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Rule Financial becomes GFT UK
08 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Rule Financial has officially become GFT UK Limited following its successful acquisition in June 2014 by GFT Group...

Exclusive: Cowen to exit equity finance
08 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Cowen Group is closing its equity finance desk. Cowen Equity Finance Group, which was bought from Kellner Capital in 2012 when it was known as KDC Securities, is being wound down, according to multiple sources...

Goldman Sachs reshuffle EMEA top spots
08 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Goldman Sachs has promoted Rob Drake-Brockman to co-head of EMEA prime brokerage, to work alongside Puneet Malhi...

ISLA rings the changes
07 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The International Securities Lending Association has appointed two new members to its board of directors, James Treseler and Duncan Wilson...

European airlines fail to capitalise on lower oil price
07 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

European airlines are not able to take advantage of the windfall provided by dramatically lower oil prices, according to research from Markit...

Lombardo heads to Eurex
06 January 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Eurex Clearing has recruited Jonathan Lombardo from Pirum Systems. Lombardo will join its clearing sales and relations team in February...

OneChicago completes "record year"
06 January 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Stephen Durham

OneChicago’s December 2014 volume stood at 1,087,256, a decrease of 7 percent year-over-year...

BlackRock builds iShares team
05 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BlackRock has appointed Matthew Fowles to its iShares team to focus exclusively on the securities lending ecosystem and to help propel ETFs in to the mainstream assets market...

SGSS appoints new head of commercial
05 January 2015 Paris
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed Christophe Baurand as global head of commercial, marketing and liquidity management...

Eurex Group’s 2014 figures dip
05 January 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Eurex Group has released its figures for 2014, showing a slight decrease in the average monthly outstanding volume compared to 2013...

Global Prime names new COO
05 January 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Global Prime Partners has appointed Andrew Bole as chief operating officer...

Brad Hunt to leave Markit
05 January 2015 Singapore
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Brad Hunt is leaving Markit to pursue other interests. He will relocate from Singapore to join his family in London...