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IBM tackles blockchain's security concerns
04 May 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US technology giant IBM is working with securities borrowing and lending participants such as BNY Mellon to create a â€œtamper-resistantâ€‌ blockchain solution for the trade and transfer of assets...

Saudi Arabia opens door to securities lending
04 May 2016 Riyadh
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Saudi Arabiaâ€™s Capital Markets Authority has approved the introduction of securities lending and covered short selling to the Saudi Stock Exchange from H1 2017...

OCCâ€™s sec lending sees bumper April
03 May 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Options Clearing Corporation cleared almost double the number of new loans in April than it did in the same month last year...

European CCPs in ESMA stress test success
03 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

European central counterparties are generally well equipped to manage extreme negative developments in the market, according to the first ESMA EU-wide stress test report...

OneChicago enjoys strong April volume
03 May 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OneChicagoâ€™s monthly volume soared 41 percent in April, compared to the same time last year...

ICMA seconds ISLAâ€™s call for consistent regulation
29 April 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clarity and consistency must be ESMA's watchwords when it finalises its reporting requirements under the SFTR, according to the International Capital Market Association...

FIS hot stocks - 18 April
29 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hot stock favourites Logitech International, Tesla and Sembcorp took the top spots for EMEA, the Americas and Asia respectively in FIS Astec Analyticsâ€™s hot stocks list for the week starting 18 April...

ISLA: consistent regulation key to avoiding disruption
28 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Consistency in regulatorsâ€™ definitions and an understanding of assets pools is essential to practical market rules for collateral reuse, according to the ISLA...

Blockchain tech in proxy voting prototype
28 April 2016 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The National Settlement Depository (NSD), the Russian central securities depository (CSD), has completed testing on its blockchain e-proxy voting technology...

Deutsche Bأ¶rse offers helping hand to start-ups
28 April 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Deutsche Bأ¶rse has opened a fintech hub for German start-ups in Frankfurt in support of the Hessian State Government's fintech initiative...

Tradition to launch new collateral platform
28 April 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Swiss broker-dealer Tradition is launching a new peer-to-peer collateral trading platform...

Wilmington Trust hires Linden
27 April 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wilmington Trust has hired Scott Linden as product leader for its collateral management business within its global capital markets division...