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Strong Q2 for BNP Paribas
03 August 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas has seen significant increases in its securities services and prime services revenues in Q2 of 2015...

Stable funding key to expansion, says Wolters Kluwer
03 August 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks should be cautious about expanding their business and should avoid an over-reliance on wholesale funding, according to Wolters Kluwer Financial Services...

Citi’s Pat Curtin takes on global custody role
03 August 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pat Curtin has taken on the role of head of sales and client management for global custody at Citi, which will also cover fund services and agency lending...

J.P. Morgan sets up equity financing in South Africa
31 July 2015 Johannesburg
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

J.P. Morgan has hired Lebo Moropa, giving the bank its first dedicated prime brokerage and equity finance presence in South Africa...

State Street names new head of securities finance
30 July 2015 Boston
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Senior vice president Paul Fleming will take over from Lou Maiuri to lead the securities finance group at State Street...

Legislation is the route to transparency, says DTCC
30 July 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

DTCC has publicly supported legislative action to tackle obstacles that hinder the transparency goals of the G20 summit...

SunGard’s hottest stocks
30 July 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Aveva Group, Google and Samsung C&T Corporation are SunGard’s latest top picks...

Mercer boosts investments team
29 June 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Mercer Investments has hired four new executives, as part of the continued growth of its investment business...

Markit backs ETFs as collateral
29 July 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Markit has launched a new initiative, ETF collateral lists, to encourage wider acceptance of exchange traded funds as collateral...

Sweet Q2 for State Street
28 July 2015 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

State Street has revealed increases in its securities finance revenue, reaching $155 million in Q2 2015...

Shorts on the up for Chinese A-Share ETFs
28 July 2015 Shanghai
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Chinese securities market is seeing an increase in offshore-based investors using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to access falling Chinese equities...

Clearstream partners with Indian CCP
24 July 2015 Mumbai
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Central counterparty (CCP) the Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) has joined Clearstream’s integrated collateral management engine, the Global Liquidity Hub...