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PIMCO raises Stafford to Asia Pacific head
27 February 2017 California
Reporter: Drew Nicol

PIMCO has secured Kimberley Stafford as its new head of Asia Pacific

ETF lending on the rise, says M'Rabti
20 February 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Agent lenders are “getting serious” about including exchange-traded funds in their lending programmes thanks to a transactional hurdles being removed, according to Euroclear’s Mohamed M'Rabti

Euronext initiates new post-trade platform launch
15 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has set out a timeline for the implementation of its new post-trade solution, offering risk analytics, inventory management and collateral transformation services for bonds, equities and commodities

New general counsel takes reins at DTCC
02 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Ann Shuman as general counsel, as her predecessor Larry Thompson steps down to focus full-time on his vice chair position

Northern Trust warns of repo timebomb
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The repo market could “shut down” under stress conditions with pension funds most at risk, according to a new Northern Trust whitepaper...

Broadridge welcomes Abric and Price
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Broadridge has expanded its securities finance team with the addition of Wells Fargo’s Peter Abric and FIS’s Thomas Price...

Brexit bears still in hibernation
18 January 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short interest in shares across the FTSE 350 is at a three-month low, while UK equities are boasting their longest positive streak on record, according to IHS Markit...

Brazil sees sec lending volumes build in 2016
16 January 2017 São Paulo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Brazilian exchange BM&FBovespa saw securities lending transaction volumes worth BRL 692.74 billion (USD 215.3 billion) in 2016, up from BRL 665.73 billion (USD 206.9 billion) the year before...

ICMA: ECB sec lending must expand
11 January 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Capital Market Association has reaffirmed its calls for the European Central Bank to expand its securities lending facility in response to the extension of the central bank’s asset purchase programme...

US broker fined for pre-IPO swaps negligence
07 December 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined an online broker for failing to register security-based swaps that were sold to shareholders in pre-initial public offering companies...

GPP builds up new structured products team
30 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Global Prime Partners has made a spate of senior hires, including Mike Ward as head of new business development, ahead of the launch of its new structures products business...

Soc Gen SIB turns to fintech for CCP data solution
28 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has become the latest major banking group to turn to a fintech firm to assist with the increasing burden of regulatory compliance...