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UK’s clearing benefits won’t pass to the EU
14 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Although the UK will likely lose its ability to clear euro-denominated transactions when it exits the EU, the economic benefits will probably not be passed to Europe...

GPP builds up new structured products team
30 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Global Prime Partners has made a spate of senior hires, including Mike Ward as head of new business development, ahead of the launch of its new structures products business...

FSB updates G-SIB list
21 November 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Stability Board has revised its ranking list of globally systemically important banks using year-end 2015 data...

Calastone: Tech driving change in asset management
17 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers must make an effort to monitor and understand new technology developments, and to adopt them “sensibly” according to a report from Calastone...

DTCC: ‘speedbumps’ remain in road to China
17 November 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Regulatory differences and a complex local settlement cycle are among the challenges still facing international firms looking to invest in the Chinese markets, according to a paper from DTCC and Celent...

T2S user trio launch network platform
15 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Target2-Securities participants will soon be able to utilise a ‘single point of access model’ with enhanced collateral pooling and post-trade services, through a new collaborative network model set to launch in 2017...

PRIIPs granted 12-month hiatus
09 November 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has bowed to pressure from the Parliament and Council and agreed to delay the regulation on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products by 12 months...

Hazeltree hires client management ace Ventura
02 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Treasury management solution provider Hazeltree has hired J.P. Morgan’s Sal Ventura to its management team as head of client relationship management...

Euroclear secures new CEO
01 November 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euroclear Group's board of directors has settled on Lieve Mostrey to become the post-trade provider’s new CEO, effective 1 January 2017, following the departure of Tim Howell...

Wenzel moves up the ranks at AXA IM
25 October 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

AXA Investment Managers has promoted Franz Wenzel to the position of institutional solutions strategist within its multi-asset client solutions investment platform...

EACH: CCPs have ‘extreme’ scenarios covered
18 October 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CCPs are already strong enough to withstand the ‘extreme but plausible’ scenario that would trigger a resolution strategy, as outlined by regulatory authorities...

Economic growth a concern for treasurers
13 October 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Uncertainty around economic growth is the number one concern for corporate treasurers, particularly in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to a new report...