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Syndicated loans to provide collateral

16 September 2014 New York
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Alternative Loan Financing (ALF) has been launched by BNY Mellon that will provide an alternative structure for US syndicated loans to be used as eligible collateral in a wide range of financing solutions...

BNP Paribas strengthens APAC management

16 September 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) presence with two new appointments to its management team...

Slow month for SS&C indices

16 September 2014 Windsor
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Hedge fund flows in SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index has advanced 0.58 percent for September 2014...

Summer is over, says Lyxor

16 September 2014 Paris
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The late summer market rally has lost momentum, with equities drifting lower and high yield spreads widening in Europe and in the US, according to a report from Lyxor Asset Management...

US gun makers on target in short sector

15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Two US listed gun makers have seen a revival in short selling activity, according to new research from Markit...

Pirum and Markit do data deal

15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Pirum has teamed up with Markit to enhance the transparency of information contained in the data providerâ€™s securities finance data set...

Predict the unpredictable, says BIS collateral report

12 September 2014 Basel
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Market participants and service providers need to be prepared for less predictable collateral demands, according to the Bank of International Settlementsâ€™s...

Borrowers double Dutch fixed income holdings

12 September 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The number of Dutch fixed income securities, and particularly government bonds, being borrowed has more than doubled between June 2013 and 2014, according to Karl Loomes of SunGardâ€™s Astec Analytics...