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OCC welcomes ISE Mercury Options Exchange
18 February 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISE’s newly launched options exchange, ISE Mercury, has become an Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) participant exchange...

Hong Kong Exchange updates short selling list
17 February 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has added 32 additional securities to its short selling list and removed 12 existing designated securities, effective 19 February...

Hedge funds weather European banking storm
17 February 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Renewed selling pressure has translated into sharp losses for risk assets lately, with the European banking sector at the forefront of the selloff, says Lyxor Asset Management...

Crédit Agricole teams up with Eurex for IRS clearing
17 February 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Crédit Agricole CIB is the latest investment bank to sign up to EurexOTC Clear as a direct clearing member for interest rate swaps...

Hang Seng, real estate and coal fuels HK short sellers
17 February 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers have zeroed in on Hang Seng Bank following the recent selloff, with its share price down 32 percent from its 2015 peak, according to Markit...

SEC greenlights OCC capital plan
16 February 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has finally approved the OCC’s capital plan, following an independent review...

Pershing reshuffles leadership with new talent
16 February 2016 Jersey
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon subsidiary Pershing has appointed Lori Hardwick as its new COO, effective 29 February...

AIMA publish new operational risk management guide
16 February 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Alternative Investment Management Association has released its first guide on operational risk management for asset management firms...

CFTC opens door to US for South Korean futures
15 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has allowed certain Korean Exchange (KRX) members to trade futures directly with in the US market...

Pershing launches new big data analytics service
15 February 2016 Jersey
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon subsidiary Pershing has upgraded its big data analytics service to aid clients’ securities lending programmes...

Clearsteam sees January GSF drop-off
15 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The monthly average outstanding in Clearstream’s global securities financing services fell by 14 percent year-over-year for January...

ICMA: CCP repo on the rise
12 February 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A shift towards centrally cleared repo transactions and the building regulatory strain on global systemically important financial institutions were cited as key developments in the European repo market in a new study...