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The Hedge Fund App
20 October 2010 San Francisco
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Merlin Securities, has announced the release of the Merlin Compass iPad application. Merlin Compass for iPad is a real-time analytics platform that provides portfolio managers with intraday performance, exposure and risk metrics.

State Street announces 3rd quarter results
20 October 2010 Boston
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

State Street Corporation today announced third-quarter 2010 earnings, highlighting that securities lending finance revenue was down over 37 per cent on the 2nd quarter...

Key milestone achieved for Euroclear
20 October 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Euroclear launches key element in its communications infrastructure consolidation programme - the Common Communications Interface (CCI) - in Euroclear Bank, the international central securities depository (CSD).

BNP Paribas builds US prime brokerage business
19 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BNP Paribas has announced a pair of appointments within its Corporate and Investment Banking division...

Developments in the CCP space
18 October 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Omgeo and EuroCCP's new pan-European equities matching and central counterparty clearing (CCP) service for hedge fund transactions has executed a live trade with prime broker and executing broker, Credit Suisse, and hedge fund manager, Citadel.

Data Explorers Update: Earnings for the Week Ahead...
18 October 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The spotlight will be on the US banks, including Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) this week as they report third-quarter quarter earnings.

Lazard deploys Eagle platform for hedge fund prime brokerage clients
16 October 2010 Boston
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Eagle Investment Systems, announced that Lazard Capital Markets' Prime Services division has deployed its suite of data management, investment accounting, performance measurement, and information delivery solutions, all hosted via Eagle ACCESS(SM).

Collateral management 'next big challenge'
14 October 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

A SunGard-sponsored study on collateral management reveals that collateral optimisation and efficient collateral management are the next big challenges in capital markets...

XSP goes mobile
13 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

XSP has announced today that it is the first to unveil a mobile application for Corporate Actions processing. The new mobile app will be presented at the Sibos conference taking place October 25-29, 2010 in Amsterdam..

Ashley Wilkins appointed deputy CEO for SGCIB in Asia
13 October 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced the appointment of Ashley Wilkins as deputy chief executive officer for the Asia Pacific region...

Risk in securities lending research paper launched
13 October 2010 RMA Conference
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Published by Data Explorers, Securities Lending - is the risk worth the return?, recognizes that securities Lending remains a steady source of additional revenue for many asset owners and seeks to shed more light on how risk and return are balanced.

First European mini-prime launched
12 October 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Global Prime Partners (GPP) has launched the first introducing prime brokerage service in Europe, providing clearing, custody, securities lending and financing services for emerging hedge funds...