OCC lines up two new board members 31 March 2017 Chicago Reporter: Drew Nicol OCC has lined up senior figures from ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago, and Citadel Securities, as replacements for departing board members.
CACEIS to provide sec lending services Orca Capital 30 March 2017 Munich Reporter: Drew Nicol CACEIS has been selected to provide securities lending services to Munich-based Orca Capital for Orca’s global securities and bonds trading business
Paralympic champion to close ISLA 2017 30 March 2017 Berlin Reporter: Drew Nicol The UK’s most successful paralympic athlete will be the closing keynote for this year’s ISLA conference
Goldman gains new global sec lending head 30 March 2017 New York Reporter: Drew Nicol Goldman Sachs fills global head of securities lending vacancy and forms new equities team for improved synthetics and prime services
UK kicks off Brexit with Article 50 activation 29 March 2017 London Reporter: Drew Nicol The UK has officially pulled the trigger on Article 50 and commenced the two-year negotiation process that will end in its exit from the EU
Deutsche Börse-LSEG merger blocked 29 March 2017 London Reporter: Stephanie Palmer The European Commission has prohibited the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange Group
OCC clearers due $47m refund 29 March 2017 Chicago Reporter: Drew Nicol OCC has confirmed that its next instalment of refunds and dividends will delivered later this year
Malaysia mulls short selling expansion 29 March 2017 Kuala Lumpur Reporter: Drew Nicol Malaysia's central bank hosted a roundtable with industry participants to discuss opening up repo and short selling
Investment Association: Keep to the code 28 March 2017 London Reporter: Mark Dugdale The UK asset management-backed industry code to standardise disclosure for charges and transaction costs has recommended specific treatment for securities lending to meet national and European regulatory requirements
Deutsche AM cuts collateral margins 28 March 2017 Luxembourg Reporter: Drew Nicol Deutsche Asset Management's cuts its securities lending collateral margin requirements for its db x-trackers ETFs
Subprime default spike lacks short interest 27 March 2017 London Reporter: Drew Nicol US short sellers are uncharacteristic sluggish in responding to the large rise in subprime loan defaults related to the automotive industry
Deutsche Bank plans new HQ in London 27 March 2017 London Reporter: Mark Dugdale Deutsche Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a UK headquarters post-Brexit
