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Battery seller short-circuits the market
06 September 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Battery manufacturer A123 Systems triggered the market short-sale rule on Wednesday morning, 5 September, when shares of its stock dropped below 10 percent...

Lombard prepares for common reporting
05 September 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Lombard Risk is releasing its Risk REPORTER solution to clients in preparation for the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) Common Reporting requirements (COREP)...

BCS London recruits four
05 September 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

BCS global markets and investment banking has made four senior appointments to its new London office...

Broadridge enhances PROactive Matching solution
04 September 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Broadridge financial solutions has announced that functionality within its service-based trade confirmation solution, PROactive Matching...

Nomura's Vereker steps down as head of investment banking
04 September 2012 Tokyo
Reporter: Jenna Jones

William Vereker, the joint head of investment banking at Nomura Holdings, is stepping down from the role to become vice chairman of investment banking...

Nkwe Platinum updates lending agreement with Genorah
04 September 2012 Perth
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Nkwe Platinum has provided an update to the security lending agreement involving Genorah Resources and its majority shareholding in the company. ..

RBS hires Bill Egan for prime services
04 September 2012 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed William Egan as head of mandate sales for prime services in Asia Pacific...

Rule Financial boost revenues by 15 percent
03 September 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Rule Financial, independent provider of business and IT services to the global investment banking community, has announced its...

HSBC expands in Asia Pacific
03 September 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

HSBC’s global banking and markets division has recruited nine senior executives in its Asia Pacific equities and prime services units...

European ETF sec lending revenue hit €40 million in 2011
31 August 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A survey has found that approximately €40 million in net revenue was generated from securities lending in European physical replication exchange traded funds (ETFs) last year...

Timothy Douglas leaves securities finance at Citi
30 August 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Timothy Douglas, formerly the head of securities finance at Citi, is moving into a different role within the corporation. A spokesperson confirmed that Douglas...

Staunton joins UBP
30 August 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Brian Staunton has been hired by Union Bancaire Privée as a consultant. Staunton has previously worked as the head of securities finance at Citi...