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ISDA announce co-chairs of the IIGC
14 June 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

ISDA have appointed Athanassios Diplas of Deutsche Bank and Charles Mulhern of Wellington Management Company as co-chairs of the ISDA Industry Governance Committee (IIGC).....

AQS Securities Lending Market gets more Loanet
14 June 2011 Salem
Reporter: Justin Lawson

SunGard has expanded its Loanet securities finance solution to automate borrow order submissions to Quadriserv’s AQS securities lending platform........

Suber elected to HazelTree board
14 June 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

HazelTree Fund Services, Inc., has elected Ron Suber to its board of directors, effective immediately.

SGX announces new appointments in its regulatory team
14 June 2011 Singapore
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Singapore Exchange has strengthened its Risk Management and Regulatory (RMR) team with new appointments to maintain robust regulation in today’s rapidly changing financial landscape......

Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records positive performance
14 June 2011 Paris
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index records a positive YTD performance of +0.30%, despite a difficult month of May for alternative strategies

Wedbush acquires Lime Brokerage
13 June 2011 Los Angeles
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Wedbush Inc., has acquired Lime Brokerage LLC, the preeminent provider of ultra low-latency, ultra high-throughput trading technologies and high-volume agency brokerage services.....

State Street appointed global securities lending agent for REST
10 June 2011 Sydney
Reporter: Justin Lawson

State Street have been appointed global securities lending agent for REST Industry Super, a move which follows on from the superannuation servicing agreement announced in January.....

Data Explorers: Creeping case for CCPs – Panacea or Boadicea?
10 June 2011 London
Reporter: Data Explorers

Data Explorers looks at the ongoing CCP debate. Approaching the issue through the eyes of the four players in the short selling chain starting with the regulator and moving through beneficial owners, hedge funds, prime brokers and custodians.

OneChicago offers OATS OSO services
09 June 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

OneChicago, LLC is now offering Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Order Sending Organization (OSO) services to its customers. The new service supports firms executing point-and-click traded EFPs (Exchange for Physical) on the exchange.

Athens suspends banks trading
09 June 2011 Athens
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Athens Exchange has suspended trading, including securities lending and derivatives activity, in TT Hellenic Postbank and T Bank until the two firms confirm the progress of merger discussions...

NY Fed changes SOMA securities lending rules
09 June 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's open market trading desk has removed the $750 million issue-specific limit from its System Open Market Account (SOMA) programme...

Bahrain to allow short selling
09 June 2011 Bahrain
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Bahrain Stock Exchange will introduce short selling in 2012, as part of its efforts to be upgraded to emerging market status on the MSCI index...