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Contrasting housing markets in UK and US, says Markit
23 February 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Homebuilder's returns in the UK are seemingly on the up with increased dividend payments, marking a contrast to the US housing market where short sellers are congregating, according to Markit...

Northern Trust settles securities lending suit
20 February 2015 Illinois
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Northern Trust has agreed to pay $36 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it imprudently invested collateral received from securities lending...

SunGard's hottest stocks
19 February 2015 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled the hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 16 February 2015...

Monte Titoli expands X-COM service
18 February 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Monte Titoli is extending its triparty collateral management service, X-COM to allow participants to use it for all processes for the selection, integration and restitution of collateral...

€1.4b outflows for European mutual funds
18 February 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European mutual funds industry saw net outflows of €1.4 billion from long-term mutual funds in December 2014...

Societe Generale invests in GMEX
18 February 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Societe Generale Prime Services has become the second minority investor in the Global Markets Exchange Group...

95% of asset managers confident about 3-year growth
17 February 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset management company CEOs expect revenue growth in the near future, with 88 percent feeling confident about growth in 2015, and 95 percent saying they are confident about the next three years...

Hedge funds shorting GBP and USD, says Lyxor
16 February 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

In the context of the release of the inflation report on 12 February, the Bank of England has decided to remove the effective 0.5 percent floor for its benchmark interest rate, according to Lyxor...

Leap in broker fees imminent, says Catalyst
16 February 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks may be forced to increase their capital broker fees from the typical 1-2 percent to 14 to 15 percent under increasing regulations around leverage ratio...

State Street bags business analyst
16 February 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Securities finance business analyst Ron Kaim has moved to State Street...

Murex and ArcadiaSoft pair up for processing
13 February 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Murex and ArcadiaSoft have partnered up to extend the reach of electronic messaging capabilities...

Clearstream sees increase in securities financing
12 February 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has release its latest global securities financing figures, revealing a 5 percent increase in monthly average outstanding...