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Malaysian prime broker picks Protrader

26 January 2017 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Prime broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities has signed up with multi-asset brokerage and trading provider PFSOFT to give its prime services clients access to global equity and derivatives markets using Protrader...

Dutch regulator admits short notification error

26 January 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Dutch financial services regulator accidentally published the wrong daily short positions on its website earlier this week...

GFF: Pension funds left high and dry

25 January 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Month-end liquidity pools are drying up and pensions funds are most at risk, according to a panellist speaking in Luxembourg...

GFF: 11th-hour EMIR respite highly likely

25 January 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Last minute relief for market participants from the looming derivatives margin rules is highly likely, with many expected to miss the 1 March deadline, according to panellists at the Deutsche Bأ¶rse Global Funding and Financing Summit...

Stephen Howard to leave EIP Hong Kong

25 January 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Stephen Howard is stepping down from his head of trading role at Enhanced Investment Products in Hong Kong...

Pirum links up with ColleX

25 January 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Pirum Systems has linked its real-time straight-through processing services for the securities finance industry to ColleX, a platform for collateral trading...

NSD to launch OTC repo collateral service

24 January 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Russiaâ€™s National Settlement Depository, in partnership with Bloomberg, is preparing to launch a new collateral management service for over-the-counter repo transactions in March...

SDR takes dim view of sec lending

24 January 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Asset managers must provide annual reports on their securities lending policy under the proposed Shareholder Rights Directive because it â€œcan cause controversy in the area of shareholder engagementâ€‌...