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ESMA: the tip of the shorting iceberg
30 October 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has a total of 442 disclosed short positions under the rule (EU) 236/2012 that exceed the 0.5 percent threshold, as of 25 September...

SunGard's hottest stocks
30 October 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 27 October 2014 have been compiled by SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Rule Financial recruits specialist Tony Sodhi
30 October 2014 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Tony Sodhi is the new addition of the business consulting group at Rule Financial. The new role requires Sodhi to work as a specialist to provide business advice to clients in post trade operations and derivatives...

4sight hires Edward Cockram
29 October 2014 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

4sight Financial Software has recruited Edward Cockram as North American product consulting director...

Solid week for software firms
29 October 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Software firms have seen significant demand to borrow in the run up to Q3 earnings results, according to research from Markit...

AxiomSL launches SEC reporting system
29 October 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

AxiomSL has launched a new system to simplify the Sea Rule 15c3-1 net capital reporting requirements for broker-dealers in the US...

Exclusive: Markit extends securities finance offering
29 October 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Markit has extended its securities finance offering with the integration of all publicly disclosed short-selling positions required by ESMA regulations...

Q2 seasonality affects State Street’s revenue
28 October 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

State Street’s securities finance revenue took a hit during Q3 2014, but was still up on the same quarter in 2013...

Jim Coppola heads to CFA Institute
28 October 2014 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Jim Coppola, the former head of securities finance and delta one derivatives at Daiwa Capital Markets America, has joined the CFA Institute...

Florida pension fund manager chooses Citi for prime
27 October 2014 Tallahassee
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The State Board of Administration of Florida has chosen Citi to provide it with prime services...

Exclusive: industry veteran to retire
23 October 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

After 22 years in the securities finance industry, SunGard’s Jane Milner is retiring, it can be exclusively revealed...

BNY Mellon appoints new chief risk officer
24 October 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has appointed James Wiener as its new chief risk officer and executive vice president, effective from 24 November 2014...