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PrinceRidge Group selects ReadQ Systems
23 March 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

ReadQ Systems, Inc. recently announced that New York broker-dealer The PrinceRidge Group, LLC has selected their QTIX trading system for its start-up financing desk.

New lending reporting solution from Northern Trust
18 March 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Northern Trust has created a report to assist insurance companies with regulatory filings on securities lending programmes...

Nomura quitting prime brokerage?
17 March 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Nomura is scaling back its London prime brokerage team, with some insiders suggesting the bank will be withdrawing from the international market altogether...

Brokerage firm BTIG names Curro and Hymans
07 March 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BTIG LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced it has named Joseph Curro and Robert Hymans as Global Co-Heads of Event Driven Strategies.

Northern Trust rolls out enhanced Passport
01 March 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Northern Trust has announced that it has deployed a new version of its multi-faceted web portal, Passport®, enhanced to address the specialized needs of institutional investors to quickly access and effectively analyze their investment information.

SimCorp releases version 4.9 of SimCorp Dimension
23 February 2011 Copenhagen
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

New version features important new developments across front-, middle-, and back-office. Major updates include improved collateral management, performance calculations, and compliance checks.

Lombard expands management team
21 February 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Lombard Risk Management has appointed three key executives to join the existing senior management team in leading the company through the planned expansion following the rapid growth experienced in 2010 (34 per cent rise in revenues in half year to S

Cantor Fitzgerald continues prime services expansion
10 February 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. have announced that the management team of PCS Dunbar Securities is joining its Prime Services division. In a move to further increase the firm’s growing Prime Services business and breadth of products....

Key hires to boost SunGard
08 February 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

SunGard Astec Analytics has made two appointments to its North American team as it works on building its relationships with beneficial owners in the securities lending space.

First tri-party collateral manager to accept gold
08 February 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

J.P. Morgan to accept physical gold as collateral to satisfy securities lending and repo obligations with counterparties. This comes as more clients look to use gold as a hedge against inflation and to post as collateral.

Daiwa appoints Polly Williams as Non Executive Director
31 January 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited (Daiwa Europe), the investment banking arm of leading Japanese brokerage Daiwa Securities Group, has appointed Polly Williams as Non Executive Director.

Kellner DiLeo & Co. opts for EquiLend
28 January 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

EquiLend, has announced that Kellner DiLeo & Co., (KDC), has signed on to use its services. KDC will utilize EquiLend’s post trade services to facilitate automation and efficient maintenance of their securities financing positions.