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STOXX and Eurex Repo launch GC Pooling Indices
17 April 2013 Zurich
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

STOXX Limited, the index concepts provider, and Eurex Repo have co-created a STOXX GC Pooling index family, migrating existing GC Pooling Indices calculated by Deutsche Börse...

I.A. Englander’s MA&PS division hires Brett Langbert
17 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Israel A. Englander’s Managed Accounts and Prime Services (MA&PS) has named Brett Langbert as managing director, responsible for directing sales and distribution...

SunGard’s Valdi helps with Russian ruble conversion
17 April 2013 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Otkritie Capital has selected SunGard to help launch a new direct market access (DMA) service allowing for automatic real-time currency conversion from the Russian ruble to the US dollar...

British Airways opts for BNY Mellon
17 April 2013 New York and London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

British Airways Pension Fund has selected BNY Mellon to provide OTC derivatives and collateral management services...

Qatar Exchange enhances DvP to support securities lending
16 April 2013 Qatar
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Throughout 2013 Qatar Exchange plans to enhance its delivery versus payment (DvP) mechanism to support securities lending and borrowing...

Omgeo expands ProtoColl functionality
16 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Omgeo has enhanced the functionality of its automated collateral and margin management solution, Omgeo ProtoColl. It now offers collateral optimisation capabilities to financial services firms...

Euroclear expands in Luxembourg
16 April 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Euroclear is expanding its Luxembourg-based office to accommodate up to 10 employees who will focus on growing client relationships and delivering account management services...

Markit Securities Finance recruits Edward Marhefka as co-head
15 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former Morgan Stanley employee Edward Marhefka has joined Markit Securities Finance as managing director and co-head of the business...

Fidessa is one-stop shop for Asian brokers
15 April 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Fidessa has partnered with a number of key Asian regional brokers to provide a one-stop-shop trading service for all ASEAN markets...

Velocity Trade appoints new head of institutional FX
15 April 2013 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Sal Provenzano has joined the senior management team of Velocity Trade as the head of institutional FX...

Is Fidelity really done with stock lending?
12 April 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Though key staff at Fidelity have hinted that the end is nigh for the firm’s stock lending division, others in the sector believe that the exit will not be as clear cut...

Coinsetter to bring shorting to bitcoin with $500,000 funding round
12 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

New York City-based bitcoin startup Coinsetter has taken its first outside investment by closing a seed round totaling $500,000...