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ITI Group acquires UK broker
06 April 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ITI Group has expanded its UK presence with the the purchase of broker-dealer Uralsib Securities from Russia's Uralsib Group

OneChicago sees March growth
06 April 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance exchange OneChicago’s transaction volume for March beat last year’s monthly volume by 2 percent

BM&FBovespa and Cetip form new exchange
05 April 2017 São Paulo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The merged entity has been rebranded as B3 and promises to offer an enhanced range of services, including securities lending

Cowen snaps up Convergex for $116 million
05 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The cash and stock deal has been struck with Convergex owners BNY Mellon and GTCR

Euronext and ICE Clear partner up
05 April 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearing operations will be run from Amsterdam, while a new asset financing solution will be built by Euronext and operated from Paris

R3’s Corda steps up for DLT lending platform
05 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Liquidity management company HQLAX has teamed up with R3 and five of its member banks to build a collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers

Eurex secures KfW as IRS clearing client
05 April 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

German government-owned investment bank KfW has looked to Eurex Clearing for IRS clearing services

OCC’s McClain to head DTCC equity clearing
04 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has appointed Michael McClain as managing director and general manager of equity clearing

EU beneficial owners see asset dropoff
04 April 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pension fund and insurance company balance sheets contracted, according to data from the European Central Bank

BlackRock revamps equity business
03 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BlackRock shakes up equity division with new products to reflect more sophisticated client demands

Goldman welcomes Bozorgi for equity
03 April 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Goldman Sachs continues equities hiring spree with appointment of Poya Bozorgi

FCA sheds light on MiFID II rules
31 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published near-final rules on its implementation of MiFID II