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Goldman Sachs loses four prime brokerage execs
29 April 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Goldman Sachs is losing four executives from its Asia prime brokerage business, according to reports...

Testing technology essential, says SunGard
28 April 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

A survey undertaken by SunGard Consulting Services has revealed concerns that the testing of day-to-day financial services systems is insufficient to protect against failure...

State Street enjoys Q1 2014 securities finance increase
28 April 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

State Street earned $85 million in revenue from securities finance in Q1 2014, an 11.8 percent increase on the last quarter in 2013, thanks to new custody mandates...

Banking agencies adopt final ratio
28 April 2014 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have adopted a final rule to strengthen the leverage ratio standards for the largest, most interconnected US banks...

Exclusive: Rob Chiuch adds fixed income to his role
24 April 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A source has confirmed that Rob Chiuch will assume global trading responsibility for the agency securities lending programme within BNY Mellon’s global collateral services business...

J.P. Morgan prime brokerage exec moves to AMP
24 April 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The asset management firm AMP Capital has appointed Kate Campbell as institutional director of Europe, to be based at the firm’s London office...

Hedge fund forward redemptions dip in April
24 April 2014 Connecticut
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2014 measured 3.23 percent, down from 3.81 percent in March...

John Groetchas joins Lombard Risk Management
23 April 2014 New York
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Financial expert John Groetchas joins Lombard Risk Management as regional sales director...

Institutions look to the open range
23 April 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Official institutions are looking to new markets and a broader range of assets as they search for greater returns, according to a new report by State Street...

Citco sells up Cork business to Clearstream
23 April 2014 Cork
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citco has sold its Irish hedge fund custody processing business to Clearstream...

Shane Kuros joins CIBC Mellon as head of sales
22 April 2014 Canada
Reporter: Tammy Facey

CIBC Mellon expands asset servicing relationship capabilities in Canada with new vice president...

Collateral dipped in 2013, finds ISDA
17 April 2014 Munich
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The estimated amount of collateral in circulation in the non-cleared OTC derivatives market decreased 14 percent from $3.7 trillion at the end of 2012 to approximately $3.17 trillion by December 31 2013, according to ISDA's 2014 Margin Survey...