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New head of international trading at Nomura
13 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Nomura Securities has hired Jon Block as head of International trading in the Americas, with responsibility for trading and sales-trading of non-US stocks...

ASICs adopts FIX Protocol for short position reporting
13 August 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) welcomes the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC's) adoption of the FIX Protocol messaging standard for reporting of short position

Northern Providence Investments selects RBC Dexia
05 August 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

RBC Dexia IS this week announced it has been appointed by Northern Providence Investments to provide custody, fund valuation and shareholder recordkeeping for that company's entire family of 14 SRI (socially responsible investment) funds.

DTCC acquires AVOX
02 July 2010 London
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it has acquired the outstanding shares of Avox Limited, a reference data business located in the U.K.

State Street Appoints Bonn
29 June 2010 Boston
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State Street recently announced the appointment of Executive Vice President Nicholas (Nick) Bonn, to head its securities finance business. Bonn, will report to David Puth, executive vice president and head of State Street's Global Markets business.

Credit Suisse Prime Services does well
25 June 2010 New York
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Credit Suisse Prime Services has ranked No.1 for the second consecutive year in the 2010 Global Custodian Prime Brokerage survey, earning more Best in Class awards than any bank.

New collateral criteria for securities in Brazil
21 June 2010 Sao Paulo
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Effective immediately, the Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros(BM&F) and the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paul(BOVESPA) have announced the new collateral criteria for accepting securities as collateral.

Increased appetite for risk
27 May 2010 New York
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Following a very successful US conference, 'The Securities Financing Forum' which took place yesterday, May 26th at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, Data Explorers, today released some interesting survey findings.

Europe loves equity but cash is king in US
07 May 2010 London
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A new report shows US-domiciled securities lenders are overwhelmingly focused on cash as collateral, whilst many other jurisdictions have a propensity to accept non‐cash collateral...

Redwood Asset Management chooses CIBC Mellon GSS
22 April 2010 Toronto
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CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services today announced that it has been chosen by Redwood Asset Management, manager of the Redwood Funds, Ark Funds and SciVest Funds to provide asset servicing solutions for a number of the firm's investment funds.

EquiLend Obtains Regulatory Approval
28 September 2009 New York
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EquiLend has recently announced that they have obtained regulatory approval as an alternative trading system (ATS) in Ontario, Canada. The approval by the Ontario Securities Commission and the Investment Industry Regulatory....

CIBC Mellon To Adopt
30 September 2009 London
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CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company announced that it will implement EquiLend's suite of services to encourage greater efficiency in securities borrowing and lending, and to increase revenue potential for its clients....