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EMIR regulation causes matching updates
02 September 2013 Brussels
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SWIFT’s affirmations application is supporting compliance with European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) by making multi-asset class electronic confirmation matching accessible to players of all sizes...

NASDAQ Dubai hires new CEO
02 August 2013 Dubai
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

NASDAQ Dubai exchange has appointed Hamed Ahmed Ali as CEO...

BNP Paribas helps DTCC clients with EMIR
30 July 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNP Paribas Securities Services will help buy and sell-side clients of the London-based DTCC Derivatives Repository comply with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) rules for derivatives trades reporting...

Traiana packs and parcels first interdealer trade
29 July 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The first interdealer non-deliverable forward (NDF) trade has been delivered to LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear service through the recently established link with Traiana’s Harmony CCP Connect...

KDPW_CCP clearinghouse files for authorisation under EMIR
04 July 2013 Warsaw
Reporter: Jenna Jones

KDPW_CCP has filed an application with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority to be authorised as a clearinghouse under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, which sets out single requirements for clearinghouses in the EU...

Traiana expands connectivity for NDF clearing
20 June 2013 New York and London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Traiana plans to launch direct connectivity between its Harmony CCP Connect and LCH.Clearnet's foreign exchange clearing service, ForexClear, for non-deliverable forwards clearing...

EACH wants CCP exemption from bail-ins
14 June 2013 Brussels
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) is urging regulators to exempt CCPs from the bail-in provisions of the banking recovery and resolution framework proposal...

Abu Dhabi bank takes care of NASDAQ
31 May 2013 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has become a direct custodian for NASDAQ-Dubai, providing custody services for all three United Arab Emirates stock markets...

Kane LPI Solutions appoints new head of compliance
30 May 2013 Dubai
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Kane LPI Solutions has named David Cafferty as head of compliance advisory services...

REGIS-TR is on the road to ESMA acceptance
11 April 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository owned by Clearstream and Iberclear, is confident that its application to act as a trade repository across all asset classes will be accepted by ESMA...

Citi revamps collateral custody accounts
09 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi has expanded its Citi OpenInvestor suite of investment services to include segregated collateral custody accounts. The new accounts are hoped to help clients better mitigate counterparty risk...

Clearstream and Belfius expand collateral services
18 January 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream and Belfius have agreed to develop exclusively a new collateral management activity for bilateral trades, focusing on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and aimed primarily at corporates and medium-sized banks...