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RBC introduces RBC Investor Services
27 July 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Royal Bank of Canada has taken full control of RBC Dexia Investor Services and rebranded the global custody, fund and pension administration services provider as RBC Investor Services...

Bank of America ‘replaces’ Justin Fredericks with Elizabeth Hammond
27 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

It has been reported that Elizabeth Hammond has replaced Justin Fredericks at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of capital introductions for the Americas...

ESMA shakes up securities lending for UCITS funds
26 July 2012 Paris
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

ESMA guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues require greater transparency to investors, as well as the return of all revenue, excluding operating costs, that is earned from securities lending to the fund, according to commentators...

eSecLending bags Peter Economou
26 July 2012 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

He will take up the newly created position of CRO on 6 August and will be responsible for the oversight and strategic development of enterprise risk management on a global basis. He will report to co-CEOs Karen O’Connor and Chris Jaynes...

Spain and Italy ban short selling
26 July 2012 Madrid and Rome
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Spanish and Italian regulators have introduced short selling bans due to extreme volatility in financial markets...

Andrew Amstutz leaves Citi
25 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The former Morgan Stanley employee has left Citi, where he was the global head of funding for prime finance and equity in New York...

Paladyne unveil new data suite
25 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Paladyne Systems, a Broadridge Financial Solutions company have a new release of Paladyne’s Reference Data Suite, which services assets run by hedge funds, investment managers, fund administrators, and prime brokers...

Oil and gas company executes sec lending agreement
25 July 2012 Calgary
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Oil and gas company CYGAM Energy, which is based in Canada, has executed a securities lending agreement with one of its controlling shareholders...

Newedge picks Fidessa out from the crowd
24 July 2012 London and Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Newedge has selected the Fidessa trading platform and order management system for its global derivatives and equity trading business...

Lombard Risk’s Reporter welcomes eight
24 July 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Eight financial institutions have recently selected Reporter—Lombard Risk Management’s regulatory solution—in response to new European reporting regulations...

BlackRock's Q2 2012 revenue dips
19 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Its investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue of $2 billion decreased from the Q2 2011 figure of $2.1 billion...

It’s a $14.5 million payout for brothers Wolfson
19 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Brothers Jeffrey and Robert Wolfson, accused of naked short selling by the SEC, agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle the case against them...