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Lyxor AM's CEO is latest exec to depart
14 February 2014 Paris
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Lionel Paquin as its CEO to replace Inès de Dinechin, who is leaving the group...

ISLA appoints four new to board
13 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

As a result of a recent election, the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has appointed four new directors to its board...

EU's rejection of UK shorting appeal is "skeletal"
13 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The EU court’s decision to reject Britain’s appeal over short selling is skeletal and in parts opaque, but there is no avenue of appeal, said lawyers from Mayer Brown...

EquiLend sees record February volumes
12 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

EquiLend is using its record volumes seen in February to promote its consolidated trading platform...

OpenLink found as key Basel III solution
12 February 2014 Massachusetts
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Chartis’s review of vendors has found that OpenLink Financial, which provides transaction lifecycle management solutions, is a key Basel III solution leader...

Bharti leaves Segantii for Scotiabank
11 February 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Kirtes Bharti has moved from Segantii Capital Management to Scotiabank, as regional head of securities lending...

BNY Mellon plays the fool with Motley
11 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon has extended its fund services relationship with Motley Fool Asset Management to include securities lending for its family of mutual funds with $575 million in assets under management...

Clearstream triparty repo rises 4 percent y-o-y
11 February 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream’s global securities financing (GSF) services rose 4 percent over January 2013 (€548.8 billion)...

Hong Kong adds securities to short selling list
10 February 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Twenty-six securities will be added to the list of designated securities for short selling in Hong Kong...

Asset management is new head of the wolf pack
10 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Global assets under management will rise to around $101.7 trillion by 2020, from a 2012 total of $63.9 trillion, representing the move of the asset management industry to front and centre...

Etera Mutual appoints State Street for securities lending
10 February 2014 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

State Street will provide a range of pension fund solutions, including securities lending, to Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company...

Is fear in emerging markets hedge funds unwarranted?
07 February 2014 Atlanta
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Though hedge fund performance was negative in January, falling an average of -0.6 percent, the industry broadly outperformed global equity markets...