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AIG "creeping back" to securities lending - WSJ
04 November 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

AIG is coming back to securities lending in a bid to boost income after a disappointing quarter...

Deutsche Bank wins US securities lending mandate
03 November 2011 New York
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Deutsche Bank has announced it is the first third party agent selected to provide securities lending services for Employees Retirement System of Texas...

Lansdowne picks Goldman as prime broker
03 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Lansdowne Global Financials Fund has appointed Goldman Sachs as a prime broker and custodian...

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)...