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Brexit update: BoE keeps interest rates the same

14 July 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Bank of England has declined to raise interest rates in the face of increasing economic uncertainty following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, but warned that volatility in property prices might require action in the future...

ETFs offering tasty sec lending returns

12 July 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European and Asian exchange-traded funds are currently offering particularly attractive lending returns in their equity securities lending rates, according to Clearstream chair Jeffrey Tessler...

PwC: global growth on the cards for ETFs

11 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The global exchange-traded fund market is gearing up for a growth spurt, according to a survey by PwC...

Consob bans short selling of Italian bank shares

07 July 2016 Rome
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Italian financial services regulator Consob has been forced to impose multiple short selling bans on the share of the country’s banks this week after the financial sector suffered fierce market turbulence...

Microsoft’s Turner takes the helm at Citadel Securities

07 July 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citadel Securities has tapped Microsoft COO Kevin Turner to fill its vacant CEO position...

Brexit: the day after tomorrow

06 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s financial services firms were the biggest targets after the Brexit vote, according to DataLend...

OCC boasts record-breaking June volumes

05 July 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation enjoyed a 39 percent boost to its securities lending new loans volume through its central counterparty in June, compared to the same month in 2015...

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...

ISE sells for $1.1 billion

01 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq has completed its purchase of the Intercontinental Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Börse group for $1.1 billion in cash...

Brexit episode V: Return of the short sellers

29 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers that had reduced their positions in the lead up to the UK’s EU referendum came back strongly to target UK banks once 'Brexit' was confirmed, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

EXCLUSIVE: Brexit wounds—before the vote

28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s marginal decision in favour of the so-called Brexit took the securities lending industry by surprise, according to DataLend...

UK taken down a peg or two

28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rating agencies S&P and Fitch have downgraded the UK’s credit rating in response to last week’s decision to leave the EU...

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