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Eventful October, says Deutsche Bank
26 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

October was an eventful month for European equities, and securities lending was no exception, according to research from Deutsche Bank...

4sight achieves ISO27001 certification
25 November 2014 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

4sight Financial Software has achieved the ISO 27001 standard for information security...

William Mauer moves to BNP Paribas
25 November 2014 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former SunGard executive William Mauer has joined BNP Paribas as vice president in its US agency securities lending business...

SGSS expands African presence
25 November 2014 Paris
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SGSS has extended its South African custody hub to Mauritius by becoming the first remote participant to receive approval from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission to provide comprehensive custody services in the country...

Markit's most shorted
25 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

A number of packaged foods companies are amongst Markit’s most shorted in North America, as well as the biotech, solar and semiconductor sectors, ahead of earnings announcements...

European secondary markets a concern, says ICMA
25 November 2014 Zurich
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Concerns are growing that secondary markets for European bonds have become critically impaired and are no longer able to function effectively, according to a study from ICMA...

Scorpeo brings in securities finance experts
24 November 2014 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Corporate actions specialist Scorpeo has recruited Chris Barrow and Jack McNally...

Pension funds hungry for investment risk
21 November 2014 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pension funds will see an increase in appetite for investment risk over the next three years, according to a report by State Street...

Retailers seeing increased short interest
20 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

A number of speciality retailers have high levels of short interest ahead of earnings results following positive US sales numbers, according to Markit...

Cuckoo for CoCos
19 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Financial institutions across Europe have flocked to contingent convertibles (CoCos) in order to shore up their balance sheets analyst at Markit Relte Schutte...

iMatchative appoints Matt Jose
19 November 2014 San Francisco
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Matt Jose has been appointed as global head of client services of Sam Hocking’s San Francisco-based firm, iMatchative.

Markit restructures securities finance leadership
18 November 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

David Carruthers is leaving Markit to join a new venture outside of securities lending, it has been confirmed...