RBC expands agent lender client base 28 November 2017 Toronto Reporter: Drew Nicol RBC Investor and Treasury Services has been appointed to act as an agent lender for two new asset managers in Canada and Sweden.
OFR adds repo to securities financing data collection 28 November 2017 London Reporter: Drew Nicol The Office of Financial Research is set to expand its data collection of securities financing transactions to include bilateral and cleared repo, with the first report expected in the first half of 2018
NEX boasts major client growth for collateral management service 28 November 2017 New York Reporter: Drew Nicol NEX Optimisation has secured more than 100 clients for its collateral management service, triResolve Margin
Euroclear gains new chief information officer 27 November 2017 Brussels Reporter: Drew Nicol Euroclear has hired Yves Dupuy as chief information officer
NEX Regulatory Reporting made trade repository under EMIR 24 November 2017 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax The trade repository, which will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, will prepare NEX for its trade operations post Brexit
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
BNP Paribas bolsters its senior agency lending roster 24 November 2017 London Reporter: Drew Nicol Adnan Hussain moved from RBC to take up a role as global head of agency lending and head of market and financing services in the UK for BNP Paribas
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
ICMA maps repo and cash bond operations 22 November 2017 Zurich Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo ICMA has launched a free-to-read mapping directory for more than 80 technology solutions for repo and cash bond operations
FCA publishes MiFID II guide 22 November 2017 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax The guide focuses on the regulatory regime in MiFID II for trading venues and data reporting services providers
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
