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OCC sec lending enjoys autumn boost
03 November 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation’s securities lending activity grew by 12 percent in October over the same month last year...

Eurex Repo market stutters
03 November 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Repo lost €55.9 billion from its average outstanding volume for October, compared to the same time last year, according to Eurex Group...

State Street wins sec lending mandate with ARCO
02 November 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

State Street has been appointed by ARCO to provide securities lending services...

FINRA chairmen to retire in 2016
02 November 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) chairman and CEO Rick Ketchum is retiring in the second half 2016...

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...