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SDR takes dim view of sec lending
24 January 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Asset managers must provide annual reports on their securities lending policy under the proposed Shareholder Rights Directive because it “can cause controversy in the area of shareholder engagement”...

BNY Mellon ends 2016 on a high
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon posted its strongest securities lending revenue of the year in Q4 2016...

Grady takes the helm at ADISA
23 January 2017 Indianapolis
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The board of the Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association has named its officers for 2017, as John Grady begins his term as president of the board...

Pakistan review SBL lists
23 January 2017 Islamabad
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The National Clearing Company of Pakistan has revised its list of securities eligible for lending activities...

Northern Trust warns of repo timebomb
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The repo market could “shut down” under stress conditions with pension funds most at risk, according to a new Northern Trust whitepaper...

Broadridge welcomes Abric and Price
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Broadridge has expanded its securities finance team with the addition of Wells Fargo’s Peter Abric and FIS’s Thomas Price...

Trump heralds changing of the guard at SEC
20 January 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the US has signalled a major reshuffle in the highest ranks of US governing bodies...

US and Hong Kong augment data sharing deal
20 January 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has renewed its ties with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to further strengthen oversight of entities operating in both markets...

CME boasts record-breaking peso IRS activity
19 January 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Derivatives marketplace CME Group achieved a record-breaking January trading day by clearing more than MXN 1 trillion (USD 45.53 billion) interest rate swaps in a single session...

CSDs find new ally for blockchain collateral scheme
18 January 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Four members of the Liquidity Alliance are collaborating with Deutsche Boerse to build a blockchain-based prototype for cross-border collateral transfer...

CalPERS retains Feckner as president
18 January 2017 Sacramento
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The California Public Employees' Retirement System has re-elected Rob Feckner as board president for a thirteenth term...

Convergex enjoys the fruits of its labours
18 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US broker Convergex attracted more than $1 billion in new assets for its prime brokerage business in 2016...