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J.P. Morgan AM to launch a global convertibles income fund
16 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is set to launch a global convertibles income fund that promises investors high income with the potential for capital growth...

Not much sec lending left in Switzerland, suggests Swisscanto
15 May 2013 Switzerland
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The dramatic events that took place in the capital markets in 2008 have led pension institutions to rethink their approaches to securities lending...

Short selling bans don’t influence herding, says CIGI
15 May 2013 Ontario
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has released a publication detailing the effects of short-sale constraints on herd behaviour...

Risk assets are prevalent in US triparty repo, says Fitch Ratings
15 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Risk assets remain prominent in US triparty repo, said Fitch Ratings after its analysis of data from the Federal Reserve Bank...

Lou Lebedin and Gerard Muldoon join Doran Jones
14 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Consultancy firm Doran Jones has strengthened its prime brokerage offering with the addition of Lou Lebedin and Gerard Muldoon. The pair join as partners...

TFL pension fund keeps trust in J.P. Morgan
14 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Transport for London (TFL) Pension Fund has reappointed J.P. Morgan as global custodian for all its managed assets...

Let’s revisit single stock futures, says Finadium
14 May 2013 Concord
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Alternatives for financing positions are getting a more receptive hearing than ever before, declared Finadium in its May report...

MTS to launch bond platform for US institutional investors
14 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

MTS, a European electronic fixed income marketplace, is to launch a platform for US institutional investors...

Roger Edwards is out of Royal London
13 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Roger Edwards has left mutual life and pensions company Royal London after the firm announced changes in management structure...

Euroclear partners with DTCC; Clearstream to follow
13 May 2013 Brussels and New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Euroclear and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have signed a MoU to create a joint collateral processing service...

Rob Ferguson becomes new CASLA president
10 May 2013 Toronto
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Rob Ferguson has been elected president of the Canadian Securities Lending Association. The CIBC Mellon head of global securities lending takes over from Reeve Serman...

Clearstream sees GSF rise by 2 percent
10 May 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, Clearstream recorded a monthly average outstanding of €583.8 billion in April 2013...