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Hall of Fame veteran joins Quadriserv
28 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Quadriserv appoints securities lending industry veteran Pasquale "Pat" Cestaro III as vice chairman......

Silverman departs Credit Suisse
28 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Ilicia Silverman has left her role as vice president of Credit Suisse's prime consulting division...

Northern Trust wins securities lending mandate
27 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Northern Trust has been awarded a GBP 4.6 billion mandate to provide global custody, securities lending, transition management, investment risk and analytical services, cash and foreign exchange services to Lancashire County Council........

BNP Paribas CIB unveils global prime brokerage platform
27 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has unveiled its global prime brokerage platform, which provides clients with a global approach to financing, execution and servicing...

DAP and Paladyne team up
26 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Direct Access Partners and Paladyne Systems team to provide comprehensive trading and technology solution for emerging to mid-sized hedge funds......

NSE to start securities lending
26 July 2011 Lagos
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced plans to begin securities lending and short selling...

Pakistan amends CGT rules
26 July 2011 Lahore
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued draft amendments to the Income Tax Rules relating to the treatment of the capital gains tax (CGT)...

ESMA seeks review of UCITS rules
26 July 2011 Paris
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The existing regulatory requirements for UCITS exchange traded funds and structured UCITS are not sufficient, according to ESMA, to take account of the specific features and risks associated with these types of fund...

Tradeweb launches electronic European repo marketplace
26 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Tradeweb has launched a European repo marketplace. The electronic dealer- to-customer platform mirrors the existing voice and message-based trading process, while enabling efficient trade execution and substantially simplifying the.......

Rule Financial continues growing
26 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Financial Consultancy firm Rule Financial has exceeded first half year sales target despite volatile markets. Advising in areas such as collateral management optimisation, and risk reporting, Rule is also now the leading provider of support for Glob

Real-time risk management essential
25 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Risk management research has found that the ability to aggregate global data and take snapshots of their risk position is essential not only to react to extreme scenarios but also for risk events that occur every day.........

Bernanke to go beyond Dodd Frank
22 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has said that US regulators are aiming to increase oversight of certain areas of financial markets beyond that of Dodd Frank...