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Hedge funds come out swinging in 2017
17 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strong gains across all hedge fund strategies and regions last month could repair investor confidence and stem the heavy outflows of capital, according to Preqin

ESMA wades into DLT debate
17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has acknowledged a number of benefits that distributed ledger technology could bring, including greater post-trade efficiency, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs

India offers fee savings boost to lending
16 February 2017 New Delhi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Indian National Securities Clearing Corporation has offered an olive branch to the National Stock Exchange securities lending market by introducing an incentive scheme that would see larger transactions rewarded with cuts to charges

Euronext initiates new post-trade platform launch
15 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has set out a timeline for the implementation of its new post-trade solution, offering risk analytics, inventory management and collateral transformation services for bonds, equities and commodities

Hazeltree hires strategic lead
15 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hazeltree has appointed Don Jefferis as managing director of strategic accounts, to lead business expansion into new markets

CFTC offers respite from 1 March margin rules deadline
15 February 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Swaps dealers have been gifted a seven-month grace period to finalise their compliance infrastructures for the new variation margin requirements set to come into force on 1 March

EU repo caught in ‘perfect storm’
14 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European repo market experienced extreme volatility and dislocation during a year-end liquidity crunch in 2016, according to the International Capital Market Association

Dag Rudiløkken returns to DNB Bank
14 February 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Dag Rudiløkken has returned to DNB Bank after a six-month spell at Nordea Bank

The war for Wall Street heats up with Tarullo resignation
13 February 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US Federal Reserve governor and key architect of post-crisis US banking regulation Daniel Tarullo has tendered his resignation, effective 5 April

Japanese firms attracting high short interest
13 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Japanese firms are top of the list of most shorted Asian firms announcing earnings this week, according to IHS Markit data

Taiwan overhauls lending rulebook
13 February 2017 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Taiwan Stock Exchange has implemented fresh amendments to its securities lending rules and overhauled its regulatory interpretations interface in a bid to improve transparency and attract more lenders to the market

Deutsche Bank raises Kini to transaction head in China
13 February 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bank has appointed Mahesh Kini as head of global transaction banking for China