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State Street Appoints Bonn
29 June 2010 Boston
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State Street recently announced the appointment of Executive Vice President Nicholas (Nick) Bonn, to head its securities finance business. Bonn, will report to David Puth, executive vice president and head of State Street's Global Markets business.

BNY Mellon wins Goldman Sachs mandate
28 June 2010 New York
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BNY Mellon has been chosen by Goldman Sachs International (GSI) to provide a segregated sub-custody service to GSI's prime brokerage clients through Montague Place Custody Services (MPCS).

Louis Capital Markets Expansion
28 June 2010 London
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Louis Capital Markets has appointed Deepak Lakhani to its global securities financing services team. He reports to Massimo Bertoni, the head of the desk.

Slater appointed COO at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
28 June 2010 Pittsburgh
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has appointed James Slater to the newly created role of managing director and chief operating officer for Global Securities Lending. Slater will report to Kathy Rulong, executive director of Global Securities Lending

Pershing study changing model of securities lending
28 June 2010 Jersey City
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Pershing LLC, recently announced the availability of an independent study, Lending and Leverage: The New Securities Finance Model for Hedge Funds, which examines the changing business model of securities financing for hedge funds in 2010 and beyond

ING Launches synthetic prime brokerage
28 June 2010 London
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ING's Global Securities Finance (GSF) team has hired Colin Bugler to head its new Synthetic Portfolio Solutions (SPS) team, reporting to Richard Pryce, Head of Equity Lending & Repo.

New Clearing Options for Nordic Markets
28 June 2010 Stockholm
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NASDAQ OMX and J.P. Morgan have announced that J. P. Morgan has become NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB's first non-Nordic custodian for the NASDAQ OMX Derivatives Markets. As custodian, J.P. Morgan will provide collateral management...

Credit Suisse Prime Services does well
25 June 2010 New York
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Credit Suisse Prime Services has ranked No.1 for the second consecutive year in the 2010 Global Custodian Prime Brokerage survey, earning more Best in Class awards than any bank.

Securities Lender of the Year
25 June 2010 Boston
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Securities Lending Agent Named Winner in 2010 ICFA Americas Service Provider Awards

Data Explorers launches Risk Adjusted Returns
25 June 2010 London
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Data Explorers, this week at the annual ISLA conference in Berlin launched its Risk Adjusted Returns. This new framework highlights the main sources of securities lending program risk and return across multiple dimensions and peer groups

Redefining a short position
25 June 2010 Brisbane
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) makes ASIC Class Order [CO 10/464] under s1020F(1)(c) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Act) redefining a short position.

Algorithmics acquires VIPitech from Towers Watson
24 June 2010 ISLA Conference
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Algorithmics, announced that it has acquired VIPitech, from Towers Watson. The acquisition is part of Algorithmics' overall corporate strategy to grow its portfolio of risk-aware business applications that support clients' decision making