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FINRA fines Merrill Lynch
01 December 2014 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has censured and fined Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp $3.5 million for violating Regulation SHO...

Knepper to leave CACEIS
28 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Guy Knepper is set to leave his position as head of securities lending at CACEIS, following a period of gardening leave...

ESMA: CCPs are next
27 November 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

European Securities and Markets Authority chief Steven Maijoor has waded into the debate over the chances of a central counterparty failing, calling an appropriate recovery and resolution framework the next regulatory challenge...

New hedging tools from BNY Mellon and CME
27 November 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNY Mellon and CME Group have collaborated to provide investors with new interest rate hedging tools...

Eventful October, says Deutsche Bank
26 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

October was an eventful month for European equities, and securities lending was no exception, according to research from Deutsche Bank...

SunGard's hottest stocks
26 November 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled the hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 22 November 2014...

4sight achieves ISO27001 certification
25 November 2014 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

4sight Financial Software has achieved the ISO 27001 standard for information security...

William Mauer moves to BNP Paribas
25 November 2014 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former SunGard executive William Mauer has joined BNP Paribas as vice president in its US agency securities lending business...

SGSS expands African presence
25 November 2014 Paris
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SGSS has extended its South African custody hub to Mauritius by becoming the first remote participant to receive approval from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission to provide comprehensive custody services in the country...

Markit's most shorted
25 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

A number of packaged foods companies are amongst Markit’s most shorted in North America, as well as the biotech, solar and semiconductor sectors, ahead of earnings announcements...

European secondary markets a concern, says ICMA
25 November 2014 Zurich
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Concerns are growing that secondary markets for European bonds have become critically impaired and are no longer able to function effectively, according to a study from ICMA...

InteDelta expands network with Asia-Pacific partnership
24 November 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

InteDelta has paired up with Singapore-based collateral, clearing and post-trade consultancy Deriv Asia to bring its collateral management services to the Asia-Pacific financial market...