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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

Northern Trust boosts UK fund services team
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales for its UK global fund services business

Clearstream sees GSF drop-off in February
15 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing volume outstanding fell by 8 percent in February

Lago Kapital expands operations team
15 March 2017 Helsinki
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Boutique securities finance firm Lago Kapital has bolstered its operations team with a spree of new hires

Santander R&D chief joins blockchain association board
15 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit trade association, has recruited Banco Santander’s Julio Faura to further its aims of bringing distributed ledger technology to financial markets

DTCC and Euroclear launch cross-border collateral solution
15 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral is launching a collateral mobility solution for US and European securities

Short interest in Air France soars
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Air France has claimed the EMEA top spot in the latest FIS Astec Analytics hot stock list after experiencing renewed headwinds this year