Euronext and ICE Clear partner up 05 April 2017 Amsterdam Reporter: Drew Nicol Clearing operations will be run from Amsterdam, while a new asset financing solution will be built by Euronext and operated from Paris
R3’s Corda steps up for DLT lending platform 05 April 2017 New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer Liquidity management company HQLAX has teamed up with R3 and five of its member banks to build a collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers
Eurex secures KfW as IRS clearing client 05 April 2017 Frankfurt Reporter: Drew Nicol German government-owned investment bank KfW has looked to Eurex Clearing for IRS clearing services
OCC’s McClain to head DTCC equity clearing 04 April 2017 New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has appointed Michael McClain as managing director and general manager of equity clearing
EU beneficial owners see asset dropoff 04 April 2017 Frankfurt Reporter: Drew Nicol Pension fund and insurance company balance sheets contracted, according to data from the European Central Bank
BlackRock revamps equity business 03 April 2017 New York Reporter: Drew Nicol BlackRock shakes up equity division with new products to reflect more sophisticated client demands
Goldman welcomes Bozorgi for equity 03 April 2017 London Reporter: Drew Nicol Goldman Sachs continues equities hiring spree with appointment of Poya Bozorgi
FCA sheds light on MiFID II rules 31 March 2017 London Reporter: Stephanie Palmer The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published near-final rules on its implementation of MiFID II
ESMA issues final SFTR standards 31 March 2017 Paris Reporter: Mark Dugdale ESMA has issued its final report on standards for implementing SFTR, including a revision to collateral reporting
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 Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï, 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