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ESMA stalls on buy-in technical standards
30 September 2015 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has delayed the release of further clarification on the mandatory buy-in provisions in the Central Securities Depositaries Regulation...

Billions worth of revenue at risk from FTT, says ISLA
30 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The final version of the Financial Transaction Tax, which could affect 65 percent of the European securities lending market, is closer than ever to implementation, according to the International Securities Lending Association...

Euroclear facing unfair dismissal claims
29 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euroclear will face accusations of breaching UK Financial Conduct Authority regulations, constructive unfair dismissal and claims regarding whistle blowing during an employment tribunal in October...

London Stock Exchange PLC announces new CEO
29 September 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has appointed Nikhil Rathi as the new CEO of London Stock Exchange PLC...

EU repo growth stalls, according to ICMA survey
29 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European repo market has shrunk by 2.9 percent since June 2014, according to the annual International Capital Market Association survey...

Taiwan removes uptick rule
28 September 2015 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The four-week uptick rule in Taiwan was lifted last week after renewed market stability...

Aberdeen AM open to securities lending in China
28 September 2015 Aberdeen
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Aberdeen Asset Management is open to launching a securities lending operation in China after being granted a business licence...

FSB’s numerical haircut floors framework out ‘soon’
28 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Stability Board has moved forward with addressing shadow banking concerns, announcing that it will soon publish its framework for numerical haircut floors in non-bank-to-non-bank securities financing transactions...

Shorting soars in legacy airlines
25 September 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Legacy airlines in Europe are seeing an increase in short selling as they face competition domestically, from budget airlines, and internationally from long-distance start-ups and well-known players...

State Street gets currency swaps mandate
24 September 2015 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

State Street has been named as the collateral manager and custodian for the Department of Finance Canada’s currency swap programme...

SunGard’s hottest stocks
24 September 2015 Pennsylvania
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Energy giant Dutch Shell, Transocean and CNH Industrial are the hottest stocks for securities lending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Kenya looks to boost liquidity with sec lending platform
24 September 2015 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is launching several new products and tools, including a securities lending facility, to boost liquidity and tackle emerging market volatility...