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More securities lending info required - Fed
30 December 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

More data is required to monitor repo and securities lending markets to inform policy makers and researchers about firm-level and systemic risk, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...

Options trader pays $2mn for illegal short selling
29 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Anna Reitman

An options trader in the Chicago area agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle SEC charges alleging he violated the "locate" and "close out" requirements of RegSHO...

NYSE reports December drop in short interest
29 December 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

NYSE Group reported short interest as of mid-December fell to 13.5 billion shares, which represents about 3.5 per cent of total shares outstanding...

Russia's CSD launches securities lending
29 December 2011 Moscow
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Russia's National Settlement Depository (NSD) concluded its first transaction as a securities lending agent between a brokerage firm and bank...

FINRA fines Credit Suisse $1.75mn
28 December 2011 Washington
Reporter: Anna Reitman

FINRA has announced that it has fined Credit Suisse $1.75 million for violating RegSHO and failing to properly supervise short sales of securities and marking of sale orders. ...

Data Explorers reveals top 15 shorts of 2011
28 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

MF Global tops the list of shorted stocks in a look back at a year of market turmoil and underperformance...

Penson to close UK arm
21 December 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Penson Worldwide has announced plans to close its UK operation over the next few months, and to sell certain of the operation’s assets to third parties...

Markit and Euroclear sign memorandum of understanding
19 December 2011 Brussels
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Markit and Euroclear Bank to create an end-to-end post-trade platform for syndicated loans...

Lombard acquires reg reporting business of SOFGEN
19 December 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Lombard Risk Management has acquired the regulatory reporting business of SOFGEN for  US$4,250,000 payable in a combination of cash, loan notes and equity...

EXCLUSIVE: Kellner Dileo adds to securities lending team
16 December 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Kellner Dileo makes two key hires in the securities lending division, appointing Alfonso Iervolino and Robert Dowd as senior vice presidents based in New York.....

Life Insurers Seek Higher Returns Despite Short interest
15 December 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The life insurance industry has been forced to adjust against a backdrop of exceptionally low interest rates in search of higher returns. In doing so, some names have attracted the attention of short sellers

Thailand reports sec lending boom
15 December 2011 Bangkok
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The securities lending and borrowing market in Thailand has had its busiest year ever, thanks to a combination of economic uncertainty in Europe and a recent relaxation of controls on trading...