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J.P. Morgan expands European prime brokerage
01 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

J.P. Morgan has announced the expansion of its Prime Custody service to hedge fund clients of its European Prime Brokerage business through a fully integrated platform...

MBKET announces big plans
01 December 2011 Bangkok
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Maybank Kim Eng Securities (MBKET) has announced expansion plans that it says will mean the company becomes the region's leading broker...

4sight partners with Trace for CREST system interfacing
30 November 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

4sight Financial Software has partnered with Trace Financial to develop a full service interface with Euroclear UK & Ireland’s CREST system in the 4sight Securities Finance system.....

SecFinex to close doors
29 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Securities lending MTF, SecFinex, will no longer be operational SLT has confirmed...

European short selling bans and CCPs on BoE committee's agenda
28 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Members of the Bank of England's Securities Lending and Repo Committee (SLRC) noted that European short selling bans were disruptive for the equity securities lending markets and considered inviting CCP providers to future meetings...

Algorithmics signs on US hedge fund for UCITS reporting
28 November 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Algorithmics has announced its US hedge fund reporting service has been selected by Optima Fund Management for UCITS reporting...

Taiwan regulators warn insurers of short selling risk
26 November 2011 Taipei
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Taiwan’s regulators urged insurers to stop lending securities to short sellers, seeking to bolster equities after heavy losses on markets, according to Businessweek....

Short selling on UAE regulator's agenda
26 November 2011 Dubai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Short selling in UAE markets may be approved as early as the second half of 2012, said financial regulator, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) at a SunGard Dubai City Day event held on 23 November...

SocGen taps Cotella for new exec committee
26 November 2011 Paris
Reporter: Anna Reitman

As part of a new executive committee focused on clients, Massimo Cotella, CEO of SGSS Italy, will be developing new solutions using SGSS' cash and securities liquidity management offerings...

Citi to provide securities lending for Chinese asset manager
26 November 2011 Hong Kong
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Citi’s Securities and Fund Services will be providing securities lending solutions for Da Cheng International Asset Management (DCIAM), one of the top ten largest firms in China...

Vinton to retire as SWS Group EVP
23 November 2011 Dallas
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Paul D. Vinton, executive vice president of SWS Group, is retiring from his role effective December 31, 2011....

Euroclear France secures local market liquidity with collateral
23 November 2011 Paris
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Euroclear France, the French central securities depository (CSD), has launched its first triparty collateral management service for the French market...