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Puth departs State Street
03 November 2011 Boston
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

State Street's global markets chief David Puth has left the bank after three years running the business...

Japan FSA extends short selling restrictions
03 November 2011 Tokyo
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Japanese Financial Services Authority has extended restrictions on short selling to April 2012...

Shipping sector heavily shorted - Data Explorers
02 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Though the Baltic Dry Index has seen a revival, so too have heavy shorts in the shipping sector, according to Data Explorers...

China indicates short selling ceiling lift
01 November 2011 Shanghai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

China's securities regulator has announced plans to raise the ceiling for short selling individual shares to 10 per cent of a stock's total market value, according to Bloomberg...

Russian CSD set to approve bilateral offering
01 November 2011 Moscow
Reporter: Anna Reitman

National Settlement Depository (NSD) has announced its intention to conduct bilateral securities lending transactions...

Paladyne taps Jason Meklinsky for US sales
31 October 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Paladyne has confirmed the appointment of Jason Meklinsky as senior sales director for the US...

CSRC management shake-up - Business Week
31 October 2011 Shanghai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

China's government has announced that chairman Guo Shuqing will become head of China's securities watchdog as part of the biggest regulatory reshuffle in a decade, according to Business Week (BW)...

FSB identifies risks of securities lending
28 October 2011 Basel
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Cash collateral re-investment programmes will be scrutinised by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) among a package of measures aimed at addressing systemic risks posed by the shadow banking system...

Securities lending "takes a hit" from liquidity buffers - Finadium
27 October 2011 Concord
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Liquidity buffer regulations may see securities lending take a hit since equities are not considered "high quality liquid assets" (HQLAs)...

BIA Funds picks Newedge UK for custody and PB
26 October 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

BIA Funds has announced that it has selected Newedge UK as its prime broker and custodian for two funds...

Jupiter adds Deutsche Bank for hedge fund services
26 October 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Jupiter Asset Management has announced the appointment of Deutsche Bank as an additional prime broker and custodian for its Financials Hedge Fund...

BAML hires new global head of FX Prime Brokerage
26 October 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has announced the appointment of Peter Klein as global head of FX Prime Brokerage...