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EquiLend and BondLend break trading record
03 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EquiLend and BondLend experienced a record-breaking trading day across the two platforms on 28 June 2017

BNP Paribas welcomes four new users for US custody platform
03 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has secured four new European online banks as clients for its US broker-to-custody platform

Champions League final draws big shorting crowd
30 June 2017 Turin
Reporter: Katherine Brown

The club's share price hit a 12-month peak of €0.96 on 2 May, representing a rise of approximately 220 percent

Citi launches big data platform for custody and fund services
30 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Katherine Brown

The platform concentrates on data analyses across Citi custody and fund services products and will be broadened to include investor services, which includes securities lending, at a later date

DTCC completes first trade on CCIT platform
30 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The first trade comes a month after the US SEC approved rule changes allowing institutional investors to participate directly in the clearinghouse through CCIT membership

MiFID II a threat to market liquidity
29 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

New rules under MiFID II could restrict liquidity in the market and have a negative effect on securities lending and repo industry, according to Anna Biala, a partner at Clifford Chance

OCC secures McCormick for new risk management role
29 June 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC has brought on Amy McCormick into the new role of first vice president, financial risk management, effective immediately

IHS Markit tackles MiFID II challenge for buy-side
29 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

IHS Markit has launched RPA Manager, a new service to help asset managers acquire investment research in compliance with MiFID II.

MiFID II data security paramount, warns Silverfinch
28 June 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Data sent to regulators as part of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) reporting requirements must be sent and managed securely, said regulatory data exchange Silverfinch

Banque de France to trial PSPP sec lending auction
28 June 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trial auctions will be open at least one month to all eligible counterparties that signed the relevant contracts.

Collateral liquidity drought driving buy-side to CCPs, survey reveals
27 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The report also highlighted that the “classic concerns” associated with use of CCPs still endure

Vontobel choses Clearstream for hedge funds business
27 June 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Vontobel is set to become a user of Clearstream Banking’s investment funds processing infrastructure for its third-party hedge fund processing activities