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EU and US adopt CCP equivalence
16 March 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Commission has formally acknowledged US central counterparty (CCP) regulation as equivalent to the EU...

Russia and Turkey earn compliance gold standard
14 March 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Russia and Turkey have been awarded the highest possible grade for their adherence to the Basel risk-based capital framework and the liquidity coverage ratio...

Record-breaking future trading day for CME
15 March 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CME Group smashed its foreign exchange futures and options trading volume record by 6 percent on 10 March...

Bears on the rampage in London
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers are turning their attention to London’s luxury property market after the five-year growth of high-end housing finally faltered, according to Markit...

ESMA welcomes industry comment on SFTR
15 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has released a discussion paper on the level two measures of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation...

Market rotation sees CTA revenue stumble
14 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Commodity trading advisors the stellar performers of the first two months of 2016, have had to hand back some of their gains, according to the Lyxor Weekly Brief...

Participants falls but value grows for BM&F Bovespa
11 March 2016 São Paulo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Brazil’s central counterparty BM&F Bovespa’s securities lending participants is at its lowest level since 2002, according to the CCP’s monthly report...

FIS hot stocks: 07 March
11 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The mining industry can see light at the end of the tunnel, but automotion continues to stall and manufacturing remains jammed, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

Polish zloty IRS compressed by 40%
11 March 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

TriOptima has seen 18 SwapClear members compress 40 percent of outstanding notional and 49 percent of outstanding trades in Polish zloty interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements...

Clearstream sees GSF fall in Feb
10 March 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing (GSF) services fell by 15 percent year-to-year for February...

Liquidity Alliance launches new platform
10 March 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Liquidity Alliance has rolled out a new browser-based customer platform...

ABN AMRO joins EuroCCP for UK equity clearing
10 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank is set to consolidate its UK equity clearing with EuroCCP, as of 10 February...