State Street have been appointed global securities lending agent for REST Industry Super, a move which follows on from the superannuation servicing agreement announced in January.....
Data Explorers looks at the ongoing CCP debate. Approaching the issue through the eyes of the four players in the short selling chain starting with the regulator and moving through beneficial owners, hedge funds, prime brokers and custodians.
OneChicago, LLC is now offering Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Order Sending Organization (OSO) services to its customers. The new service supports firms executing point-and-click traded EFPs (Exchange for Physical) on the exchange.
The Athens Exchange has suspended trading, including securities lending and derivatives activity, in TT Hellenic Postbank and T Bank until the two firms confirm the progress of merger discussions...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's open market trading desk has removed the $750 million issue-specific limit from its System Open Market Account (SOMA) programme...
Citigroup Global Markets has formed a new Luxembourg entity to provide securities lending services to clients both within Luxembourg and throughout Europe...
In May 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of three per cent to €11.3 trillion (compared to €10.9 trillion in May 2010)...
Eurex will launch 19 single stock futures (SSF) on leading Polish companies on 27 June 2011. The new listings reflect customer demand for derivatives based on shares from one of the largest economies in Eastern Europe.