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LSE and Deutsche Börse in merger talks
23 February 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

London Stock Exchange (LSE) has confirmed that it is in talks with German exchange operator Deutsche Börse over a potential merger...

IOSCO establish Asia Pacific hub
23 February 2016 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The first regional office of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions is set to open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

Bats and co take capital plan objection to court
22 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Opponents of Options Clearing Corporation’s recently approved capital plan have taken their case to court in a bid to have the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision overturned...

Hong Kong Exchange updates short selling list
17 February 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has added 32 additional securities to its short selling list and removed 12 existing designated securities, effective 19 February...

SEC greenlights OCC capital plan
16 February 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has finally approved the OCC’s capital plan, following an independent review...

ICMA: CCP repo on the rise
12 February 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A shift towards centrally cleared repo transactions and the building regulatory strain on global systemically important financial institutions were cited as key developments in the European repo market in a new study...

SS&C’s Black Diamond gets new shine
12 February 2016 Windsor, Connecticut
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SS&C has improved its Black Diamond wealth management platform...

ESMA clears the way for UK pension scheme exemptions
04 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Securities and Markets Authority has backed plans to exempt 16 UK pension schemes from central clearing obligations...

Broadridge: ETF assets took off in 2015
29 January 2016 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Exchange traded fund (ETF) assets held by financial intermediaries reached an all-time high of $2.2 trillion in 2015, according to data from Broadridge’s Fund Distribution Intelligence...

Mark Bowers returns to Deutsche Bank
29 January 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Mark Bowers has rejoined Deutsche Bank Global Transaction Banking as a business control officer in London...

Dublin is prime for Credit Suisse
27 January 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Credit Suisse has officially opened its new trading floor in Dublin, giving a new home to key parts of the bank’s prime services business, including securities lending, prime brokerage and prime financing...

Hilltop Holdings fuses broker-dealer services
26 January 2016 Dallas
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hilltop Holdings has merged its broker-dealer subsidiaries First Southwest Company and Hilltop Securities...