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ZKB signs on to use EquiLendâ€™s AutoBorrow

23 May 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Zأ¼rcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) has signed on to use EquiLendâ€™s trading and post trade services. ZKB initially plans to utilize the automated securities finance platform to lend their securities via EquiLendâ€™s AutoBorrow and Availability service

BATS Europe unveils preferred interoperable clearing service

23 May 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BATS Europe has announced plans to launch an exclusive preferred interoperable clearing programme to allow trading participants the choice of a preferred clearer from three interoperating clearing counterparties (CCPs) from late July, pending regulat

Pico selects InRush

20 May 2011 Woburn
Reporter: Justin lawson

Redline Trading Solutions has had its InRush Accelerated Ticker Plant selected for Pico Quantitative Tradingâ€™s (PQT) new managed solution specifically designed for its multi-asset electronic trading clients...

Opportunities Abound Despite Regulatory Hurdles

19 May 2011 London
Reporter: Will Duff Gordon

Will Duff Gordon looks forward to the Data Explorers New York Securities Financing Forum where leading professionals will gather to discuss regulation and the tensions within the securities finance industry, along with some ground breaking new academ

Shearman & Sterling advises SIX x-clear

19 May 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Shearman & Sterling has advised SIX x-clear AG (x-clear), a subsidiary of SIS Swiss Financial Services Group AG, on its arrangements to become an interoperable clearing house and central counterparty alongside LCH.Clearnet Limited.

Healthnostics addresses unusual trading

18 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Healthnostics, having previously issued guidance regarding short-sales of Healthnostics, Inc. common stock have noticed unusual trading activity has continued, involving new market-makers, a significant increase in volume and illegal naked short sell

Charriere joins EquiLend

17 May 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Emmanuelle Charriere has been named business development associate, based in London, where she is responsible for working with existing and prospective clients.

ParAccel take on Minder

17 May 2011 Campbell
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

ParAccel, Inc. has appointed Minder Cheng to its strategic advisory board. Cheng brings more than two decades of experience as a pioneer and leader with several of the worldâ€™s leading financial services organisations......

Scott McLaren joins Brown Brothers Harriman

17 May 2011 Hong Kong
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Brown Brothers Harriman has hired Scott McLaren as head of relationship management and sales for Asia to strengthen its services and business development in the region. In his new position, McLaren reports to Bill Rosensweig, managing director.....

Euroclear's Xtrackter and SIX Telekurs agree pricing data expansion

17 May 2011 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Xtrakter, has welcomed SIX Telekurs as the first data vendor to access the Mark-to-Market valuation service, known as XM2M. SIX Telekurs clients now have pricing data on over 45,000 domestic and international fixed-income instruments, including......

ICMA publishes 2011 Global Master Repurchase Agreement

16 May 2011 Zurich
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), has published the 2011 version of the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA); the most widely used legal agreement for documenting transactions in the cross-border repo market.

Headstrong to launch collateral management survey

13 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Headstrong has teamed up with TowerGroup to create a benchmarking survey on the collateral management process across all asset classes...

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