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Funston: securities lending deserves own contract
21 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Rising costs and a greater diversity of providers is leading pension funds to request unbundled contracts for securities lending and custody, according to Funston Advisory Services...

Clearstream: banks on track for T2S
08 July 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The vast majority of banks are confident that they’re prepared for implementation of TARGET2-Securities (T2S), according to a survey by Clearstream and Accenture...

Tesla chief risks Icarus syndrome
01 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set his company on a course for long-term shorting exposure with the acquisition of failing green energy producer SolarCity, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

ECB to continue chasing shadows
29 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s ‘shadow banking’ sector poses a growing threat of unquantifiable systematic and liquidity risk for as long as it remains undefined, according to the European Central Bank...

EXCLUSIVE: Volino and Misiano move to Daewoo
10 June 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Peter Volino and Richard Misiano have joined Daewoo Securities (America) to launch a global securities lending and repo business...

LSE and Deutsche Börse publish merger documents
06 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse have published several shareholder documents for review ahead of the exchanges’ respective shareholder meetings on 4 July...

Dyson to take on ISLA top job
27 May 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Andrew Dyson has been confirmed as the new CEO of ISLA, following the decision of current incumbent Kevin McNulty to step down after seven years in the post...

Hong Kong Exchange updates short selling list
16 May 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be updating its list of securities eligible for short selling on 20 May...

IBM tackles blockchain's security concerns
04 May 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US technology giant IBM is working with securities borrowing and lending participants such as BNY Mellon to create a “tamper-resistant” blockchain solution for the trade and transfer of assets...

FIS hot stocks - 18 April
29 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hot stock favourites Logitech International, Tesla and Sembcorp took the top spots for EMEA, the Americas and Asia respectively in FIS Astec Analytics’s hot stocks list for the week starting 18 April...

Nomura rolls back EMEA equity financing business
27 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Nomura Holdings has confirmed that it will be stripping back its equity financing operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

Digital Asset acquires Swiss tech firm
21 April 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain provider Digital Asset Holdings has upgraded its technology capabilities with the acquisition Zurich-based Elevence Digital Finance...