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Bienvenue replaces Baggesen at CalPERS
21 February 2014 Sacramento
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Dan Bienvenue as its senior investment officer (SIO) for global equity, effective immediately...

Exclusive: Terry O’Brien resigns from Citi
20 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Sources have confirmed that Terry O’Brien has resigned from Citi...

ISLA welcomes ESMA's easing on collateral
20 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

ESMA’s proposal to ease up on certain collateral diversification rules contained in its guidelines for ETFs and other UCITS has been met with open arms by the International Securities Lending Association...

Simon Parkins appointed Lombard global sales director
19 February 2014 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Lombard Risk Management has appointed Simon Parkins in the role of global sales director...

HazelTree partners with Integra
19 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

HazelTree is to enter a partnership with Integra-IT Hong Kong Limited...

Copper miner is EMEA top stock
19 February 2014 Kazakhstan
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The London-listed copper miner Kazakhmys is SunGard Astec Analytics’ top choice as an EMEA hot stock....

Institutional investors see wood for the trees
18 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Institutional investors expect risk management and transparency to play an even greater role in the investment decision process in the future, according to a new study by BNY Mellon and Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. Harry Markowitz...

Investors take tips from Risky Business
18 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

More investors are now embracing a risk-based approach to asset allocation, and remain bullish on industry growth, found a recent survey from Deutsche Bank...

The Fed’s trading desk to increase basis point rate
17 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The open market trading desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been conducting daily, overnight fixed-rate reverse repo operations as part of an operational readiness exercise...

Financial Transaction Tax must respect EU treaties
17 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

On 18 February, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will discuss the proposal for an EU11 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)...

Comings and goings at the CPPIB
14 February 2014 Toronto
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has appointed Ed Cass as the new senior vice-president and chief investment strategist, effective as of 1 April 2014...

TradingApp store goes online
14 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

TradeStation, a Monex Group company, will officially launch its all-new online TradingApp Store at the annual New York Traders Expo...