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August
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) has lifted its short selling ban
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The Greek securities regulator is lifting a short-selling ban on shares
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UBS has appointed a director for the prime brokerage desk in Hong Kong
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Citigroup has appointed a director for hedge fund sales
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In the final installment of Global Investor/isf’s exclusive interview with State Street's new head of securities finance Nick Bonn, he comments on the lawsuit, cash reinvestment, central counterparties and his personal life
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Walter Kraushaar has left Dekabank
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Morningstar, an independent research firm has released its hedge fund performance for July
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In the first of an exclusive two part interview read Nick Bonn's reaction to the departures that rocked the bank and get his thoughts on Premier Global Securities Lending
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Merlin Securities wins $1 billion mandate
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City of Edinburgh Council is looking for a global custody and securities lending provider
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Global Investor/isf is pleased to announce the attendance of the following firms at our annual Equity Lending and Synthetic Financing awards.
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China's long and cautious walk towards a securities lending model is coming to an end
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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC’s) has adopted the FIX Protocol messaging standard for reporting of short positions
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Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds, has launched new reporting functionality
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Northern Trust has signed a deal with Deutsche Bank to secure greater access to the hedge fund sector
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Deutsche Bank has made two hires in its Institutional Client Group.
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BTIG has expanded its prime brokerage platform with two new hires
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Daiwa Capital Markets has appointed Dick Lo as head of stock derivatives trading and Julien Petit-Pasquier as head of index trading
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Daiwa Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Japanese brokerage Daiwa Securities Group today announced two key hires
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Daiwa Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Japanese brokerage Daiwa Securities Group today announced two key hires
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July
RBC Dexia Investor Services explains the decision to add William Foley to its securities lending team
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IMN has re-iterated its commitment to its series of Beneficial Owner Summits in the wake of its 2nd Annual East Coast event held in Boston last month.
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BNY Mellon broker-dealer services hosted its annual Dragon boat challenge and barbeque last month and raised in excess of £2500 for Fairbridge, a charity that deals with troubled youngsters
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The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s decision to make short selling available as of July 1 has thrown the securities lending market in Poland into the public spotlight.
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Turkey economic prospects are positive but the securities lending market reflects the difficult global trading conditions
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The Texas Employees Retirement System (TERS) is looking for a global master custodian and a securities lending and cash collateral manager
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The securities lending market in Greece has been operating under restrictions that prevents lending on an offshore basis
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Spain’s well documented macroeconomic problems have had no significant adverse reaction on securities lending in the country - although a lot of work remains to be done if the industry is to realise its potential
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High operational risk caused by a fractured financial infrastructure and difficult legal conditions is threatening to stop the Russian securities lending market from realising its full potential
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Industry experts discuss the evolution of transparency, the impact, the benefits and responsibilities that transparency brings to all parties affected by securities lending activity
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Wachovia Global Securities Lending has appointed a senior vice president based in London
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J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services has been mandated to provide third party securities lending services on behalf of Mediolanum
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Leading representatives of the securities finance industry in Australia discuss the status of the market at the Global Investor / isf Roundtable
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Latin America is a hot topic for discussion in the finance world. But each country has very different opportunities and risks around it. Global Investor/isf investigates
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The Nordic Securities Finance survey results are here
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Karl von Buren, Global head of Equity Finance and Delta One at HSBC has been in the industry for almost 25 years. He sat down with Global Investor/isf to share his thoughts on regulation, doubling his business and HSBC’s new prime service offering
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HSBC is looking to develop a prime broking unit in Asia
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The Global Investor / isf Synthetic Finance Survey results have arrived
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Jane Karczewski who left Deutsche Bank last week is reportedly joining Citigroup
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GI/isf announces details of the Annual Equity Lending & Synthetic Financing Awards dinner
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An ex-Goldman proprietary trader is looking to boost the assets of his new Japan-focused hedge fund to about $114 million
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ICMA and ISLA partner on Global Master Agreements workshops
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Pirum Systems has hired a new business development manager
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The former Asia head of the Children’s Investment Fund Management U.K. has raised millions for his hedge fund
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SunGard is conducting a market survey to shed some light on the often misunderstood securities finance market.
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Jane Karczewski, managing director at Deutsche Bank, has left after three years
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CIBC Mellon has appointed co-heads for its global securities lending division
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Citi’s Global Transaction Services has appointed a managing director and global product manager of third-party securities lending and business development
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June
JP Morgan’s global head of prime services will step down at the end of the year
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Seclending industry needs a strong voice, the East Coast Beneficial Owners' conference is told
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing names new Chief Operating Officer for Global Securities Lending
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BNY Mellon selected to provide prime brokerage custody solution
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There seemed to be a feeling of quiet confidence at this year's ISLA conference but the market still has some issues to face
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ING Global Securities Finance has boosted its emerging markets team with a hire for its Moscow office
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The Canadian securities lending market has attracted attention over the past two years for all the right reasons
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ING Global Securities Finance (GSF) has made a series of departmental changes to strengthen its focus on hedge funds
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The German securities lending market is considered to be ordered, structured and efficient but change is on the way
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Data Explorers has launched its Risk Adjusted Returns at ISLA’s conference in Berlin
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing names new Chief Operating Officer for Global Securities Lending
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Peter Economou, head of Securities Finance at State Street, has quit the firm
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Global Investor/isf can today reveal two more of the senior securities lending team to walk out on State Street.
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A number of State Street's senior securities finance team have left the bank
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Barclays Capital has hired four to its international securities lending desk in the US.
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UBS has named its head of prime brokerage sales for Singapore
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EquiLend has appointed a Morgan Stanley executive to its European Business Development Team
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eSecLending has announced a new senior vice-president of securities financing and asset liability management
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Ex Morgan Stanley prime brokerage head to launch China hedge fund
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BNY Mellon to provide derivatives collateral management services for German investment management companies
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eSecLending has hired a senior vice president of client relationship management.
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The Spanish stock market regulator is planning an extension of current equity short selling reporting rules
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May
Securities lending industry has an increased appetite for risk in the face of challenging market conditions
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Independent research firm Morningstar has released its April performance numbers
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4sight wins four new clients in a month
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Austria has extended its ban on short selling
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Hedge fund manager, Magnetar Capital, is looking to launch a new fund
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Later this year strict new tax rules surrounding the trading of derivatives will come into effect
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Prime Fund Solutions has made some key hires in Singapore and New York
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SunGard has integrated trade data derived from Quadriserv's AQS securities lending market
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Data Explorers has launched its Concentration Ratio analytics
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Credit Suisse has appointed a head of prime consulting Asia Pacific
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The Russian hedge fund market, while still in its infancy, is facing more obstacles than it has advantages
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The securities lending market in Russia is being hampered by the country’s vague laws and fractured financial infrastructure, a panel said at the Global Investor/isf masterclass held in Moscow
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Citi is poised to announce the creation of a new Collateral Management Services unit within its Securities and Fund Services business, Global Investor/isf can reveal.
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The German regulator has banned naked short-selling of eurozone sovereign debt, credit-default swaps and other stocks
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J.P. Morgan today announced Auto Substitution, new functionality that will enhance the operating model of the US Tri-Party Repo market
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Global Investor/isf gathers a leading and diverse
panel of securities finance experts together to
discuss what issues face the European market
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BondLend is set to announce on Monday, the roll-out of its Securities Finance platform targetted specifically to the fixed income lending and repo community
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State Street’s Peter Economou talks about regulation, central counterparties, cash reinvestment, and how coaching basketball can be similar to leading a team of investment professionals
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The top names in Royal Bank of Scotland’s prime services
business sit down with Craig MacDonald to discuss
the ever changing hedge fund environment and where
opportunity now sits.
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South Korea’s financial regulator has, in principle, approved naked short selling of bonds to increase depth and liquidity of the market
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DataExplorers is hosting the month's main event in the securities finance industry in New York
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ING Americas has a new head of Financial Markets in the US.
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Nomura will launch a dark pool in Hong Kong at the end of May
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Global Investor/isf is partnering with Data Explorers as a media sponsor of the upcoming Securities Financing Forum in New York
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4sight wins four new clients in a month
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April
Greece's securities regulator has taken action against short selling in response to its economic stability
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Credit Agricole has secured the services of two senior securities lending traders, Global Investor/isf has learned.
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Greece’s central bank and the debt issuing agency are discussing a decision on mandatory securities repurchase auctions
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has launched a new securities lending dashboard style reporting functionality
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The Australian Securities Lending Association is urging regulators to make exemptions for short-selling rules
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Mark Fieldhouse, responsible for North America technical sales at RBC Dexia Services, is stepping down to take on a role with another firm.
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BNY Mellon today named a new CEO of broker dealer services.
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Deutsche Bank has appointed a new Head of Prime Brokerage and Derivatives Clearing for Global Rates.
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Find out who claimed the biggest mandate wins.
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State Street is in the running for a new custody mandate
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Mark Payson, Global head of Trading and Asset Liability Management at BBH explains how the firm’s prudent approach during the financial crisis helped it avoid negative headlines and seize on new opportunities.
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March
In the first in a series of thought provoking whitepapers, SunGard explores the areas of technology that need to be improved for the securities finance industry to evolve
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CIBC Mellon has been reappointed for a custody and securities lending mandate
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is evaluating the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment firms
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Northern Trust has been appointed to provide global custody, investment accounting and performance measurement to approximately £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in UK pension fund assets
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has gone live with the latest phase of the integration of its securities lending platforms and global business activity following the 2007 Bank of New York/ Mellon Financial merger.
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China has granted six brokerages permission to participate in a trial for short selling and margin trading
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The annual Data Explorers Securities Finance Forum has come and gone. The day had some good debate and discussion highlighted by a panel on regulation.
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Quadriserv is looking to make its securities lending exchange, AQS, more accessible to hedge fund managers
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Andrew Wise has left Barclays Capital for a new role at a leading competitor.
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Lender Processing Services has rolled out its professional short-sale service.
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Delegates at the Gulf Region Securities Finance Masterclass in Dubai discussed sec lending and other avenues for growth
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Chinese firms pass the margin trading test.
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Tim Smollen, global head of agency lending at Deutsche Bank discusses the acquisition of Commerzbank AG’s securities lending business and the benefits it will bring.
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The credit crisis has prompted a rethink around regulation and how more stringent and transparent guidelines can deter future market traumas. But will recent regulation changes help or hinder the market in years to come?
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Bank of China unit, BOCI, has linked with SunGard
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Clearstream has started two new direct links with Bulgaria and Romania.
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The Australian Securities Lending Association (ASLA) has released a comprehensive newsletter detailing key market events of the past 18 months.
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The AIMA has issued a statetemnt on short selling.
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Global Investor/isf brings you all the top news from the 7th annual PASLA conference in Hong Kong.
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The 7th annual PASLA/RMA conference on Asian securities lending got underway today. Global Investor/isf is there and brings you the best of it.
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Global Investor/isf brings you all the top news from the 7th annual PASLA conference in Hong Kong.
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Global Investor/isf brings you all the top news from the 7th annual PASLA conference in Hong Kong.
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BBH has assigned two key staff to its Hong Kong office.
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February
The consultancy, Kinetic Partners has openly welcomed the FSA's Hedge Fund Survey and Hedge Fund as a Counterparty Survey
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The US based, Managed Fund Association has responded to the new SEC short selling restrictions.
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The US based prime brokerage service provider, Merlin Securities has announced that Andy Lando has returned to the firm as a senior partner to head up a new business.
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Neuberger Berman has announced that William Arnold has been named chief financial officer, effective in early March.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a new rule to place certain restrictions on short selling
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BNY Mellon Asset Management has appointed a managing director for broker-dealer relations.
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Cielo has appointed Deutsche Bank as depositary bank for the sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme.
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Direct Access Partners is launching a new multi prime brokerage service
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Germany is planning to toughen short selling rules by introducing a system of transparency
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has included a retailer to its list of securities eligible for short selling
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The Ohio School Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) has committed about $120 million to four new hedge funds.
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Dominick Falco is one of the founding fathers of the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association. He tells Global Investor/isf about the evolution he has witnessed in both Asia and the association.
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India’s sheer vastness in terms of population alone means its potential cannot be ignored. With more than a billion people it’s no surprise that it’s a market the world has its eyes on.
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Australia was one of the last markets to lift the ban on short selling but has gained a reputation as a market that deserves attention
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The introduction of margin lending and stock index futures in China look likely to be launched this year
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Details of the next PASLA / Risk Management Association Securities Lending conference are now available
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The Philippine Stock Exchange has laid out new guidelines for the securities, borrowing and lending programme
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider new short-sale restrictions on February.
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Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been awarded a custody mandate.
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Austria’s Financial Market Authority has extended a ban on naked short-selling of shares
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HSBC Prime Services has named a new global head of client service and integration
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The Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System (OPERS) is looking to expand the internally managed securities lending programme
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A US judge has dismissed a countersuit filed against BP North America’s savings and retirement plans
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has won an account to provide custody, fund administration, shareholder services and performance analytics.
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The Risk Management Association has named a new director of securities lending and market risk, effective today.
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UniCredit has hired to its New York equity finance desk
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Nordea Bank have upgraded its securities lending solution
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Knight Clearing Services, a subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, has implemented SunGard’s Loanet securities finance solution.
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The Chinese securities regulator has selected a host of companies as target stocks for a trial operation of margin trading and short selling
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Global Investor/isf's Middle East Masterclass gives a market outlook
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A former Goldman Sachs trader is looking to launch a new hedge fund firm
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Orchard Capital Partners has rolled out a new long/short fund
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China slowly inches forward with margin trading and short selling trials
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A new report by the US based consultancy, Greenwich Associates finds that the devil is in the detail for centralized Clearing of OTC Derivatives
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The Hedge Fund Standards Board has diversified its board member base by adding two hedge fund investors
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Another day of panels and debate at the annual IMN Beneficial Owners conference centred around the hottest emerging market - Brazil.
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Global Investor/isf's Middle East Masterclass did not shy way from one of the most talked about topics in the financial markets today - regulation
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Global Investor/isf's Middle East Masterclass held yesterday in Dubai has been heralded as a success and revealed that stock borrow and loan can restore markets to health
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Hedge Fund Research has found that emerging Asia is leading the hedge fund recovery
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The first day of the annual IMN conference had a theme of regulation.
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Rules requiring investors to disclose publicly the stocks they are shorting will raise market volatility and raise costs
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BTIG has continued its expansion of its fixed income platform
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A Danish fund is looking to make an investment in the hedge fund universe.
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The European Commission is standing strong on its AIFM directive.
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A leading advisor to hedge funds has released its January results
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The Philippine Stock Exchange’s stock lending and borrowing guidelines have been approved by the regulator
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eSecLending has announced a new senior vice-president of client relationship management
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An ex Robeco veteran has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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EquiLend has made further advancements to its Trade20 suite.
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As pension funds take their custodians to court over the loss of their assets post-Lehmans, attention has focused on the understanding between the two parties over the nature of the risk involved in the re-use of pension fund assets.
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a London based hedge fund manager and fined him £140,000
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Global Investor/isf gives its monthly global mandate roundup
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State Street Corporation has agreed to pay compensation to investors which will total $663million.
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Aussie Super funds are looking to separate custody from securities lending and collateral management.
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Citi will now be offering agency lending services in Greece and Poland
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The German regulator has ended its partial ban on short-selling transactions
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Pat Cestaro has decided to leave the prime brokerage division at J. P. Morgan
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A Dutch pension fund has filed a suit against State Street Bank and Trust
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State Street Global Advisors has appointed a new global head of its cash business.
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The Venezuelan Securities Commission is introducing stricter rules for brokers and stock exchanges
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BNY Mellon today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire a leading provider of custody, fund accounting, transfer agency and outsourcing solutions for asset managers and financial advisors.
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Northern Trust has been sued by the Chicago Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund
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Deutsche Bank has opened its first branch in the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi.
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We speak to Tim Douglas, managing director, global head of securities finance, global transaction services, Citi
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has opened an office for the Middle East and North Africa region.
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January
SunGard has appointed a European senior vice president for its Astec Analytics business unit.
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Eurex Zürich has named Frank Gast head of its electronic SecLend Market
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Deutsche Bank and Barclays Global Investors respectively, have launched a boutique hedge fund
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RBC Dexia has signed a contract to provide fund administration services in a variety of regions.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two firms on unlawful short selling
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Deutsche has made a strategic hire in its Asia prime brokerage business.
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Illinois has issued a number of RFPs for custody and securities lending mandates
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Mirae Asset Global Investments has had its SICAV range of funds registerd for distribution in central European countries.
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President Obama’s plan could have a very significant impact on the alternatives industry.
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CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company has won a contract to deliver global custody and accounting services.
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The banks' role during the crisis is discussed at Global Securities Financing Summit held in Luxembourg
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The International Securities Lending Association has made some amendments to the GMSLA.
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Japan's financial regulator has extended its naked short selling ban
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Alfred Berg has made two key additions to its investment team.
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Deutsche Bank pushes forward with new transparency initiative
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Citi has won a mandate to provide a suite of fund of hedge fund administration services.
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Credit Suisse makes another strategic hire in Asia.
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has been selected by RMK Timberland Group to provide custody, fund administration and shareholder services for a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) in Luxembourg.
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Proprietary trading firm First New York Securities has formed a new unit aimed at servicing asset management firms.
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The Futures and Options Association (FOA) has created a lobby group to deal with regulatory issues related to exchanges, clearing houses and brokers in listed derivatives markets.
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MFC Global Investment Management (Asia) has hired a head of Asia-Pacific equities.
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Sanders Capital has been added to the investment advisory team of Vanguard’s largest actively managed equity fund, the $35 billion Vanguard Windsor II Fund.
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Aberdeen Asset Management Asia’s equities chief in Singapore will resign this year.
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Feri Institutional Advisors has won a $1.1 billion risk-overlay mandate.
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Investec Asset Management has rolled out three Luxembourg-based Ucits III funds.
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BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services has been appointed by Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG to provide fund administration and custody services for its Irish domiciled fund of managed accounts.
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Louisbourg Investments has selected an investor services provider.
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Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, has announced it was a good year for the industry.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has increased the tenure of contracts for stock lending and borrowing to a maximum period of one year.
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RBS has appointed Galen Moore as head of EDF market access product, Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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The equity market rally that began in March 2009 will continue in 2010, but the market’s rise will be less steep than last year.
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Is the the securities finance industry ready to answer the need for greater transparency by adopting a central counterparty?
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This year's Beneficial Owners roundtable had lively debate as industry experts came together in Boston to discuss the revival of supply.
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The Euroclear Board announced today that Tim Howell has accepted the board’s offer to become chief executive officer of the company.
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Despite a torrid year, RBS is pushing through with new hires and building its equity franchise.
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Lack of transparency is a common criticism of the securities finance industry. But will a central counterparty provide a solution?
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Custodians have always been serious about post-investment risks in local markets, but they need to use their knowledge and influence wisely.
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Read Global Investor/isf's exclusive beneficial owners survey results. Who is the best lender in the world?