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Congratulations Claire
06 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Securities Lending Times and Publisher Justin Lawson would like to congratulate a good friend on her latest career move. Claire McKinlay has been named business development & marketing associate at EquiLend

Black River picks SunGard's Monis Analyzer
05 October 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Black River Asset Management has implemented SunGard's Monis Analyzer to improve its hedge fund and risk management capabilities...

Euroclear and Broadridge sign memorandum of understanding
05 October 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Euroclear and Broadridge plan to jointly offer end-to-end shareholder voting

AQR Capital Management Launches Risk Parity Fund
05 October 2010 Connecticut
Reporter: Justin Lawson

AQR Capital Management, LLC, ("AQR") has launched the AQR Risk Parity Fund (AQRNX, Class N Shares), the newest addition to its mutual fund family. The new no-load mutual fund, open to retail and institutional investors

Gold standard
05 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Jefferies have hired Josh Gold as a Managing Director and Head of the firm's new Hedge Fund Relationship Group. Gold will be responsible for managing the firm's relationships with U.S. hedge funds

Eagle soaring
04 October 2010 Boston
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Eagle Investment Systems, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, has hired a new regional sales director to address the business development needs of existing clients and prospects in Europe, Middle East and Africa(EMEA).

First Blood for Northern Trust in Diebold Case
04 October 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Northern Trust has part-won a ruling on a motion to dismiss ERISA breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transaction claims involving an investment manager's securities lending programme.

Basel III the missed opportunities
04 October 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Algorithmics publishes the first comprehensive assessment of all the elements of Basel III, and finds them lacking in their conceptual approach to capital and liquidity.

Lloyd Michaels appointed Head of 1 Delta products
04 October 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Justin Lawson

In the last month Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has continued its expansion into the Asia Equity space, announcing a series of senior appointments.

Withdrawal from securities lending enhances rating
30 September 2010 Oldwick
Reporter: Justin Lawson

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" of COPIC Insurance Company (COPIC) (Denver, CO).

UniCredit's collateral expansion
30 September 2010 Munich
Reporter: Justin Lawson

UniCredit Bank Germany have appointed Sven Weinhold to the repo and collateral trading team. Weinhold will be based in Munich and joins on 1st October reporting to Arne Theia

Sedona case heading for trial
29 September 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Andreas Badian and other defendants are set for trial in early 2011 in the SEC's lawsuit over naked short selling...