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Securities finance industry reacts to Brexit
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance industry associations and market participants offer their reactions to the UK’s decision to leave the EU by 51.9 percent by stressing the need for calm and emphasising that change will happen gradually...

Carney: UK financial system strong enough for Brexit
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, has reacted to the UK vote to leave the European Union, saying that there will be no immediate change “in the way our goods can move or the way our services can be sold”...

Brexit causes market chaos
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK has narrowly voted to leave the EU, with 51.9 percent of voters opting to exit the union, causing the pound to plummet to 30-year low...

ISLA: CCPs—what's in it for me?
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The growth of central counterparties (CCPs) in the securities lending market is being held back by a lack of clear incentives, according to ISLA conference panellists...

GFT Group names new sales executive
23 June 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Mark Blank has joined GFT Group from FIS, as a business development executive covering the North American investment banking and vendor community...

ISLA: Beneficial owners exploring P2P lending
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Increasing numbers of beneficial owners are looking to cut out the middleman and engage in peer-to-peer lending with non-banks, according to conference panellists at ISLA...

ISLA: There's a bull in the China store, but no bear
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

China is giving off mixed messages to the securities lending market on its willingness to incorporate short selling, according to ISLA's conference panellists...

ISLA: Positivity unwavered by securities challenges
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The majority of ISLA conference delegates expect the overall securities revenue pool to decrease over the next three years, but remain generally positive about the future...

ISLA: Blockchain to end counterparty risk, eventually
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain has the potential to reduce balance sheet use and bring settlement risk to near zero, according to participants in a blockchain roundtable at the ISLA conference in Vienna...

RR Donnelley scores hedge fund mandate
21 June 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hedge fund technology firm HedgeServ has selected RR Donnelley’s ArcReporting application for creating its clients’ financial reports and statements...

ISLA: Two ISLA board members to step down
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two of the International Securities Lending Association's (ISLA) board members are set to step down this year, according to Andrew Dyson, ISLA COO, who was speaking ISLA's conference in Vienna...

Spanish futures finally pick up in May
20 June 2016 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Futures trading through central counterparty BME Clearing saw a significant uptick in volume and open interest in May, after a disappointing start to 2016...