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Canadian pension funds continue win streak
03 November 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw a second consecutive quarter of positive returns in Q3 2016, with RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe recording a 7.9 percent improvement on Q3 2015...

Eurex sees repo activity fall in October
03 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo suffered a 34 percent dropoff in its GC Pooling repo activity in October...

OCC sees sec lending growth in October
03 November 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC saw its securities lending central clearing activity shoot up 33 percent in new loans in October...

US SEC refreshes derivatives analysis
03 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US Securities and Exchange Commission has released fresh analysis on the likely effects of its proposed rule on the use of derivatives by registered funds and business development companies...

Hazeltree hires client management ace Ventura
02 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Treasury management solution provider Hazeltree has hired J.P. Morgan’s Sal Ventura to its management team as head of client relationship management...

LCH to bolster derivatives offering in 2017
02 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global clearinghouse LCH is launching a new service for the non-cleared derivatives market in H1 2017...

Ex-Citi sec lending director running for Congress
02 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

An ex-Citi director of securities lending sales is challenging for a seat in Congress in the Democratic stronghold of New York’s 13th District...

Saudi Arabia improves bonds issuance
02 November 2016 Riyadh
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Saudi Arabian government bonds are beginning to see a yield curve that will create a pricing benchmark and support the broader growth of capital markets in the region, according to Fitch Ratings...

DB hands alternative fund services to Rhydderch
01 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bank’s David Rhydderch has moved up the ladder to become global head of the bank’s alternative fund services business...

Stein calls for new SEC data strategy
01 November 2016 Michigan
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Kara Stein has renewed calls for the creation of an Office of Data Strategy to overhaul the SEC’s “ad hoc” data collection and analysis strategies going forward...

OFR: commits to repo data collection
01 November 2016 Michigan
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Office of Financial Research has confirmed its commitment to continue its data collection for global repo transactions...

AFEX signs up Derivitec's for collateral management
01 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Risk management solutions provider AFEX has partnered with Derivitec to leverage its Risk Portal platform for collateral management reports...