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Eurex Clearing rolls out new OTC derivatives system ‘Prisma’

07 September 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Eurex Clearing plans to introduce a new risk methodology for calculating initial margin for both listed and over-the-counter derivatives called Eurex Clearing Prisma...

Security futures contracts drop at OneChicago

07 September 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

OneChicago (OCX), an equity finance exchange, traded 433,498 security futures contracts in August 2012, a dip compared to 507,238 traded in the...

Riskbank cuts Sweden’s repo rates

06 September 2012 Sweden
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Riskbank’s executive board has decided to cut Sweden’s repo rate, to prevent inflation falling too low...

Hong Kong shorting gets pricey

06 September 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Markit Securities Finance has released a report that indicated the high cost of short selling in Hong Kong. In a blog post, Will Duff Gordon...

Battery seller short-circuits the market

06 September 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Battery manufacturer A123 Systems triggered the market short-sale rule on Wednesday morning, 5 September, when shares of its stock dropped below 10 percent...

Broadridge enhances PROactive Matching solution

04 September 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Broadridge financial solutions has announced that functionality within its service-based trade confirmation solution, PROactive Matching...

Nkwe Platinum updates lending agreement with Genorah

04 September 2012 Perth
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Nkwe Platinum has provided an update to the security lending agreement involving Genorah Resources and its majority shareholding in the company. ..

Rule Financial boost revenues by 15 percent

03 September 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Rule Financial, independent provider of business and IT services to the global investment banking community, has announced its...

European ETF sec lending revenue hit €40 million in 2011

31 August 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A survey has found that approximately €40 million in net revenue was generated from securities lending in European physical replication exchange traded funds (ETFs) last year...

Staunton joins UBP

30 August 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Brian Staunton has been hired by Union Bancaire Privée as a consultant. Staunton has previously worked as the head of securities finance at Citi...

LCH.Clearnet accepts gold as collateral

30 August 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

LCH.Clearnet began accepting unallocated gold (Loco London) as collateral for margin cover purposes on 28 August. The expansion of LCH.Clearnet’s existing collateral range is subject to criteria...

China 'ready' to expand stock margin trading programme

29 August 2012 Shanghai
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges are set to expand their pilot securities margin trading programme on a trial basis, permitting brokerages to borrow money and stocks to re-lend to their clients, according to reports...

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