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Canadian securities regulator expands T+2 proposals
19 May 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Canadian Securities Administrators has released its final proposal for the transition of mutual funds and equity and long-term debt to T+2 on 5 September

Chile to launch securities lending blockchain
18 May 2017 Santiago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Chile’s Santiago Exchange is partnering with IBM to leverage Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric for a short selling and securities lending blockchain solution by December

Deutsche Bank recruits Maurice Leo
17 May 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Maurice Leo has returned to Deutsche Bank following 13 years at State Street

SS&C wins expanded Acadian mandate
17 May 2017 Connecticut
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Acadian Asset Management cites collateral management and accounting expertise as key to SS&C mandate

Prime brokers failing to retain hedge funds
17 May 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Just under 40 percent on hedge funds surveyed by Preqin switched prime brokers in 2016

BrokerTec and MTS expands RepoFunds Rate suite
16 May 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Fixed income trading platforms BrokerTec and MTS have added Dutch and Belgian repo indices to the RepoFunds Rate suite

Canadian pension fund win streak continues
15 May 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Canada’s pension funds achieved a fourth consecutive quarter of growth, posting returns of 2.9 percent in Q1, according to RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Global political turmoil driving bond trading
15 May 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Geo-political events in the US and Europe were the most significant drivers of fixed income trading in the 12 months ending March, according to NEX Group

Citi joins Axoni’s financing round for DLT
12 May 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Distributed ledger technology developer Axoni has secured Citi as a contributor to its funding round, bringing the total amount raised to more than $20 million

Lendable value at all time high
12 May 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

All major regions recorded double-digit percentage rises in lendable inventory in the past 12 months, taking the total value of lendable assets to a record-breaking $17 trillion

Shadow banking on the up, says FSB
11 May 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global shadow banking continued to grow in 2015 but the FSB did identify new risks that require fresh regulatory requirements

Securities lending is key for liquidity, says Qatar Stock Exchange CEO
11 May 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rashid Bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of the Qatar Stock Exchange, said the need for access to securities lending and covered short selling had been impressed upon him by international investors present at the roadshow