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OCC’s sec lending jumps in November
02 December 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation’s securities lending activity registered through its central counterparty grew by 27 percent in new loans for November, compared to the same month last year...

Eurex Clearing feels Autumn chill
02 December 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo saw its average outstanding volume fall by €52.4 billion in November, compared to the same time last year...

Fed finalises bailout reforms
02 December 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Federal Reserve has agreed on a final ruling on its procedures for offering emergency monetary aid to failing financial institutions, under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act...

BME Clearing launches OTC swaps service
01 December 2015 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BME Clearing has introduced a new over-the-counter interest rate swaps service...

Deutsche Börse fuses its sec lending services
01 December 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream, Eurex Repo and Eurex Clearing have combined their agency lending services to enhance Deutsche Börse Group’s overall securities lending programme...

SEC name new director of international affairs
01 December 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has promoted Katherine Martin to the role of associate director of its office of international affairs...

Global Prime appoints head of prime brokerage
30 November 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Global Prime Partners has appointed Sean Capstick as head of prime brokerage...

Hong Kong proposes short selling changes
30 November 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has proposed expanding the scope of short position reporting to all securities eligible for short selling on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...

Lombard Risk poaches Brown for CEO
27 November 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Alistair Brown, chief information officer at the Royal Bank of Scotland, is set to join Lombard Risk Management’s board as CEO...

Brazil CCP sees sec lending boom
27 November 2015 São Paulo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Brazil’s BM&FBovespa reported a 48.2 percent jump in securities lending volumes for Q3 2015 compared to Q3 last year...

Asian short sellers surge to three-year high
26 November 2015 Beijing
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Recent volatility in Asian markets is driving massive growth in demand for securities lending, according to the latest Markit research...

Hedge fund diversity grows
25 November 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The virtue of hedge fund diversification has been highlighted in a new report by the Alternative Investment Management Associations and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association...