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CTA and macro managers are winners of Fed week
21 September 2015 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A lack of guidance by the Federal Reserve following its meeting on 17 September has played into the hands of global macro and commodity trading advisor managers, according to Lyxor’s Weekly Brief...

BBH improves settlement processes
21 September 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Brown Brother Harriman (BBH) has become the first global custodian to go live on the new Omgeo ALERT GC Direct Service...

CSCS to improve market liquidity
21 September 2015 Lagos
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Nigeria’s Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) is looking to boost market liquidity through its securities lending and borrowing and post-trade allocation process flows to capital market operators...

Global Prime Partners receives Hong Kong licence
18 September 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Global Prime Partners has received regulatory approval from the Securities & Future Commission of Hong Kong...

Prominent ex-politician joins Intercontinental Exchange
17 September 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

William Hague has joined the boards of Intercontinental Exchange and ICE Futures Europe and will assume the role of chairman of ICE Futures Europe in January 2016...

Pension funds’ international investments increase
17 September 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Pension funds around the world are increasingly looking beyond their borders to address their investment needs, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) in its new global pension fund report...

Olivetree Financial adds Ward to its events team
17 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Olivetree Financial has appointed Fred Ward to boost its events driven sales team and consultancy skills for the buy side...

EU securities market at very high risk, says ESMA
17 September 2015 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European securities markets are severely at risk from high volatilities and fluctuating performances across asset classes, according to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...

Bloomberg aids Rabobank’s Basel III compliance
17 September 2015 Utrecht
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rabobank is the latest bank to adopt Bloomberg’s high quality liquid assets (HQLA) solution to assist with Basel III compliance requirements...

Trafigura ups Nyrstar stake ahead of looming refinancing
16 September 2015 London
Reporter: Dealreporter

Dealreporter’s Adnan Siddique, CFA, discusses the latest European pre-event ideas: beleaguered miner Nyrstar, activist targets Fenner and bookie William Hill

BNP Paribas takes on a fifth of Colombian asset managers
16 September 2015 Bogotá
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has successfully implemented new custody mandates for 16 Colombian asset managers...

EquiLend joins Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP
16 September 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

EquiLend has connected its securities lending platform to Eurex Clearing’s central counterparty service...