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SunGard's hottest stocks
20 November 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SunGard’s Astec Analytics has compiled the hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 17 November 2014...

Cuckoo for CoCos
19 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Financial institutions across Europe have flocked to contingent convertibles (CoCos) in order to shore up their balance sheets analyst at Markit Relte Schutte...

iMatchative appoints Matt Jose
19 November 2014 San Francisco
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Matt Jose has been appointed as global head of client services of Sam Hocking’s San Francisco-based firm, iMatchative.

Markit restructures securities finance leadership
18 November 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

David Carruthers is leaving Markit to join a new venture outside of securities lending, it has been confirmed...

Hedge funds in recovery mode, says Lyxor
17 November 2014 Paris
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The market recovery is gathering momentum, according to Lyxor Asset Management, with the S&P 500 hitting a new high...

FSB calls for SFT transparency
17 November 2014 Basel
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The FSB has recommended that national and regional authorities collect appropriate data on securities financing markets to help them detect financial stability risks and develop policy responses...

Short interest in agriculture surges
14 November 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Three years of downbeat commodity prices have seen investors become “increasingly disillusioned” with agricultural resources, according to research from Markit...

Brazilian CCP enjoys a good October
14 November 2014 Sao Paulo
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Securities lending transactions reached 141,274 in October at Brazilian central counterparty BM&FBovespa...

G4S hoax not the work of short sellers
13 November 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A fake press release and website that claimed G4S had miscalculated its accounts caused the security services company’s share price to drop, leading some to incorrectly suggest that short sellers were behind the plot...

NAB to introduce securities lending programme
13 November 2014 Melbourne
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The National Australia Bank has announced plans to introduce an agency securities lending programme as part of its ongoing investment in asset servicing and technology...

Hedge fund flows improved, says SS&C
13 November 2014 Connecticut
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for October 2014 has been measured at -0.81 percent...

Clearstream sees 10 percent outstanding rise
13 November 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has announced its monthly figures for October 2014, including increases in its global securities financing sector...