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New collateral criteria for securities in Brazil
21 June 2010 Sao Paulo
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Effective immediately, the Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros(BM&F) and the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paul(BOVESPA) have announced the new collateral criteria for accepting securities as collateral.

New online forum Eurex Innovate launched
21 June 2010 Frankfurt
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The international derivatives exchange Eurex has been launched Eurex Innovate recently, its new ideas and discussion forum for customers & people interested in financial markets and derivatives.

Notice of appointment
21 June 2010 Dublin
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The Pegasus Fund Ltd has in the past week notified the markets of their appointing Citigroup Global Markets as its prime broker. Citi takes over from Morgan Stanley as prime broker to the company.

ASIC and FINRA Sign Cooperation Agreement
20 June 2010 Washington
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 18th June to promote and support greater cooperation between the regulators

EFX Prime announces new hires
18 June 2010 New York
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EFX Prime Services, a division of First New York Securities, this week has announced that it's hired two prime brokerage executives to help lead EFX Prime's sales efforts. Both will be based out of EFX Prime's New York Headquarters

Eurex name new manager of London office
17 June 2010 Frankfurt
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Deutsche Boerse and Eurex announced today the appointment of a new Head of the Representative Office for Deutsche Boerse/Eurex in the UK. As of 1 July, Stuart Heath will succeed Hartmut Klein as general manager of the London office

Deutsche Bank strengthens Global Prime Finance Technology
17 June 2010 New York
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Deutsche Bank this week announced two additions to Group Technology and Operations for Global Prime Finance, a business dedicated to developing and supporting technology for its Global Prime Finance business within the Firm's Global Markets division.

Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund selects BNY Mellon
17 June 2010 London
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, has been appointed by Bankenes sikringsfond (Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund) to provide global custody and related services for assets valued at NOK 18.5 billion (USD 3 billion).

Alan Milligan Appointed CalPERS Chief Actuary
17 June 2010 Sacremento
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The CalPERS Board of Administration today appointed Alan W. Milligan as the Pension Fund's Chief Actuary. Milligan was the Pension Fund's Deputy Chief Actuary and had been serving as the Interim Chief Actuary since Ron Seeling's retirement in March

State Street hit by defections
16 June 2010 New York
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Eight senior members of State Street's securities lending division have resigned

Four new hires for BarCap
16 June 2010 New York
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Barclays Capital has hired four former members of Morgan Stanley to its securities lending division...

Anshu Jain becomes sole head
16 June 2010 Frankfurt
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At its meeting today, Deutsche Bank's Supervisory Board approved the request of Michael Cohrs, Co-Head of the Corporate and Investment Bank and Head of Global Banking, to retire from the Management Board and the bank at the end of September 2010.