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OFR: Margin requirements must rise to avoid amplifying market shocks

22 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Market regulators must raise margin requirements for over-the-counter derivative transactions in order to address their procyclical nature and avoid amplifying liquidity issues during stress scenarios, according to the US Office of Financial Research

Clearstream’s securities financing volumes dip

21 February 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Volumes in Clearstream’s securities finance business fell 5 percent in January

Euronext taps Silva for Lisbon CEO

21 February 2017 Lisbon
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has appointed Paulo Rodrigues da Silva as CEO of Euronext Lisbon following the departure of Maria João Carioca, effective early March

ETF lending on the rise, says M'Rabti

20 February 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Agent lenders are “getting serious” about including exchange-traded funds in their lending programmes thanks to a transactional hurdles being removed, according to Euroclear’s Mohamed M'Rabti

EXCLUSIVE: Zirpolo leaves Cantor Fitzgerald

20 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Cantor Fitzgerald’s managing director and head of stock loan Rory Zirpolo has left the firm

Hedge funds come out swinging in 2017

17 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strong gains across all hedge fund strategies and regions last month could repair investor confidence and stem the heavy outflows of capital, according to Preqin

ESMA wades into DLT debate

17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has acknowledged a number of benefits that distributed ledger technology could bring, including greater post-trade efficiency, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs

India offers fee savings boost to lending

16 February 2017 New Delhi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Indian National Securities Clearing Corporation has offered an olive branch to the National Stock Exchange securities lending market by introducing an incentive scheme that would see larger transactions rewarded with cuts to charges

Euronext initiates new post-trade platform launch

15 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has set out a timeline for the implementation of its new post-trade solution, offering risk analytics, inventory management and collateral transformation services for bonds, equities and commodities

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