News search | Securities Finance Times

Generic business image for news articles

Clearstream’s securities financing volumes dip
21 February 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Volumes in Clearstream’s securities finance business fell 5 percent in January

Euronext taps Silva for Lisbon CEO
21 February 2017 Lisbon
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has appointed Paulo Rodrigues da Silva as CEO of Euronext Lisbon following the departure of Maria João Carioca, effective early March

ETF lending on the rise, says M'Rabti
20 February 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Agent lenders are “getting serious” about including exchange-traded funds in their lending programmes thanks to a transactional hurdles being removed, according to Euroclear’s Mohamed M'Rabti

EXCLUSIVE: Zirpolo leaves Cantor Fitzgerald
20 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cantor Fitzgerald’s managing director and head of stock loan Rory Zirpolo has left the firm

Hedge funds come out swinging in 2017
17 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strong gains across all hedge fund strategies and regions last month could repair investor confidence and stem the heavy outflows of capital, according to Preqin

ESMA wades into DLT debate
17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has acknowledged a number of benefits that distributed ledger technology could bring, including greater post-trade efficiency, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs

India offers fee savings boost to lending
16 February 2017 New Delhi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Indian National Securities Clearing Corporation has offered an olive branch to the National Stock Exchange securities lending market by introducing an incentive scheme that would see larger transactions rewarded with cuts to charges

Euronext initiates new post-trade platform launch
15 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has set out a timeline for the implementation of its new post-trade solution, offering risk analytics, inventory management and collateral transformation services for bonds, equities and commodities

Hazeltree hires strategic lead
15 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hazeltree has appointed Don Jefferis as managing director of strategic accounts, to lead business expansion into new markets

CFTC offers respite from 1 March margin rules deadline
15 February 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Swaps dealers have been gifted a seven-month grace period to finalise their compliance infrastructures for the new variation margin requirements set to come into force on 1 March

EU repo caught in ‘perfect storm’
14 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European repo market experienced extreme volatility and dislocation during a year-end liquidity crunch in 2016, according to the International Capital Market Association

Dag Rudiløkken returns to DNB Bank
14 February 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Dag Rudiløkken has returned to DNB Bank after a six-month spell at Nordea Bank