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Thomson Reuters links with S3’s Black App
04 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

S3 Partners’s real-time short interest and securities finance analytics app, Black App, is now available on the Thomson Reuters Eikon App Studio

OneChicago sees volume increase for July
04 August 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

OneChicago put the recent growth down to the launch of its no dividend risk (NRD) friday futures product

Electronic repo trading on the rise, says Bruni
04 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Many factors” — but particularly the new margin requirements for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives—are driving the trend

Elixium and Lombard Risk partner to enhance repo and collateral management
03 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lombard Risk and Elixium have teamed up to improve repo trading and collateral management capabilities

Northern Trust hires Jonathan Titone
03 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Jonathan Titone has joined Northern Trust as vice president and global market consultant in network management

ISLA welcomes asset segregation opinion
02 August 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The International Securities Lending Association has welcomed an opinion that will clarify asset segregation and the application of depository rules to central securities depositories

Canadian pension plans experience fifth positive quarter
02 August 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Canadian pension plans and university endowments reported an increase of 1.53 percent in returns during Q2 2017, marking their fifth straight quarter of positive results

AcadiaSoft launches new consultancy service to tackle margin calls
02 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Its first release under the AcadiaSoft Expert Service programme will be ISDA SIMM Approval Guidance, which will help with obtaining permission from regulators to use the ISDA SIMM for initial margin calculations

OCC securities lending activity increases significantly
02 August 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was up 27 percent in new loans last month

Russia’s CSD sees spike in collateral management system
02 August 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The value of repo transactions that the Russian Federal Treasury performed using the National Securities Depository’s collateral management system reached RUB 10.2 trillion (USD 169.9 billion) in Q2 2017

Optimas Capital opts for Broadridge investment management solution
01 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Optimas Capital, which has more than USD 250 million in assets under management, chose Broadridge’s Portfolio Master solution for its “accurate and smooth processing capability"

Colm Gaughran boosts Lombard Risk’s Australasia team
01 August 2017 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Gaughran will lead the ongoing expansion of Lombard Risk’s regulation technology solutions from the Sydney office