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Brewin Dolphin scores a UK first
31 August 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Euroclear and Brewin Dolphin Limited, have announced that Brewin Dolphin has become the first UK firm to select both Euroclear Bank's FundSettle platform and the Delivery-versus-Payment (DvP) settlement service.

SWS Group posts results
31 August 2010 Dallas
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

SWS Group has announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results...

LCH. Clearnet offers free equity clearing
31 August 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

LCH.Clearnet is to introduce free equity clearing for average daily member volumes of over 150,000 trades a day...

Macquarie enhances sales trading operations
31 August 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Macquarie Securities Group, the institutional equities arm of Macquarie Group, has appointed Daryl Bowden as head of sales trading for Europe.

Nomura hire Borkakoty
31 August 2010 Mumbai
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Nomura have announced the appointment of Indraneil Borkakoty as head of equity capital markets (ECM), India. Borkakoty will report to head of investment banking for India, Nipun Goel and .....

BlackRock veteran tapped to join J.P Morgan
31 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has announced the appointment of Michael O'Brien to the newly created role of global head of institutional client group.

J.P. Morgan appointed depositary bank by Jindal Cotex
30 August 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Justin Lawson

J.P. Morgan has announced that it has been appointed depositary bank by India-based Jindal Cotex Limited, following the company's recent USD 38.5 million Global Depositary Receipt listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Athens Exchange lifts some short selling restrictions
30 August 2010 Athens
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Athens Exchange has released an announcement regarding the lifting of certain short selling restrictions and how it sees the securities lending market moving forwards.

BlackRock scales down holding in Konecranes
30 August 2010 Helsinki
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Konecranes Plc has just received a disclosure under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Market Act, advising the holding of BlackRock, Inc. (USA Tax ID 32-0174421) in Konecranes has decreased below 10 percent.

Securities Lending exposure minimal
30 August 2010 Stockholm
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Swedish HQ Bank is facing liquidation, meaning other banks in the region are left to help existing customers...

Kaufman Rossin top rated in hedge fund administration survey
29 August 2010 Miami
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Kaufman Rossin Fund Services continues to be rated at the top among hedge fund administrators in the 15th annual survey of hedge fund clients conducted by Global Custodian magazine. KRFS received a score of 6.54

New hires for UBS in Asia
27 August 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Asian prime brokerage arm of UBS is beefing up its team with a series of new appointments...