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Southwest Securities hires new head
03 February 2012 Dallas
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Southwest Securities has announced that SVP Anton Berends is the new head of Clearing Services and will be responsible for oversight of the principal broker-dealer's securities lending business...

Maynard departs State Street
03 February 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Warren Maynard, State Street Canada's vice president account manager and sales - securities finance, has left the company after seven years...

State Street appoints Minderides
02 February 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

State Street Global Markets has appointed John Minderides as head of its portfolio solutions business for EMEA...

Shorter interest means longer slump - RBS
02 February 2012 Sydney
Reporter: Anna Reitman

According to a recent study from RBS, increased short selling activity leads to medium term stock underperformance...

ESMA drafts securities lending rules for ETFs
31 January 2012 Paris
Reporter: Anna Reitman

ESMA has introduced requirements for ETF securities lending and collateral management while also broadening the scope to include all UCITS...

SEC charges Wolfson Brothers with short selling violations
31 January 2012 Washington
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The SEC has announced it is charging two brothers living in Chicago and New York with naked short selling violations...

EXCLUSIVE: Brown joins EquiLend
30 January 2012 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

EquiLend Europe adds to client relationship management & sales team...

Data Explorers launches app
30 January 2012 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Data explorers has launched the first iPhone app for the global securities lending market...

Greece extends short selling ban
26 January 2012 Athens
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Greece is extending a short selling ban until 25 July, according to media reports...

eSecLending launches proxy service
26 January 2012 Boston
Reporter: Anna Reitman

eSecLending has launched a new service which will allow institutional investors to evaluate the revenue considerations of recalling shares...

NYSE Group and NASDAQ report January short interest
26 January 2012 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Short interest increased for NYSE and NASDAQ but NYSE Amex saw a drop in the two-week period to 13 January...

Solvency II an opportunity for hedge funds?
25 January 2012 Nice
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Solvency II could be a unique opportunity for hedge fund strategies to find their way into insurers’ core portfolios, according to recent research from EDHEC Risk Institute...