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Preqin: Hedge funds chalk up 10th growth month
15 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hedge funds generated gains of 0.97 percent in August 2017, extending their win streak to 10 consecutive months of positive returns

Broadridge promotes Santangelo to president of EMEA and APAC sales
14 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Santangelo responsibilities will now include global sales management, business development and strategic client initiatives

LCH launches new buy-side repo clearing model
14 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Insight Investment, acting on behalf of a UK pension fund, was the first asset manager to clear a trade through the new model

Euroclear bags Eliet for regulatory compliance
14 September 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euroclear has appointed Guillaume Eliet to the newly created role of head of regulatory, compliance and public affairs

Indian regulator looks to SBL for derivatives success
13 September 2017 Mumbai
Reporter: Drew Nicol

SEBI also stated that a “vibrant mechanism” for securities lending and borrowing is essential to avoid a short squeeze in the India’s financial markets

Phil Buck leaves ION Repo
13 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ION Repo CEO Phil Buck has left the company

Broadridge welcomes Paul Wilson as senior account manager
13 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Sharegain’s Paul Wilson has changed tack to take on a role as senior account manager at Broadridge Financial Solutions

Australian superannuations taking ownership of lending strategies, says AIST speakers
13 September 2017 Southport
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The increasing number of Australian superannuations internally managing their investment strategies has coincided with increased levels of lender engagement within securities lending, according to conference speakers

SEC praises “smooth” T+2 transition
12 September 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SEC chair Jay Clayton said the move on 5 September “represents a significant accomplishment” for the industry

RBC and IHS Market collaborate on MiFID II research payment solution
12 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Research payments will be administered from RBC-maintained accounts, using IHS Markit’s RPA Manager, at the discretion of each individual firm

Eurex secures PGGM as first buy-side Lending CCP direct member
12 September 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Dutch cooperative pension fund PGGM is set to be the first buy-side client to become a direct participant of Eurex Clearing’s Securities Lending central counterparty

RMA conference to proceed despite Hurricane Irma
11 September 2017 Naples
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The RMA's 34th Annual Conference on Securities Lending in Naples, Florida, will go ahead as scheduled, despite the regional damage caused by Hurricane Irma, conference organisers have confirmed