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BNP Paribas signs up to the Collateral Highway
11 March 2013 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNP Paribas is the latest firm to go live on Euroclear Bank’s Collateral Highway. The firms have been working since last year to develop their triparty collateral management arrangements...

Survey reveals European repo market decline
11 March 2013 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The size of the European repo market declined 0.9 percent between June and December 2012, according to the European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA’s) bi-annual survey...

GSF down but AUA up for Clearstream
08 March 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Clearstream has released its January 2013 figures, which show a decrease in global securities finance (GSF), but an increase in assets under custody...

Maxim Group names Seth Michaels as new prime brokerage head
08 March 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Investment banking, securities and wealth management firm, Maxim Group, has appointed Seth Michaels as managing director of its prime brokerage services division...

BNY Mellon receives key patents for electronic commodity trading
08 March 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

BNY Mellon has been given three patents for key processes that enable electronic trading of commodities through exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

PASLA/RMA securities lending conference: (More) regulatory woes
08 March 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Regulations came under the microscope again at the PASLA/RMA securities lending conference, but this time it was the turn of Basel III, liquidity coverage ratios and the financial transaction tax...

RBC appoints head of investor services for Hong Kong and North Asia
07 March 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Jones

RBC Investor and Treasury Services has hired Andrew Gordon as head of investor services for Hong Kong and North Asia...

PASLA/RMA securities lending conference: regulatory woes
07 March 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Regulation was the major issue on the second day of the PASLA/RMA securities lending conference, with Dodd-Frank and shadow banking in China coming under the microscope...

Itaú BBA picks Broadridge to support sec lending and repo
07 March 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Itaú BBA has selected Broadridge’s technology and business process outsourcing solution (BPO) to support its USD-based securities lending and repo business, Itaú BBA USA Securities...

Credit Suisse makes US executive changes
06 March 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

A spokesperson at Credit Suisse has confirmed that Paul Germain will replace Philip Vasan as head of prime services at the firm...

PASLA/RMA securities lending conference: covering the bases
06 March 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The PASLA/RMA securities lending conference tackled beginners, things to consider before entering Asia and the tricky business of CCPs...

Omgeo and Enfusion join forces
05 March 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Omgeo has partnered up with portfolio management solutions provider, Enfusion, to offer clients a new solution that increases middle-office efficiencies for hedge funds across asset classes...