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ANZ settles with Primebroker Securities
21 November 2011 Sydney
Reporter: Anna Reitman

ANZ has agreed to pay $20.5 million cash to the liquidator of failed broking house, Primebroker Securities, reports Sydney Morning Herald...

Asian hedge funds prefer full-service primes
21 November 2011 Tokyo
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Asian hedge funds prefer to use full-service prime brokers that offer research and back-office capabilities as well as access to IPOs and Chinese stocks, according to the Nomura Research Institute...

GlobeOp forecasts rise in hedge fund redemptions
21 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Hedge fund redemption requests for November measured 3.4 per cent, a rise on last month's 2.5 per cent, according to GlobeOp Financial Services' Forward Redemption Indicator...

SIFMA appoints new chair
18 November 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

SIFMA has announced the election of Jerry del Missier, co-CEO of Barclays capital as chair of the industry association...

Nomura Securities adds to US prime brokerage team
18 November 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Nomura Securities has confirmed the appointment of Daniel Kelly as executive director of its US prime brokerage sales force...

BAML prime brokerage in personnel shake up
18 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Several redundancies have been reported at Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BAML) prime brokerage division as part of an overall review...

Hong Kong forum looks at Asian role in securities finance
18 November 2011 Hong Kong
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Delegates at Data Explorers second Hong Kong forum debated Asia's role in securities finance as investment continues to move to regions where growth is anticipated...

UK pension fund to vote on changing collateral
17 November 2011 Liverpool
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) is proposing to change its criteria for collateral in a bid to boost revenue, according to Professional Pensions...

European Parliament votes naked CDS ban into law
15 November 2011 Strasbourg
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The European Parliament has voted into law a regulation to curb short selling and trading in CDS to make speculation on a country's default more difficult...

Korea lifts short selling ban on non-financials
15 November 2011 Seoul
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Korean financial regulator has lifted a three-month ban on short selling of nonfinancial stocks while maintaining the ban on financial stocks "for a while"...

State Street adds securities lending to Lufthansa mandate
14 November 2011 Munich
Reporter: Anna Reitman

State Street has announced it will now be providing securities lending services to Lufthansa German Airlines group...

Groupon debut leads to short selling frenzy
11 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Groupon's eagerly anticipated IPO was the subject of much academic debate, now short sellers have turned the speculation into an all out share grab at a hefty premium, says SunGard...