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SunGard's hottest stocks
18 September 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 15 September 2014 have been compiled by SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Exclusive: SL-x to shut up shop
17 September 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SL-x Group has applied to cancel its UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation as a multilateral trading facility amid reports the firm has lost its funding...

Raymond Blokland leaves Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 September 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Managing director Raymond Blokland has left his role at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, sources have confirmed...

Deutsche AWM to open desk in Hong Kong
17 September 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) is to open a new securities lending desk in Hong Kong in order to better service the needs of clients in local Asia Pacific markets...

BNP Paribas strengthens APAC management
16 September 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) presence with two new appointments to its management team...

US gun makers on target in short sector
15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Two US listed gun makers have seen a revival in short selling activity, according to new research from Markit...

Pirum and Markit do data deal
15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Pirum has teamed up with Markit to enhance the transparency of information contained in the data provider’s securities finance data set...

Predict the unpredictable, says BIS collateral report
12 September 2014 Basel
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Market participants and service providers need to be prepared for less predictable collateral demands, according to the Bank of International Settlements’s...

Borrowers double Dutch fixed income holdings
12 September 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The number of Dutch fixed income securities, and particularly government bonds, being borrowed has more than doubled between June 2013 and 2014, according to Karl Loomes of SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Securities to collateralise Vietnam
11 September 2014 Hanoi
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

The Vietnam Securities Depositary (VSD) issued a list of securities acceptable as collateral ahead of the implementation of securities lending regulation.

Clearstream rising for August 2014
10 September 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Overall figures for Clearstream in August 2014 show positive growth.

Combination solution to tackle Phase 3 Basis Reporting
10 September 2014 New York
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

TaxGopher now supports Phase 3 Basis Reporting (CBR) for Advent Software’s Geneva clients, according to G2 FinTech...