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CSD Prague opens a direct account in Euroclear Bank SA/NV

05 December 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The account will allow the central securities depositary to access a wider range of services and to have access to many additional foreign markets, according to Euroclear

OneChicago sees lending volume drops

04 December 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The securities finance exchange OneChicago’s securities lending monthly volume dropped by 6 percent in November, compared to the same time last year

OCC secures securities lending gains in November

04 December 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC has secured consistent growth for its CCP throughout 2017, outdoing its 2016 monthly figures every month so far this year

US Securities Markets Coalition opposes MODA reform

01 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Despite Wyden’s suggestions, his reforms were dismissed by the US Securities Markets Coalition who preferred to keep the Act in its current form

trueEX and MarkitSERV resolve anti-competition dispute

01 December 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The legal dispute between interest rate swaps exchange trueEX and IHS Markit subsidiary MarkitSERV has been resolved out of court, with plans to restart the business relationship

SFTR may enable AI in securities lending

30 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Incoming regulations that require vast amounts of data generation could pave the way for the introduction of artificial intelligence into securities lending, according to Broadridge

LCH adds Belgium bonds to clearing service

29 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

LCH, a Paris-based clearinghouse, is now offering clearing for cash and repo on Belgian government bonds through its RepoClear service

RBC added to G-SIB list for 2017

29 November 2017 Basel
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The Financial Stability Board has published its 2017 list of globally systemically important banks (G-SIB), with Royal Bank of Canada joining the list and Groupe BPCE exiting

Al Ramz Capital gains short selling licence

24 November 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Al Ramz Capital is one of the first investment providers to offer short-selling in the UAE

Hedge funds continue 2017 run

23 November 2017 Madrid
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global AUM of hedge funds rose 24 percent to $3.2 trillion in the past two years, according to data captured by IOSCO’s latest market survey.

Goldman Sachs appointed by Thrivent for agent lending

23 November 2018 Minneapolis
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Thrivent Financial has appointed Goldman Sachs as it new lending agent

Hedge fund industry reaches new highs in Q3

22 November 2017 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

The hedge fund industry has recorded strong performance in Q3 2017, after stumbling in 2016, according to Preqin

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