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Credit Suisse gains license in India
12 August 2010 Mumbai
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Credit Suisse announced today that it has received a license from the Reserve Bank of India to establish a bank branch in Mumbai. This license enables Credit Suisse to expand it's offering in the Indian market.

J.P. Morgan Joins EuroCCP as general clearing participant
11 August 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

EuroCCP and J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services announced today that J.P. Morgan has become a general clearing participant (GCP) in EuroCCP, which provides clearing and settlement services for a wide range of European markets.

Associations respond to European Commission
10 August 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

ISLA, ISDA and the AFME have responded to the European Commission's consultation on short selling rules.

BlackRock looks to ETFs for shorts
08 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BlackRock has applied for regulatory approval for the right to sell short when running exchange traded funds that track market indices.

OCC contract volume down
06 August 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared volume in July reached 279,245,228 contracts, representing a 9% decrease over the July 2009 volume of 307,085,331 contracts.

Strong July figures from Clearstream
06 August 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

In July 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers by Clearstream registered an increase of four per cent to EUR10.8 trillion (compared to EUR10.4 trillion in July 2009).

DTCC Launches Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository
05 August 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today two significant developments: 1) the launch of its Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository (EDRR) and 2) FSA approval of DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd subsidiary.

Merlin introduces new reporting functionalities
05 August 2010 San Francisco
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Merlin Securities, has launched new reporting functionality which will enable funds to more precisely articulate their performance for today's sophisticated institutional investors

BNY Mellon Enhances Reporting Capabilities
05 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, has enhanced its Workbench platform to help institutional investors comply with new accounting standards.

99 per cent growth
04 August 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Life is good in Chicago as OneChicago, LLC ("OCX") reported reported some fantastic figures showing that 599,564 security futures contracts were traded at the Exchange in July 2010, an increase of 99% from July 2009. Year to date volume was 2,591,742

Middle East growth
04 August 2010 Riyahd
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Deutsche Bank sets up dedicated corporate treasury sales platform in Saudi Arabia and appoints senior bankers to lead its efforts

BNY Mellon structured finance appointments
03 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

BNY Mellon Corporate Trust has appointed Richard P. Stanley and Debra A. Baker to oversee its structured finance business lines, reporting to Scott Posner, CEO of BNY Mellon Corporate Trust.