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Quadriserv grows relationship with SunGard, rebuilds board
08 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SunGard has built on its relationship with Quadriserv and will now provide hosting services, operational support, and software development for Quadriserv’s AQS platform...

Andrea Angelone no longer at J.P. Morgan
08 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Andrea Angelone, a former global co-head of prime broking at J.P. Morgan, is set to leave the bank this month...

Ashley Jarvis resigns from Morgan Stanley
08 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Ashley Jarvis has resigned as global co-head of consulting for prime brokerage at Morgan Stanley...

DTCC slap lawsuit onto “anticompetitive” CFTC rules
08 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the DTCC Data Repository have filed a lawsuit challenging three interrelated actions by US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

State Street freshens up collateral services
08 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

State Street has enhanced its financial reporting and collateral services to help clients comply with regulations, manage risk and automate their disclosure requirements...

ICMA European Repo Council: “FTT will be disruptive”
07 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A paper from the ICMA’s European Repo Council explains the importance of collateral whilst highlighting how the proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would impact its movement...

Collateral management at risk of becoming a commodity
07 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Seventy-five percent of financial institutions believe collateral management has become, or is at risk of becoming a commodity, said SIX Securities Services...

Bank of England addresses CCPs
03 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Bank of England has released two papers on CCPs, which explain loss-allocation rules, and how to balance the costs of default resources with the expected losses...

The CFTC allows some relief for prime brokerage arrangements
03 May 2013 Washington DC
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Gary Barnett of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has penned a letter in response to requests for relief from market participants to oversight of their prime brokerage arrangements...

25 years later, Gerry Degaute bows out of Royal Mail
02 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After 25 years of service, Gerry Degaute has decided to step down as chief executive of the Royal Mail’s pension trustees...

BlackRock’s David Geffen goes it alone
02 May 2013 San Francisco
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After departing BlackRock in 2011, David Geffen officially announced the creation of his new consultancy firm for hedge funds...

Open Interest at OneChicago up 66 percent
02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Equity finance exchange OneChicago celebrated an April 2013 volume of 567,897—an increase of 148 percent year-on-year...