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Retail channels see ETF growth
02 November 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

There was a 7.4 percent growth in exchange-traded funds assets from January to 30 September, according to the Broadridge Financial Solutions Fund Distribution Intelligence...

US interest rate hike will come in December
30 October 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The first US interest rate hike is expected in December, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Quarterly Issuance Survey results...

European Parliament passes SFTR
30 October 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Parliament has agreed to adopt new transparency regulation for securities finance...

BCBS faces challenge over leverage ratio
30 October 2015 Basel
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A group of 13 derivatives exchanges and clearing members have signed a letter to BCBS urging it to address the unintended consequences of the leverage ratio using the current exposure method...

Exclusive: ISLA appoints two extra board members
30 October 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Securities Lending Association has appointed two extra board members to balance industry representation...

Bank of England calls on ISLA to help OTC market
29 October 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Bank of England has invited the International Securities Lending Association to participate in a sub-group to assist with the implementation of the new term deliver-by-value mechanism into the over-the counter market...

Russia’s NSD grows repo market
29 October 2015 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The collateral management system of Russia’s National Securities Depository processed repo transactions with the Federal Treasury worth RUB 4.6 trillion during Q3, accounting for more than a third of overall value...

SEC settles insider trading charges
29 October 2015 Arizona
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled a case of insider trading and tipping against a senior figure of a real estate firm...

Two US broker barred for fraud
28 October 2015 Connecticut
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two US brokers have been barred from practicing and fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding customers and sharing personal order information for financial gain...

SunGard’s hottest stocks
28 October 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled its list of the most desirable stocks for securities lending for the week beginning 26 October...

Study finds strength in options users
27 October 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Options users are passionate, active investors who are more likely to increase their options activity than their trading of either stocks or bonds over the next year, according to a new study by Harris Poll...

ETFs’ AUM nipping at the heels of mutual funds
27 October 2015 Jersey City
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Domestic assets under management for US exchange-traded funds have grown by 6.1 percent from August 2014 to 2015, according to a new Pershing report...