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Sebi to allow physical settlement
16 July 2010 Mumbai
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is to allow the two Mumbai stock exchanges to begin physical settlement in the derivatives markets, alongside the current cash settlement system...

Portugal tightens short selling rules
16 July 2010 Lisbon
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The Portuguese financial regulator, the CMVM, has updated the rules related to short selling...

Calpers announces double-digit growth
16 July 2010 Sacramento
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The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has reported an 11.4 per cent return in preliminary estimates for the one-year period that ended June 30, 2010...

SSgA closes securities lending across fixed income funds
16 July 2010 London
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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has announced that is has ended its securities lending programme across many of its funds...

TradeStation to report on Q2
16 July 2010 New York
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TradeStation Group will report its second quarter financial results before the US markets open on July 22...

New Solution for Short Position Reporting
15 July 2010 Sydney
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ConvergEx's Eze OMS Partners with PAC-Invest to Help Clients Meet ASIC Short Position Reporting Regulations

Korea Exchange and Eurex receive strong support
15 July 2010 Frankfurt
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Korea Exchange and Eurex receive strong support from major market participants for their Link Launch of Eurex/KRX Link on track for starting date 30 August 2010

BNY Mellon expands Broker-Dealer Services
14 July 2010 Hong Kong
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BNY Mellon, has appointed Michael Schroeder as Regional Manager for Broker-Dealer Services in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he will be responsible for supporting the continued growth of the company's Broker-Dealer Services business across Asia

Joshi joins Deutsche
14 July 2010 London
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Deutsche Bank has hired Dixit Joshi as Head of Equities for EMEA. His appointment reinforces the bank's commitment to clients in the region and will strengthen its leading position in cash equities, equity derivatives and prime brokerage.

Fund manager survey finds the Bear
14 July 2010 New York
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Investors have turned bearish in their outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for July.

European repo market white paper urges reform
13 July 2010 London
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ICMA's European Repo Council (ERC) has today published a White Paper on the European repo market, including the role of short-selling, the problem of settlement failures and the need for reform

SEHK adds security to short selling list
13 July 2010 Hong Kong
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Agricultural Bank of China, which lists on 16 July, will be added to the list of securities eligible for short selling...