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Top banks reveal Q1 securities growth
18 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wall Street big hitters post strong securities services revenue growth for Q1

ITI Group acquires UK broker
06 April 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ITI Group has expanded its UK presence with the the purchase of broker-dealer Uralsib Securities from Russia's Uralsib Group

EU beneficial owners see asset dropoff
04 April 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pension fund and insurance company balance sheets contracted, according to data from the European Central Bank

BlackRock revamps equity business
03 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BlackRock shakes up equity division with new products to reflect more sophisticated client demands

Deutsche Bank plans new HQ in London
27 March 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a UK headquarters post-Brexit

UK pension funds embrace alternatives
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK public sector pension funds are jostling to expand their alternatives exposure as a way to diversify their portfolios ahead of the launch of the Local Government Pension Scheme pooling project in April 2018

SIX Securities Services unveils blockchain bond issuance solution
21 March 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Katherine Brown

SIX Securities Services has created a distributed ledger technology solution to cover the entire bond lifecycle, from issuance to settlement, in partnership with Digital Asset Holdings

EU market participants too busy for CMU
20 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EU financial market participants are too bogged down in regulatory implementation to make the most of capital market opportunities, according to a BNY Mellon regional chief

Northern Trust boosts UK fund services team
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales for its UK global fund services business

Kenyan securities lending drive gains international support
13 March 2017 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya’s capital markets liquidity drive received another boost last week as the country’s Capital Markets Authority looked to diversify available financial products with the help of several international bodies

OFR: CCP offers route to cheaper repo
10 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Repo traders can reduce transaction costs by using CCPs, according to the Office of Financial Research

CCDC and Clearstream partner for CIBM access
03 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream is partnering with the China Central Depository and Clearing Company to help support settlement and custody for overseas investors into the Chinese Interbank Bond Market