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Italy’s Consob extends shorting ban
04 October 2016 Rome
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Italian regulator Consob has extended the short selling ban on Banca MPS shares until 5 January 2017...

OCC enjoys sec lending summer growth
04 October 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation’s securities lending volume grew by 29 percent in new loans in September, compared to the same time last year...

ESMA bows to market pressure on SFTR
03 October 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has avoided creating a “major liquidity issue” by revising the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation’s collateral reporting rules...

GFT adds to pan-Atlantic team
03 October 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services technology consultant GFT has appointed David Collins as head of financial services for the pan-Atlantic region...

Hazeltree and HedgeServ partner for treasury solution
30 September 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hazeltree, a buy-side treasury management solutions provider, and HedgeServ, a global fund administrator, have joined forces to deliver middle-office treasury services to alternative investment managers...

HQLA demand on the rise, says ICMA
30 September 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The impending implementation of money market reforms has already begun to change market behaviour by instigating a flight to quality, according to the International Capital Market Association...

Google and GFT partner for DLT innovation
29 September 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

GFT is utilising the Google Cloud Platform to rapidly deploy the code developed by its client development teams into GFT’s blockchain incubator to simulate real-word scenarios...

SEC agrees next step in T+2 transition
29 September 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has voted in favour of shortening the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer securities transactions from T+3 to T+2...

LSEG considering sale of LCH SA
28 September 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is considering selling its stake in LCH SA, the French arm of LCH group, in response to anti-trust concerns from the European Commission...

Regulations compounding collateral shortfall
28 September 2016 Geneva
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The transparency requirement of regulations such as Dodd-Frank and the EMIR are contributing to the market's collateral shortfall, according to respondents of an independent survey commissioned by SIX Securities...

J.P. Morgan AM joins Hazeltree LiquidityWeb
28 September 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been connected into Hazeltree’s partner network LiquidityWeb, an integrated cash management and sweep platform...

EU and China’s central bank extend swaps deal
27 September 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Central Bank and the People’s Bank of China have extended their bilateral currency swap arrangement for another three years...