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May
Following the launch LCH.Clearnet will be working with an additional 10 international institutions
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Canadian law currently makes the use of cash collateral in derivatives, repo and securities lending difficult but reform looks set to occur
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Tool provides brokers and advisors with greater transparency, reduced risk and lower operating costs
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Critics of collateral transformations are talking rubbish, says Roy Zimmerhansl, principal consultant of Zimmerhansl Consulting Services
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BNY Mellon has enhanced its collateral management platform with an electronic margin call service
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Client clearing on LCH.Clearnet's SwapClear increases by 175% in 2012 [free content]
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An expert panel discuss managing enterprise-wide risk, regulatory change, central counterparties, collateral optimisation and providing transparency
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April
Market infrastructure in Asia is developing quickly to support burgeoning financial markets, but a uniform system across the region is still a long way off, Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
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LCH.Clearnet Group has signed a non-binding agreement with International Derivatives Clearing Group
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The ECB’s pan-European settlement project gets a major wave of support
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Pirum Systems will provide access to Eurex Clearing’s upcoming CCP service for securities lending
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The SEC charges an online brokerage and clearing agency and five individuals for abusive naked short selling
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CCPs and other clearing and settlement systems face new international principles
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Approximately $260bn of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities will be eligible to be pledged as initial margin
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The platform allows institutions to manage derivatives valuation from file upload to valuation retrieval
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The decision comes as demand for non-traditional collateral grows at clearinghouses in the wake of regulatory reforms
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The transition of OTC derivatives to CCPs will hugely increase the demand for high quality collateral but the buy-side remains unprepared. Stephanie Baxter considers the consequences of failing to act
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The legal segregation of collateral in a CCP model under Dodd-Frank seems like a win-win, until you delve deeper. Annabelle Palmer reports
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The OCC's stock loan programme increased in March while general activity fell
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With central clearing mooted as the future of securities lending globally all eyes are on Brazil, one of the only markets where a successful CCP is already in place. Annabelle Palmer reports
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March
Settlement, custody and related services will be provided for stock exchange and OTC equity trades, government and corporate bond transactions
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HSBC Securities Services has expanded its sub-custody and clearing network
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has endorsed The Swap Data Information Sharing Act, which removes Dodd Frank's indemnification and plenary access provisions for derivatives
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The new service, ForexClear, provides clearing for FX Non Deliverable Forwards
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Eurex Clearing will soon launch its CCP service for
European securities lending, but could industry apathy
about the need to establish the model see it face the same fate as SecFinex? Stephanie Baxter enquires
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Newedge will offer CCP clearing services for Interest Rate Swaps at CME Cleared IRS and LCH SwapClear
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The new service enables Canadian market participants to meet demands for collateral in a cost effective and operationally efficient way
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Nordic custodians are being driven by preparations for the ECB's Target2-Securities settlement platform and the anticipated arrival of international banks. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Total spending by sell-side banks with OTC strategies has been around $10 to $50m annually since 2010, according to Rule Financial
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A new report by the Bank for International Settlements has calculated how much collateral dealers will have to put up for centrally cleared OTC derivatives
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The European Commission wants to increase the safety and efficiency of CSDs
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February
BNP Paribas becomes the first global custodian to support foreign investments in Mongolia through a mandate with China's Harvest Global Investments
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State Street membership brings SwapClear's total clearing membership to 61
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Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Italy has won a mandate with a wealth management firm
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January
The European ETF market is suffering from settlement and cross border issues, according to State Street’s Rob Rushe
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HSBC Securities Services says Japanese and cross-border broker dealers are looking for greater operational and cost efficiency
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Former SecFinex director Jonathan Lombardo talks to Global Investor/ISF about his new role at Pirum Systems and why the securities lending industry needs to push forward with CCPs
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Despite a December decline, OCC’s annual securities lending activity was up on 2010
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The National Settlement Depository has concluded its first ‘settlement repo’ transaction as a securities lending agent
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Nasdaq OMX Baltic aims to provide a one-stop-shop for trading and settlement in the region