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OneChicago to launch new SSF contract
04 July 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OneChicago saw its open interest fall by 41 percent for June, compared to the same time last year...

Greek bonds rejoin collateral pool
04 July 2016 Athens
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Greek government bonds are once again available for use as collateral as of 29 June after the European Central Bank reinstated a waiver on the minimum credit rating requirements...

Trading Apps brings on Malpass from Fidessa
04 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trading Apps has reshuffled its roster with the appointment Andrew Malpass as non-executive director...

S3 Partners launches shorting analytics for Bloomberg
01 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

S3 Partners has launched the BLACKLIGHT APPs Crowding Kit on the Bloomberg APP Portal to offer real-time analytics on crowded long and short trades...

Tesla chief risks Icarus syndrome
01 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set his company on a course for long-term shorting exposure with the acquisition of failing green energy producer SolarCity, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

ISE sells for $1.1 billion
01 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq has completed its purchase of the Intercontinental Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Börse group for $1.1 billion in cash...

BoE extends emergency repo service
30 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has pledged to continue the central bank’s additional weekly indexed long-term repo operations until the end of September in the wake of severe market turmoil caused by Brexit...

Vanguard considers sec lending’s contribution
30 June 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The securities lending industry arguably receives a disproportionate amount of regulatory attention compared to the average contribution its business brings, a Vanguard Research Group whitepaper has suggested...

ECB to continue chasing shadows
29 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s ‘shadow banking’ sector poses a growing threat of unquantifiable systematic and liquidity risk for as long as it remains undefined, according to the European Central Bank...

Brexit episode V: Return of the short sellers
29 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers that had reduced their positions in the lead up to the UK’s EU referendum came back strongly to target UK banks once 'Brexit' was confirmed, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

EXCLUSIVE: Brexit wounds—before the vote
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s marginal decision in favour of the so-called Brexit took the securities lending industry by surprise, according to DataLend...

UK taken down a peg or two
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rating agencies S&P and Fitch have downgraded the UK’s credit rating in response to last week’s decision to leave the EU...