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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...

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...