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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

Traiana enhances swaps offering
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Traiana has launched a new suite of services to allow swaps providers to electronically manage payments and confirmations in equity swaps

CloudMargin and SmartDX set out their stall with joint VM rules solution
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CloudMargin and SmartDX have partnered to address the challenges posed by the imminent daily variation margin rules

PIMCO raises Stafford to Asia Pacific head
27 February 2017 California
Reporter: Drew Nicol

PIMCO has secured Kimberley Stafford as its new head of Asia Pacific

US options volumes flounder
27 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US options market is stagnating as a result of political and regulatory change in Washington DC, according to a TABB Group report

EU watchdogs lay down the law on VM deadline
24 February 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU supervisory authorities have chastised the union’s financial services industry for failing to meet the already delayed deadline for exchanging variation margin