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March 15, 2013

NYSE Euronext extends access to cleared sec lending market

NYSE Euronext has extended the scope of its Cleared Borrowing & Lending Market, which allows exchange members to borrow and lend the most liquid stocks listed on its European cash markets with a guaranteed central counterparty for all transactions. read more>

March 15, 2013

Northern Trust readies for new swaps rules

Global financial services firm Northern Trust has reorganised its middle-office support functionality to help clients manage central clearing of some OTC derivatives instruments. read more>

March 14, 2013

Barclays overhauls trade advertising to improve liquidity access

Barclays has introduced a new trade advertising service that distinguishes between its high- and low-touch flow, helping the buy-side better understand where European liquidity lies within the UK bank. read more>

March 13, 2013

Corvil, Portware, Contango and more...

Corvil, a provider of latency monitoring systems, has announced the general availability of its Enterprise Monitoring System. read more>

March 12, 2013

Euroclear expands access to collateral

A memorandum of understanding signed with Newedge and EuroMTS will promote the use of Euroclear's global Collateral Highway as a means to manage collateral for tri-party repo transactions conducted on the Newedge/MTS Agency Cash Management platform in Europe. read more>

March 12, 2013

CAT's tale extended by nine months

CAT's tale extended by nine months

The sheer number of responses from firms interested in operating the US consolidated audit trail will mean the final recommendation on who should run the new data collection mechanism will be delayed for nine months. read more>

March 12, 2013

US markets seek CDS index trading alternatives

US market operators are preparing for new rules that will reform trading of credit default swaps indices, including MarketAxess, which is seeking temporary exemption from swap execution facility registration due to the associated cost burden. read more>

March 12, 2013

US markets seek CDS index trading alternatives

US market operators are preparing for new rules that will reform trading of credit default swaps indices, including MarketAxess, which is seeking temporary exemption from swap execution facility registration because of the associated cost burden. read more>

March 11, 2013

New Nasdaq market targets high-growth companies

US exchange operator Nasdaq OMX has entered into a joint venture with SharesPost, a private shares market, to create a new platform for non-listed, high-growth companies. read more>

March 08, 2013

Collateral burden drives mid-tier firms away from swaps

Collateral burden drives mid-tier firms away from swaps

Continued uncertainty on the availability of collateral once new OTC derivatives rules kick in is leading some buy-side firms to exit the swaps market altogether, suggests the latest asset management survey by Ernst and Young. read more>