The Athens Exchange has suspended trading, including securities lending and derivatives activity, in TT Hellenic Postbank and T Bank until the two firms confirm the progress of merger discussions...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's open market trading desk has removed the $750 million issue-specific limit from its System Open Market Account (SOMA) programme...
Citigroup Global Markets has formed a new Luxembourg entity to provide securities lending services to clients both within Luxembourg and throughout Europe...
In May 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of three per cent to €11.3 trillion (compared to €10.9 trillion in May 2010)...
Eurex will launch 19 single stock futures (SSF) on leading Polish companies on 27 June 2011. The new listings reflect customer demand for derivatives based on shares from one of the largest economies in Eastern Europe.
Securities lending technology company Pirum has released new reporting to facilitate compliance with SEC rule 17A-13, which requires borrowers to regularly confirm their on-loan positions with their lenders.
In May 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 12.9 million contracts (May 2010: 16.2 million)...
