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AFME and ICMA announce new co-operation agreement
20 September 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

AFME and ICMA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will strengthen their co-operation on matters of mutual interest in European financial markets.....

Deltix seeks alpha with Data Explorers
19 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Data Explorers has announced that its intraday security level inventory and short interest data will be available as part of the Deltix QuantOffice, which allows users to create, back-test and optimise trading strategies...

BoE warns on securities lending contagion risk
19 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Bank of England (BoE) has issued a warning on the potential contagion risk associated with securities lending transactions in its latest quarterly bulletin...

Barnes moves up at DB
15 September 2011 Singapore
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Joseph Barnes, managing director, has been appointed head of Direct Securities Services Sales & Relationship Management for Asia-Pacific...

Twitter sends "short" messages
15 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Derwent Capital Markets has launched a fund that invests based on twitter posts to gauge sentiment...

SecFinex builds on
15 September 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

SecFinex the only European centrally cleared marketplace for securities finance continues industry education with upcoming evening event and the launch of a new website.....

Securities finance industry dynamics changing - SunGard
14 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The securities lending market is punctuated by increased scrutiny by regulators and clients...

IMA defends UK stock lending disclosures
14 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has defended the current stock lending disclosure...

Securities lending returns cover fund costs - Finadium
14 September 2011 Concord
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Securities lending income can be a significant offset to fund expenses, according to Finadium's...

Corporate repo market in Azerbaijan by 2012
14 September 2011 Baku
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Baku Stock Exchange will be expanding exchange tools to include corporate bonds...

EXCLUSIVE: Clearstream connects to BondLend
12 September 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Clearstream connects to BondLend, fixed income and repo securities finance technology platform......

Diamond Hill selects Citi for securities lending
12 September 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Citi appointed by Diamond Hill to provide global custody, fund services, and securities lending for $4 Billion of assets.....