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Investview to acquire Instilend
27 September 2012 Utah
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Investor technology and education company Investview has acquired technology platform Instilend...

PrimeOne adds five to team
25 September 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

On the heels of the launch of PrimeOne Solutions last week, the prime brokerage platform has hired five senior executives...

Fidessa changes up buy-side connectivity
25 September 2012 Boston
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Fidessa announced that it has transformed its connectivity service for the buy-side. The firm stated that it changed its service to cover all hosting...

Martocci moves up the ranks at Citi
24 September 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

David Martocci has replaced Tim Douglas and will head up securities finance at Citi...

Renaissance Capital hooks on to Nigeria’s lending programme
24 September 2012 Lagos
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Following the pilot programme for market-making in Nigeria, investment bank Renaissance Capital, one of the 10 primary market makers (PMM) appointed by the NSE...

ASIC threatens second short selling ban
24 September 2012 Canberra
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Australian regulators have said that a new ban on short selling will be implemented if a situation similar to the global financial crisis reoccurs...

Connecticut retirement fund sends out RFP
24 September 2012 Connecticut
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, which is comprised of 14 retirement plans and trust funds, sent out an RFP for the provision of trust/custody...

SunGard aids short selling regulation for Warsaw Stock Exchange
24 September 2012 Warsaw
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has chosen SunGard’s Protegent compliance solution and Valdi electronic trading tools for real-time surveillance and monitoring of trading activity on the exchange...

Scotia snaps up Charlotte Harris
24 September 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Jones

A spokesperson from Scotia has confirmed that Charlotte Harris will be joining Scotia Capital’s prime finance business on the stock lending side...

Nigerian Stock Exchange launches market making programme
21 September 2012 Lagos
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched its market making programme. The new programme commenced on 18 September 2012...

Young leaves Markit Securities Finance
20 September 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Sarah Young has left her role as vice president of account management at Markit Securities Finance, it has been confirmed...

Asean Trading Link goes live
19 September 2012 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Asean Exchanges trading link is now open. The link, established to provide a single access point to make cross-border trading more accessible, went live on 18 September connecting Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Exchange...