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FSB calls for SFT transparency
17 November 2014 Basel
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The FSB has recommended that national and regional authorities collect appropriate data on securities financing markets to help them detect financial stability risks and develop policy responses...

Short interest in agriculture surges
14 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Three years of downbeat commodity prices have seen investors become “increasingly disillusioned” with agricultural resources, according to research from Markit...

Brazilian CCP enjoys a good October
14 November 2014 Sao Paulo
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Securities lending transactions reached 141,274 in October at Brazilian central counterparty BM&FBovespa...

G4S hoax not the work of short sellers
13 November 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A fake press release and website that claimed G4S had miscalculated its accounts caused the security services company’s share price to drop, leading some to incorrectly suggest that short sellers were behind the plot...

NAB to introduce securities lending programme
13 November 2014 Melbourne
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The National Australia Bank has announced plans to introduce an agency securities lending programme as part of its ongoing investment in asset servicing and technology...

Hedge fund flows improved, says SS&C
13 November 2014 Connecticut
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for October 2014 has been measured at -0.81 percent...

Clearstream sees 10 percent outstanding rise
13 November 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has announced its monthly figures for October 2014, including increases in its global securities financing sector...

Liquidity Alliance unveils connectivity upgrade
12 November 2014 Rio de Janeiro
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Liquidity Alliance has announced an update to its customer connectivity service, intended to further enhance collateral efficiency...

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

The hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 10 November 2014 have been compiled by SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Italian bank shares sidelined until January 2015
12 November 2014 Milan
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A ban on net short positions in Banca MPS and Banca Carige shares has been extended in Italy due to fears...

Banks fined £2 billion over FX scandal
12 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Five international banks have been fined a total of £2 billion by the FCA and CFTC over attempts to manipulate the foreign exchange market...

WRDS adds two more Markit datasets
11 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) has chosen to add two Markit datasets to its arsenal—Credit Index and Securities Finance data...