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SunGard issues BCBS proposals paper
01 June 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SunGard has released a paper outlining the likely impact of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s proposals to review the market risk framework under which banks calculate their regulatory capital requirements for the trading book...

Finadium releases counterparty default indemnification report
01 June 2012 Massachusetts
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Securities and investment research firm Finadium has released a research report on the future of counterparty default indemnification in securities lending programmes...

Eurex Clearing partners with seven for new clearing service
31 May 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley will all support the launch of EurexOTC Clear for IRS...

Paladyne helps clients to meet Hong Kong SFC’s short requirements
31 May 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The SFC rules come into effect on 18 June. The first reporting day will be 22 June and the reporting deadline will be 26 June...

SimCorp: Dodd-Frank is a catalyst for change
31 May 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Thirty percent of respondents to a SimCorp poll admitted that it would take days or weeks to estimate the profit and loss of a potential default of the companies to which they are exposed...

CalPERS awards Citi $28 billion in assets
30 May 2012 Boston
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi was granted access to $28 billion of securities lending assets held by CalPERS in an auction conducted by eSecLending. The lending auction was of $43 billion in US equities...

Deloitte: ‘Shadow banking’ is worth $9.53 trillion
30 May 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The ‘shadow banking’ system in the US may not be as large as regulators and market participants fear, but its size could increase as regulatory changes and financial innovation take hold...

Algorithmics launches pension risk management solution
30 May 2012 New York, London and Toronto
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Algorithmics, an IBM Company, has launched a new edition of its existing solution, Portfolio Construction and Risk Management for Pension Funds, to help pension funds better manage their funding status...

Morgan Stanley’s Carl Davey snatched by Citi
29 May 2012 Asia
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After 16 years at Morgan Stanley, Carl Davey, who most recently served as head of prime brokerage sales for Singapore, will join Citigroup...

Brad Hunt replaces Donal Smith at Data Explorers
29 May 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Smith's departure signals the end of a transition period that began with financial information services company Markit's acquisition of Data Explorers in April...

Newedge calls it a day in Greece
28 May 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Prime brokerage firm Newedge is pulling out of the Greek market and will only process sell orders...

J.P. Morgan makes change to its prime brokerage business
28 May 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

It has been reported that J.P. Morgan's new head of global prime brokerage will be Teresa Heitsenrether...