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CSD.Austria and NSD launch Russian securities link
18 September 2013 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Jones

CSD.Austria, the Austrian Central Securities Depository operated by OeKB, and National Settlement Depository, Russia’s central securities depository, have launched an international direct link to the Russian securities market...

ICMA releases European repo survey
18 September 2013 London and New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The European repo council of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has released its 25th semi-annual survey of the European repo market...

LCH.Clearnet adds SWIFT MX on both sides of the pond
18 September 2013 London and New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Both the UK and US based subsidiaries of LCH.Clearnet will implement SWIFT MX standard messaging for securities and cash collateral instructions provided to the clearing house members...

SunGard adds reporting services notch to its belt
17 September 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

SunGard Astec Analytics has added reporting services to its solution suite, providing customers with the ability to generate reports with detailed information on their borrowing and lending programmes...

SIX releases collateral management study
17 September 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

SIX Securities Services has released a new study revealing current attitudes to collateral management...

eVestment survey marks strong AUA growth
17 September 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The 13th edition of the eVestment hedge fund administrator survey has shown strong growth of assets under administration (AUA) in the first half of 2013...

Omgeo CTM marks 17 percent growth
16 September 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Omgeo Central Trade Manager has grown more than 17 percent during 2013, with the addition of 220 investment management and broker dealer clients worldwide.

Olivetree selects Markit for securities finance data
16 September 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Olivetree Financial Group and Markit will provide their joint customers with securities lending data through Olivetree’s OTAS platform...

Calypso opens in Dubai
16 September 2013 San Francisco
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Capital markets platform provider Calypso Technology has opened an office in Dubai. This expansion is the result of a growing client base in the Middle East region...

EU legal council berates FTT as overreaching
13 September 2013 Brussels
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Financial Transaction Tax as proposed will be levied not only on risky activities, but also on activities with genuine economic substance, said a document from the EU Council Legal Service...

Swiss FATCA cooperation on its way
13 September 2013 Zurich
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Swiss banks will cooperate with the US Internal Revenue Service under FATCA legislation...

ISLA offer triparty collateral help
12 September 2013 Paris
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have published a guide to using triparty collateral services under the ESMA guidelines for ETFs and other UCITS issues...