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ITPM hires senior trading mentor
18 September 2014 London
Reporter: Tammy Facey

The Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management has appointed trader Matt Zardoni as its senior trading mentor...

SunGard's hottest stocks
18 September 2014 Global
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The hottest stocks from around the globe for the week beginning 15 September 2014 have been compiled by SunGard’s Astec Analytics...

Exclusive: SL-x to shut up shop
17 September 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SL-x Group has applied to cancel its UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation as a multilateral trading facility amid reports the firm has lost its funding...

Raymond Blokland leaves Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 September 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Managing director Raymond Blokland has left his role at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, sources have confirmed...

Deutsche AWM to open desk in Hong Kong
17 September 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) is to open a new securities lending desk in Hong Kong in order to better service the needs of clients in local Asia Pacific markets...

Syndicated loans to provide collateral
16 September 2014 New York
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Alternative Loan Financing (ALF) has been launched by BNY Mellon that will provide an alternative structure for US syndicated loans to be used as eligible collateral in a wide range of financing solutions...

BNP Paribas strengthens APAC management
16 September 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) presence with two new appointments to its management team...

Slow month for SS&C indices
16 September 2014 Windsor
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Hedge fund flows in SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index has advanced 0.58 percent for September 2014...

Summer is over, says Lyxor
16 September 2014 Paris
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The late summer market rally has lost momentum, with equities drifting lower and high yield spreads widening in Europe and in the US, according to a report from Lyxor Asset Management...

US gun makers on target in short sector
15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Two US listed gun makers have seen a revival in short selling activity, according to new research from Markit...

Pirum and Markit do data deal
15 September 2014 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Pirum has teamed up with Markit to enhance the transparency of information contained in the data provider’s securities finance data set...

Predict the unpredictable, says BIS collateral report
12 September 2014 Basel
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Market participants and service providers need to be prepared for less predictable collateral demands, according to the Bank of International Settlements’s...