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RBC Dexia hires new securities lending head
08 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

RBC Dexia Investor Services has announced the appointment of Guy d’Albrand as head of securities lending. In his new role, he will be responsible for product......

Securities lending on India's NSE booms
08 December 2011 Mumbai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Stock lending has been booming in the last three months due to reverse arbitrage opportunities thrown up by equities, reports DNA media...

Merlin Securities picks Firm58 for CSA tech
08 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Merlin Securities has selected Firm58's commission sharing agreement (CSA) product to automate the processes of its soft dollar programs...

Clearstream reports 23% jump in November's GSF
08 December 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Clearstream reported that global securities financing (GSF) monthly average outstanding volume reached €663.1 billion in November, a 23 per cent jump year-on-year.

eSecLending hits $2.5 Trillion in assets auctioned
07 December 2011 Boston
Reporter: Justin Lawson

eSecLending has reached $2.5 trillion in assets auctioned since inception. This milestone was achieved following two successful auctions in Q4, which were amongst the largest revenue generating auctions in....

Additional ETF regulatory scrutiny unwarranted - panel
05 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

ETFs are expected to see continued growth driven by greater pressures for asset managers to provide cost efficiencies, said speakers representing fund managers, analysts and product developers at a recent panel discussion...

J.P. Morgan taps Hounslow as new PB head in Asia Pacific
02 December 2011 Hong Kong
Reporter: Anna Reitman

J.P. Morgan has hired former Credit Suisse executive Neil Hounslow as head of its prime brokerage in Asia Pacific, SLT has confirmed...

OCC securities lending falls 17 per cent
02 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

OCC's stock loan programme, including OTC and AQS, saw new loan activity fall 17 per cent compared to November 2010 with 52,838 new loan transactions in November...

NorthPoint renamed as ConvergEx Prime Services
02 December 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

ConvergEx Group has changed the name of NorthPoint Trading Partners to ConvergEx Prime Services, effective November 30...

Securities lending on Middle East and Africa agenda
02 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

With Nigeria recently implementing securities lending mechanisms in its market, Kenya and UAE are announcing some forward motion as well, note Standard Chartered's personnel in the regions at a recent frontier markets seminar...

Data Explorers in "strategic review"
02 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Data Explorers is conducting a strategic review with Deutsche Bank, attracting media speculation towards a potential sale...

OneChicago announces November volumes
02 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Anna Reitman

OneChicago saw its EFP activity post best year-to-date month with over 130,000 contracts, representing more than $1.2 billion in notional value and up 30 per cent over October...