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Stock loan falls short for buy side as liquidity source

25 July 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Securities lending was voted the least popular source of liquidity in a survey of European buy-side heads of operations

Hedge fund H1 gains best since 2009

25 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The hedge fund industry has recorded one of its strongest H1 performance periods since the financial crisis, according to data and intelligence provider Preqin

Northern Trust’s Q2 lending revenue stutters

24 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust saw its securities lending earnings fall to $24.6 million in Q2

Euroclear achieves record-breaking H1 collateral volume

21 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Post-trade service provider Euroclear saw achieved "record levels" of collateral outstanding through its Collateral Highway in the first half of 2017

BNY Mellon rakes in $48 million

21 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNY Mellon recorded securities lending revenue of $48 million in Q2 2017, as assets under custody and administration reached $31.1 trillion

Northern Trust commits to EU hub

20 July 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust is set to establish a banking presence in Luxembourg, and has appointed a new head of continental Europe, in a move that it says is “further establishing its commitment to the region”

Strate and CloudMargin partner for South African OTC derivatives solution

19 July 2017 Sandton, South Africa
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CloudMargin and South African central securities depository Strate have integrated their platforms to provide improved automation and efficiencies to the country’s OTC derivatives market

Kentucky Retirement Systems picks BNY Mellon for securities lending

18 July 2017 Kentucky
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon is set to provide securities lending services for Kentucky Retirement Systems, a major US public retirement fund and longstanding participant in the securities lending market.

Clearstream sets sights on CSDR licence

17 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Börse subsidiary Clearstream is set to apply for new licenses to operate under the central securities depositories regulation

MiFID II best execution challenges securities finance

13 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ICMA has described the reporting and best execution standards under MiFID II as “ambiguous, disproportionately burdensome” and “simply inappropriate”

EU equities revenue fails to deliver in Q2

12 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

In its second quarterly review, IHS Markit underscored the extent of the revenue slip, which was down 23 percent on the same time last year

CCP use on the up, says ECB

12 July 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Banks reported that the use of CCPs had increased between March and May for many types of collateral and both average and most-favoured clients

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