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 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
