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Kenyan securities lending drive gains international support

13 March 2017 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya�셲 capital markets liquidity drive received another boost last week as the country�셲 Capital Markets Authority looked to diversify available financial products with the help of several international bodies

Snap crackles following popular IPO

09 March 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Short sellers were quick to snap up shares of the parent company of picture messaging app Snapchat following its closely watched initial public offering

Hedge fund assets tipped to rise

08 March 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Performance-based gains will drive hedge fund assets to reach $3.14 trillion by the end of 2017, a new survey has predicted

OFR praises CCPs on transparency boost, but warns of further work needed to close data gaps

03 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Further transparency and consistency in reporting is needed on the default mechanisms of CCPs, according to the Office of Financial Research

CCDC and Clearstream partner for CIBM access

03 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream is partnering with the China Central Depository and Clearing Company to help support settlement and custody for overseas investors into the Chinese Interbank Bond Market

OneChicago regains its stride with February securities finance volumes

03 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

쮸떴눈첵 finance exchange OneChicago saw an 8 percent increase to its trading volume for February, compared to the same period last year

OCC goes from strength to strength with CCP securities lending in 2017

02 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OCC saw a strong start to its securities lending business in 2017, with a 19 percent increase in new loans through its central counterparty so far this year

UCITS and AIF sales fell in 2016

01 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Net sales of UCITS and alternative investment funds fell to ��455 billion last year as Europe was beset by plunging stock markets and Brexit.

ESMA: CCPs, EMIR and MiFID II are top concerns for 2017

28 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is keeping the supervision of EU CCPs front and centre for its 2017 work programme

US options volumes flounder

27 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US options market is stagnating as a result of political and regulatory change in Washington DC, according to a TABB Group report