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New help for HK"s electronic trading rules
29 November 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Markit will provide members of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) an online solution to help compliance with new electronic trading rules from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)...

US Airways Group at top of the shorting pile
28 November 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SunGard Astec Analytics released its top ten hottest stocks from a securities lending perspective, which gave US Airways Group the top spot.

Algomi hires for launch of NY office
28 November 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Algomi, the provider of information-matching solutions to optimise fixed income liquidity, has hired Stephen Gallagher as head of its US operation...

Pension funds anxious for good steering
27 November 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

An annual survey of pension funds’ engagement with investee companies shows continued growth in the desire from pension funds for good quality stewardship of their investments...

Zurich bank joins EurexOTC Clear
27 November 2013 Berlin
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Zürcher Kantonalbank has joined EurexOTC Clear as a clearing member...

LUCRF Super appoints new head of investments
26 November 2013 Victoria, Australia
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

LUCRF Super has appointed Roger McIntosh as the fund’s new head of investments...

October positive for hedge fund inflows
26 November 2013 New York
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Multi-strategy hedge fund flows outpaced all others in October while macro strategies continued to attract allocation, according to eVestment...

Doran Jones recruits CTO
25 November 2013 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

April Rathe has joined the consultancy firm Doran Jones as its chief technology officer...

4sight encourages optimisation from all angles
22 November 2013 Edinburgh
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Regulatory and cost headaches are leading firms to a search for ways to optimise various aspects of trade types that involve some level of counterparty credit risk, said a recent whitepaper...

Twitter shares on loan up, borrowing fees down
21 November 2013 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Following its IPO on 7 November, the latest data shows that the amount of Twitter's shares on loan has risen steadily, whilst the fees to borrow are down...

BNY Mellon expands global collateral services team
21 November 2013 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

BNY Mellon has expanded the business' leadership team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

Hobart partners with Markit for commission management
21 November 2013 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Hobart Capital Markets has partnered with Markit, who will provide a commission management solution for buyside customers...