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SEC to move US to T+2
23 March 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Members of the SEC’s industry steering committee, including DTCC and SIFMA, were quick to praise the commission on the amendment

UK pension funds embrace alternatives
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK public sector pension funds are jostling to expand their alternatives exposure as a way to diversify their portfolios ahead of the launch of the Local Government Pension Scheme pooling project in April 2018

Hedge funds open to fee cuts to restore investor confidence after 2016 cull
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hedge funds are slashing fees to woo back investors and recover from significant capital outflows in 2016

Northern Trust retains Australian pension fund custody mandate
22 March 2017 Melbourne
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust has received a renewed endorsement from the Australian government employee and Australian Defence Force pension fund

Bundesbank president calls for review of ECB bond purchase policy
21 March 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strong EU-wide economic growth means the European Central Bank should finally begin unwinding its “very loose monetary policy”, according to the president of the German Federal Bank

SIX Securities Services unveils blockchain bond issuance solution
21 March 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Katherine Brown

SIX Securities Services has created a distributed ledger technology solution to cover the entire bond lifecycle, from issuance to settlement, in partnership with Digital Asset Holdings

EU securities lending due for fresh review
20 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A European Securities Markets Authority advisory group has begun a new study of the EU's regulatory oversight of its securities lending markets, with a focus on a possible divergent application of the UCITS guidelines

EU market participants too busy for CMU
20 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EU financial market participants are too bogged down in regulatory implementation to make the most of capital market opportunities, according to a BNY Mellon regional chief

OCC’s Donohue warns of zombie tax reform
17 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US equity options market must stay alert and be ready to work with government to head off potentially damaging tax reforms on the horizon, according to OCC executive chair and CEO Craig Donohue

Nomura restocks equity team
17 March 2017 Tokyo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Japanese bank Nomura has re-bolstered its equity finance team with the appointment of Tom Rafferty

US equities have no chill
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US securities lending activities endured a rollercoaster in its equity lines during the final months of 2016, according to the ISLA latest market report

Brexit poses threat to CMU success, says Clearstream
16 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strained political relations in the EU has put the harmonisation efforts of Europe’s financial markets, such as the European Central Bank’s T2S settlement platform, under “severe stress”, according to Clearstream