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BNP Paribas US reorganisation
18 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has appointed Edward Speal as Head of Global Equities and Commodity Derivatives (GECD) - Americas, Lionel Crassier as Head of Equities - Americas and Dan Cozine as Head of Structured Finance - Americas.

EXCLUSIVE: David Little to leave Rule Financial
13 August 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

David Little, head of securities finance at Rule Financial will be moving on. After ten years building up the securities finance group of Rule Financial, Little will be leaving for a fresh challenge.

Gelsomino appointed at Prudential Bache
11 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Prudential Bache have announced the appointment of Joseph P. Gelsomino as Vice President, FX Sales. A senior foreign exchange salesperson, Gelsomino will be based in New York and will report to Brian Jaspers

DTCC Launches Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository
05 August 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today two significant developments: 1) the launch of its Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository (EDRR) and 2) FSA approval of DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd subsidiary.

Yuen joins Northern Trust
04 August 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Pamela Yuen has joined as North Asian Sales Director for its Corporate & Institutional Services business unit. Based in Hong Kong, Yuen is responsible for business development in HK, China, Taiwan & Korea

NY Fed to begin reverse repo tests
03 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The NY Fed intends to conduct a series of small-scale, real-value reverse repurchase transactions with primary dealers using all eligible collateral types, including, for the first time, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) from the SOMA portfolio

St. Petersburg officials reported to be optimistic
02 August 2010 St. Petersburg
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Reported in the St. Petersburg Times by Michael Van Sickler, St. Petersburg officials remain optimistic the city will recoup USD15 million in investment losses despite ruling

Stracquadanio signs on at Scotia
22 July 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Scotia Capital have announced the hiring of New-York-based John Stracquadanio to serve alongside Patrick Blessing as Co-Head of the Global Prime Brokerage business.

Roglieri joins BNP Paribas
19 July 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

NP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking recently announced the appointment of John Roglieri as Director in Equity Prime Brokerage. Roglieri is based in New York and reports to J.P. Muir, Head of Prime Brokerage Sales

Joshi joins Deutsche
14 July 2010 London
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Deutsche Bank has hired Dixit Joshi as Head of Equities for EMEA. His appointment reinforces the bank's commitment to clients in the region and will strengthen its leading position in cash equities, equity derivatives and prime brokerage.

European repo market white paper urges reform
13 July 2010 London
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ICMA's European Repo Council (ERC) has today published a White Paper on the European repo market, including the role of short-selling, the problem of settlement failures and the need for reform

NTGA Survey: Institutional Investment Managers Less Optimistic
12 July 2010 Chicago
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Institutional investment managers have moderated their expectations for growth, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Northern Trust Global Advisors(NTGA), and more than two-thirds surveyed felt that the PIIGS are still causing concern