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The Dossier
27 October 2010 San Francisco
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Merlin Securities, has announced the launch of Merlin Dossier, a one-click solution that allows hedge fund managers to create detailed reports about their funds with up-to-date net performance information.

Norwegian CCP Update
26 October 2010 Oslo
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Clearstream and the Norwegian central counterparty (CCP), are cooperating in the area of collateral management. Clearstream customers can cover their margin exposure to Oslo Clearing ASA through.....

EU Council of Ministers Reaches Agreement on AIFM Directive
25 October 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The European Union Council of Ministers announced that agreement had been reached at its ECOFIN meeting on a compromise text of the proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

SEC appoints chief information officer
24 October 2010 Washington, D.C.
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently announced that Thomas A. Bayer has been appointed as the SEC's new Chief Information Officer (CIO) and will oversee the agency's information technology functions.

Information Mosaic expands with new KL office
22 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Information Mosaic has appointed James Wayne as Director of Sales, APAC, and opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur to complement existing offices in Singapore, Melbourne and New Delhi.

Japan extends short selling rules
22 October 2010 Tokyo
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Japanese FSA has announced that short selling restrictions will remain in place until the end of January 2011...

Subdued results from TradeStation
21 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

TradeStation Group has reported 2010 third quarter net revenues of $29.6 million, net income of $3.1 million, and earnings per share of 8 cents...

Securities Lending survey ranks CIBC Mellon 1st in four categories
21 October 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company placed No. 1 in four categories in one of the industry magazine's 2010 Equity Lending Survey. The company also ranks fourth overall (unweighted) among the world's largest global securities lending

China to let brokerages borrow stocks and cash
21 October 2010 Shanghai
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

China plans to allow brokerages to borrow stocks and cash to fund their margin trading and short selling business, the Shanghai Securities News has reported...

BNY Mellon 3rd Quarter results
21 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has reported third quarter income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders of $625 million...

3rd quarter results for Citi
21 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Citigroup has reported third quarter 2010 net income of $2.2 billion or $0.07 per diluted share, marking its third consecutive quarterly operating profit...

3rd quarter results for Goldman Sachs
21 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Goldman Sachs has reported net revenues of $8.90 billion and net earnings of $1.90 billion for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010...