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Elixium imbues post-trade connectivity with Pirum
14 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Recently launched trading platform Elixium and Pirum Systems are collaborating to provide post-trade connectivity to their clients...

OTC derivative reform opens the door for SWFs
14 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Sovereign wealth funds are in a unique position to plug gaps in the securities lending and repo markets left by regulatory reform in the over-the-counter derivatives space, according to BNY Mellon...

Sec lending liquidity concern for beneficial owner
14 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US beneficial owner MetLife has cited liquidity risks relating to its securities lending programme as one of the potential hurdles that could scupper its plans for a $3 billion common stock repurchase initiative...

Gun stocks give short sellers bang for their bucks
11 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US gun maker Smith & Wesson has seen its share price tumble in the wake of the shock victory of Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential election...

New sec lending fintech launches
11 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A new securities lending-focused fintech firm is hoping to “reinvent” the market...

India’s pension system to enter securities lending
11 November 2016 New Delhi
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

India’s Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is seeking feedback on a proposal to allow the country’s National Pension System to begin participating in securities lending...

GSF down for Clearstream in October
11 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing volume fell by 14 percent in October...

South Korea hardens short selling standards
10 November 2016 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

South Korea’s financial authority has pledged to bolster its short selling and disclosure regulations in a bid to reinforce investor protection.

REDI and S3 team up on data analysis
10 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

REDI Global Technologies has partnered with S3 Partners to bring its trading platform’s clients access to S3’s Blacklight data analytics tools...

Eurex to launch total return futures
10 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Eurex will begin offering total return futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index from 2 December...

Asia gains DLT research centre
09 November 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Financial innovation firm R3 is launching its first dedicated distributed ledger technology centre of excellence for Asia...

Trump stumps markets, world
09 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Property magnate and reality TV star Donald Trump defied all expectations to become the 45th US president, immediately throwing global markets into turmoil...