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ISLA: demand up for equity as collateral


03 September London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Equities now take up 57 percent of all collateral held by triparty service providers, according to an International Â鶹´«Ã½ Lending Association (ISLA) market study...
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OneChicago sees August highs


02 September 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

OneChicago, a securities finance exchange, boasted a 57 percent increase in its trading volume from 2014 for August 2015, with more than a million recorded trades...
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OCC enjoys August sec lending climb


02 September 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has announced that its securities lending central counterparty clearing activity was up 27 percent for new loans in August 2015 with 119,360 transactions...
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Japan adds T bills to sec lending facility


01 September 2015 Tokyo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Bank of Japan will now include treasury discount bills (T bills) as approved securities to be sold through the Â鶹´«Ã½ Lending Facility, following the recent turmoil in Asian markets...
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Boom time for short sellers


01 September 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers enjoyed the highest level of average short positions heading into the downturn in over 18 months...
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Taiwanese tech companies look shaky


27 August 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The turmoil in Asian financial markets has prompted short sellers to target Taiwan’s technology companies, according to Markit Â鶹´«Ã½ Finance...
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Asian repo relies on standard best practices


25 August 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

An efficient Asian repo market could help to develop infrastructure and benefit the economy, but it is being held back by inconsistencies between countries, according to a report by ASIFMA and ICMA...
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D’Eramo joins RBC Investor & Treasury Services


24 August 2015 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has appointed Don D’Eramo as head of distribution and product development for securities finance within treasury and market services activity...
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SS&C sees increases in August


21 August 2015 Windsor, Connecticut
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator shows that notifications recovered somewhat, increasing from July’s 2.08 percent dip to reach a figure of 3.46 percent in August...
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SGX consults on affiliate segregation


20 August 2015 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Singapore Exchange has proposed the introduction of affiliate segregation, a system designed to protect the collateral of an SGX Derivatives Clearing member’s affiliates in the case of a default...
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Health care hedge investment on the up


20 August 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hedge funds are moving towards health care stocks and away from the technology sector, according to the S&P Capital IQ quarterly hedge fund tracker...
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Markit’s most shorted


19 August 2015 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Short sellers are circling large retailers in North America ahead of earnings announcements, according to Markit...