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GFT Group names new sales executive
23 June 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Mark Blank has joined GFT Group from FIS, as a business development executive covering the North American investment banking and vendor community...

ISLA: Beneficial owners exploring P2P lending
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Increasing numbers of beneficial owners are looking to cut out the middleman and engage in peer-to-peer lending with non-banks, according to conference panellists at ISLA...

ISLA: There's a bull in the China store, but no bear
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

China is giving off mixed messages to the securities lending market on its willingness to incorporate short selling, according to ISLA's conference panellists...

ISLA: Positivity unwavered by securities challenges
22 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The majority of ISLA conference delegates expect the overall securities revenue pool to decrease over the next three years, but remain generally positive about the future...

ISLA: Blockchain to end counterparty risk, eventually
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain has the potential to reduce balance sheet use and bring settlement risk to near zero, according to participants in a blockchain roundtable at the ISLA conference in Vienna...

RR Donnelley scores hedge fund mandate
21 June 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hedge fund technology firm HedgeServ has selected RR Donnelley’s ArcReporting application for creating its clients’ financial reports and statements...

ISLA: Two ISLA board members to step down
21 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two of the International Securities Lending Association's (ISLA) board members are set to step down this year, according to Andrew Dyson, ISLA COO, who was speaking ISLA's conference in Vienna...

Spanish futures finally pick up in May
20 June 2016 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Futures trading through central counterparty BME Clearing saw a significant uptick in volume and open interest in May, after a disappointing start to 2016...

Müller prepares to take the helm of Eurex Clearing
20 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Erik Müller is set to take on Eurex Clearing’s vacant CEO position on 1 July, three months after the previous CEO Thomas Book moved up to become CEO of Eurex...

Convergex launches new stealth liquidity algorithm
New York 16 June 2016
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global broker Convergex has launched its new Small Cap algorithm to maximise liquidity in traditionally illiquid stocks...

Clearstream builds bridges to the east
16 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Post-trade services provider Clearstream is looking to be first at the gate to take full advantage of the opening of the Chinese capital markets, according to its monthly report...

Riguzzi to head SIX Exchange Regulation business
16 May 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Corinne Riguzzi has been elected by SIX’s board of directors as the new head of SIX Exchange Regulation, from 1 January 2017...