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OCC’s lending CCP rises by 53 percent
02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC's) securities lending CCP activities saw a 53 percent increase in new loans over April 2012 with 121,910 transactions last month...

Greece extends short selling ban yet again
01 May 2013 Athens
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Greece's capital markets regulator has decided to extend its ban on short selling until the end of July, stating that the decision was due to the country’s recapitalisation plan...

Pension funds fret over investment and regulation
01 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

There will be no let-up in the challenges facing funds, said respondents to a State Street survey. In fact, investment decisions will become more complex...

Paladyne secures rights for Numerix risk offering
30 April 2013 Lake Success
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Broadridge company Paladyne Systems has secured the source code, development rights and unlimited distribution rights for Numerix Portfolio Risk...

India's BSE to hold special securities lending session
30 April 2013 Mumbai
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is conducting a special securities finance trading session on 11 May to test its disaster recovery systems...

Rule Financial expands domain group with Graeme Wood
29 April 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Rule Financial has hired Graeme Wood as a principal consultant in its domain group. Based in the London office, Wood joins Rule Financial from UBS...

Doran Jones names Duncan Rawls as managing director
29 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Duncan Rawls is joining Doran Jones as managing director and chief information officer. Rawls joins Doran Jones from J.P. Morgan...

Basel III beckons for securities finance
25 April 2013 Concord
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A new report from Finadium reviews the effects of Basel III on securities finance and looks at how banks are addressing funding considerations...

Olympian pool of collateral for Euroclear and Standard Chartered
25 April 2013 Brussels and Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Assets for mutual clients held at Standard Chartered will now be available for use as collateral using Euroclear Bank’s global Collateral Highway...

Weeden Investors buys prime broker Saxis Group
24 April 2013 Greenwich
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Weeden Investors has acquired Saxis Group, a full-service prime brokerage business. Under the terms of the agreement, Saxis Group becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the institutional broker and will continue to be led by its founder and CEO...

BOOST ETP adds Dickson to sales team
24 April 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

BOOST ETP has made a senior appointment to its sales team. Robert Dickson will focus on hedge fund and long only institutional clients...

Finding just-right collateral is key, say Asian conference delegates
24 April 2013 Singapore
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Sourcing the most appropriate collateral to cover global exposures is still a major priority for most financial institutions in Asia...