Financial Market to be given a DFM accreditation to provide a regulated short selling service to its client base

Family Bank introduces Acumen for its treasury operations
12 February 2018 Nairobi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Family Bank in Kenya has implemented Profile Software’s Acumen net solution for its treasury and risk management operations