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OFR praises CCPs on transparency boost, but warns of further work needed to close data gaps
03 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Further transparency and consistency in reporting is needed on the default mechanisms of CCPs, according to the Office of Financial Research

CCDC and Clearstream partner for CIBM access
03 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream is partnering with the China Central Depository and Clearing Company to help support settlement and custody for overseas investors into the Chinese Interbank Bond Market

OneChicago regains its stride with February securities finance volumes
03 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance exchange OneChicago saw an 8 percent increase to its trading volume for February, compared to the same period last year

Northern Trust expands office in South Korea
02 March 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust has enhanced its presence in Asia with the opening of an expanded office in Seoul, South Korea

OCC goes from strength to strength with CCP securities lending in 2017
02 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC saw a strong start to its securities lending business in 2017, with a 19 percent increase in new loans through its central counterparty so far this year

UCITS and AIF sales fell in 2016
01 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Net sales of UCITS and alternative investment funds fell to €455 billion last year as Europe was beset by plunging stock markets and Brexit.

Societe Generale doubles down on Lombard Risk’s collateral services
01 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Lombard Risk has extended its relationship with Societe Generale as a user of its flagship collateral management solution—Colline

ESMA: CCPs, EMIR and MiFID II are top concerns for 2017
28 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is keeping the supervision of EU CCPs front and centre for its 2017 work programme

Malaysia loosens the reins on its sec lending market
28 February 2017 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bursa Malaysia has revised its securities lending and short selling rules in a bid to boost price discovery and market liquidity

Digital Asset and DTCC complete proof-of-concept for US repo netting DLT
28 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC, in partnership with distributed ledger technology developer Digital Asset, are preparing to embark on the second phase of constructing their repo netting blockchain solution

NEX Exchange brings Dyrberg to board
28 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK stock exchange NEX Exchange has appointed Mireille Dyrberg to its board as a non-executive director

LSEG-Deutsche Börse merger hits new roadblock
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has hit yet another stumbling block, as the board of LSEG declined to comply with fresh demands from the European Commission