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PEAK6 picks Paladyne FastStart
28 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Investment advisory firm PEAK6 Advisors has selected Paladyne FastStart to support the launch of its multi-asset class hedge fund...

Collateral optimisation more important to sell side, says SunGard
28 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Collateral optimisation appears relatively more important to the sell side, perhaps reflecting the broader range of collateral-absorbing activities that are undertaken compared to the initial margining process that is so important to the buy side...

Finextra discusses CCPs as “too big to fail”
28 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Even though the market has not witnessed a massive meltdown of CCPs and its paralysing effect, regulators are taking precautions, says Finextra...

CarVal selects Northern trust for collateral management
27 November 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services will provide alternative investment manager CarVal Investors with middle office and administration services including collateral management and profit and loss reporting.

Mary Schapiro resigns
27 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After being appointed by Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama, Mary Schapiro, one of the longest-serving SEC chairpersons, has resigned...

Sebi relaxes SLB guidelines to excite the market
26 November 2012 Mumbai
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In order to revive a lethargic securities lending and borrowing market in India, Sebi has relaxed its SLB rules...

Rule shoots for 1,000 person mark
23 November 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In November 1997, 15 years ago, Marcus Rule established Rule Financial in London. Having started with just one person based in the UK, this year sees growth to 500 people operating in 5 countries...

Euroclear widens Collateral Highway
23 November 2012 Seoul
Reporter: Jenna Jones

In a continued effort to create the first fully open global market infrastructure to source and mobilise collateral across geographic borders, Euroclear Bank’s ‘Collateral Highway’ has expanded into South Korea...

Maple re-titles Kraushaar and looks to North America
22 November 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Maple Financial Group has restructured its securities finance team, and re-titled Walter Kraushaar as it looks to opportunities in the North American market...

Lombard Risk hires compliance products director
22 November 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Lombard Risk Management has appointed David Wilford as director of compliance products. Wilford will also act as product director for Lombard Risk Management’s new compliance and audit application, ComplianceASSESSOR, and lead its dedicated team...

State Street CFO to retire in 2013
21 November 2012 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Jones

State Street’s executive vice president and CFO, Edward Resch, will retire in 2013 after more than 10 years in the role...

Have your say on the FSB’s sec lending recommendations
21 November 2012 Switzerland
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In its continued efforts to strengthen oversight and regulation of “shadow banking”, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) is asking for feedback on its thirteen recommendations...