Will Basel III be the saviour of sec lending?
Banking regulation Basel III could breathe new life into the securities lending sector, market participants claimed yesterday at a forum in London.
Banking regulation Basel III could breathe new life into the securities lending sector, market participants claimed yesterday at a forum in London.
Institutional investors have urged European regulators to reconsider the types of collateral that will be acceptable under new OTC derivatives rules and have also raised concerns about clearing house stability.
Newedge Group, a multi-asset brokerage, has extended its US smart order router for equities and equity options to external market participants, which it says will be particularly useful for small- and mid-sized firms with constrained resources.
Euroclear Bank, the international securities depository, has teamed up with BNP Paribas Securities Services to launch a service which broadens the pool of collateral available for buy-side clients.
Nomura’s new venue for exchange-traded funds has increased its offerings to include a wide range of emerging markets instruments.
Market changes are providing more access to derivatives markets in China to international investors and altering the domestic landscape for the local buy-side.
The Osaka Securities Exchange has widened the investor base of its Nikkei volatility index futures after gaining permission from US watchdog, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to market the instruments to US citizens.
US watchdog the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has slapped a major American buy-sider with fines for setting up a prearranged trade on the Chicago Board of Trade and executing fictitious sales.
A new service from the French arm of central securities depository Euroclear will help the buy-side post collateral to support OTC derivatives trading, but a leading bank has stressed that sell-side expertise should not be ignored.
Electronic trading techniques are being more commonly used in futures markets as the buy-side's mandates become increasingly multi-asset.