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LCH. Clearnet launches certification programme for OTC Clearing
11 October 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

LCH. Clearnet’s interest rate swap clearing service, SwapClear has launched a global certification programme for firms, preparing market participants for centralised OTC clearing...

RMA conference on securities lending: repricing's right
10 October 2012 Miami
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The US Dodd-Frank Act's Section 165(e) was labelled the “anti-shadow banking act of 2012” at the Risk Management Association's (RMA's) 29th Annual Conference on Securities Lending, while repricing is a "necessary evil"...

Newedge launches improved FX Prime Brokerage platform
10 October 2012 London and New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Newedge has launched a new Foreign Exchange (FX) Prime Brokerage platform...

Markit’s dividend content now readily available to clients
10 October 2012 London and New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Global financial information services company, Markit has announced that its dividend forecasting content is now available to clients via Markit Securities Finance products and services...

RMA conference on securities lending: the ghost of Christmas future
09 October 2012 Miami
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Risk Management Association's Conference on Securities Lending kicked off with a comprehensive update on efforts to reform and transform the US triparty repo market, while a regulatory roundtable warned that the worse is yet to come...

Sec lending drops 16 percent for Clearstream
09 October 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

For Global Securities Financing (GSF) services, Clearstream recorded its monthly average outstanding reaching €552.2 billion in September...

Increased capital requirements forces 25 percent exit
09 October 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Financial institutions around the world are feeling the impact of increased capital requirements on certain business lines...

SunGard releases Loanet Automated Rebate Collection service
08 October 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SunGard has launched Loanet Automated Rebate Collection to help securities finance, operations, trading and technology professionals more efficiently handle the collection and settlement of rebates from firms borrowing or lending securities...

Exclusive: BNY Mellon recruits Paul Solway from Macquarie
08 October 2012 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Macquarie associate director Paul Solway is moving to BNY Mellon in Hong Kong, a source has confirmed...

Chicago police fund seeks custodian
08 October 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The retirement board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago is requesting proposals from qualified firms interested in providing master trustee or custodial services...

Citi offers securities lending services on Indian stock exchange
05 October 2012 Mumbai
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Citi’s securities and funds services business now offers securities lending services on the National Stock Exchange in India...

Arqule shares trip Nasdaq short sale circuit breaker
04 October 2012 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Jones

It has been reported that a plunge in Arqule shares triggered Nasdaq’s short-selling circuit breaker, as countless investors dumped the biotech stock after the company announced that it was discontinuing a key clinical trial...