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Haitong to raise $3.86 billion
22 December 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Chinese brokerage firm Haitong Securities has stated that it plans to raise $3.86 billion in a private share placement in Hong Kong...

SS&C GlobeOp forward redemptions up in December
19 December 2014 Connecticut
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2014 has measured 5.87 percent, up from 5.05 percent in November...

Markit names 2014's best-timed shorts
18 December 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The best-timed short sales of 2014 within 2000 of the largest European companies at the start of the year have been revealed on a new list by Markit...

Pirum reaches RQV automation milestone
18 December 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Pirum Systems Tri-party RQV Automation service, live with both JP Morgan and BNY Mellon, has reached a significant milestone with processed RQVs reaching over $130 billion daily...

TABB Group finds equity prime brokerage in transition
17 December 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

TABB Group has claimed that prime brokerage is in the midst of a large-scale change, according to its latest report, Equity Prime Brokerage: Exploring Uncharted Territory...

Eurepo index coming to an end
17 December 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Eurepo index will be published for the last time on 31 December due to concerns over its usefulness...

SunGard's hottest stocks
16 December 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled the hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 15 December 2014...

OFR: more securities lending and repo data required
16 December 2014 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The US securities lending and repo markets are becoming more transparent, but data continues to be collected in an inconsistent manner and much is not publicly available, according to the US Treasury’s Office of Financial Research...

BCBS issues NSFR consultation
15 December 2014 Basel
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued for consultation the NSFR disclosure standards, following the publication of the NSFR standard in October 2014...

638.8 billion average outstanding for Clearstream
12 December 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has reported a boost in its global securities financing (GSF) services, with monthly average outstanding reaching 638.6 billion in November 2014...

FTT set to miss 2016 deadline
11 December 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Ministers from the EU 11 have failed to meet their end-of-year deadline for outlining the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on equities, which is likely to scupper January 2016 implementation plans, according to reports...

ESMA cooperates with Australian regulators
11 December 2014 Sydney
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and the Reserve Bank of Australia to cooperate regarding CCPs...