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Tech partners create data centre trading hubs
22 September 2015 Chessington, UK
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Digital Realty Trust and GMEX Technologies have paired up to create several hubs for new product exchanges and trading venues...

BCS sparks new partnership with Euroclear
21 September 2015 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BCS Financial Group, the largest securities broker on the Moscow Exchange, can now access Euroclear through BCS Prime Brokerage...

Trafigura ups Nyrstar stake ahead of looming refinancing
16 September 2015 London
Reporter: Dealreporter

Dealreporter’s Adnan Siddique, CFA, discusses the latest European pre-event ideas: beleaguered miner Nyrstar, activist targets Fenner and bookie William Hill

SEC lifts OCC capital stay
14 September 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The US SEC has lifted a temporary stay of OCC’s proposed capital plan amid a challenge from options competitors...

Pioneer Investments creates new vice president role
04 September 2015 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pioneer Investments has named John Black to the newly created role of senior vice president and institutional business development officer...

Japan adds T bills to sec lending facility
01 September 2015 Tokyo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Bank of Japan will now include treasury discount bills (T bills) as approved securities to be sold through the Securities Lending Facility, following the recent turmoil in Asian markets...

Shake-up in J.P. Morgan’s prime brokerage team
27 August 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

David Clarkson is leaving his role as European head of prime brokerage at J.P. Morgan, and will now pursue new opportunities outside of the firm...

Morningstar backs SEC’s call for fee-split transparency
26 August 2015 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The securities lending aspects of the US SEC's investment company reporting modernisation programme are necessary because fund investors are entitled to know the revenue split between the manager, agent lender, and the fund itself...

Michael McMahon joins ENSO
25 August 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

ENSO Financial Analytics has appointed Michael McMahon as chief technology officer...

Health care hedge investment on the up
20 August 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hedge funds are moving towards health care stocks and away from the technology sector, according to the S&P Capital IQ quarterly hedge fund tracker...

New UK executive for ABN AMRO Bank
19 August 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ABN AMRO Bank has appointed Robbert Booij to the position of country executive for the UK, and general manager of the UK branch...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange securities list updated
13 August 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited is revising its listed securities for short selling to add 76 and remove 11 existing securities, effective 14 August...