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FTT is alive and deadly, warns UK parliament group

12 December 2013 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Commission’s approach to the enhanced cooperation behind the Financial Transaction Tax has been “unjustified and misconceived”, according to a UK House of Lords committee...

Clearstream GSF rises 10 percent year-on-year

11 December 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Clearstream has published its monthly figures for November 2013. The data shows that, for the firm's global securities financing services, the monthly average outstanding reached €602.6 billion...

Shorters have success with gold and pharma—but not much else

11 December 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Markit Securities Finance has revealed its top US shorts, which shows that the 20 best performing shorts fell by over 41 percent after seeing short interest reach a new annual high...

Citi survey finds '2/20' fading

10 December 2013 New York
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

The business of hedge funds is caught between rising costs and falling management fees, holding little profit for managers that do not perform, according to a survey...

Northern Trust increases collateral management options

10 December 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Northern Trust has expanded its collateral management system and will now support forward settling mortgage-backed securities...

ISLA warns against haircuts regulation

09 December 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The ICMA ERC and ISLA have both responded to proposed regulation from the FSB, in a joint letter that warned against the excessive curbing of haircut practices...

Global Prime secures brokerage mandate with IPGL

09 December 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Global Prime Partners has been appointed as prime broker to private investment firm IPGL...

Anthony Principato joins MiddleLink Technologies

06 December 2013 New Jersey
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

MiddleLink Technologies has hired Anthony Principato as managing director...

Exchange council members elected at Eurex

06 December 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

The electoral committee of Eurex Deutschland has today confirmed the result of the exchange council election...

Northern Trust extends mandate with Strathclyde

05 December 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Northern Trust has re-secured a mandate with UK government pension scheme Strathclyde for the fourth consecutive term...

SEC charges Charles Langston

05 December 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has brought a complaint against Charles Raymond Langston III, charging him with insider trading and illegal short selling...

Eurex to launch Taiwan Exchange product

04 December 2013 Taiwan
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) and Eurex Exchange have confirmed their plan to launch the Eurex / TAIFEX Link on 15 May 2014...

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