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Roberto Colapinto to join CACEIS
28 June 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

CACEIS has appointed Roberto Colapinto as head of regional coverage, in charge of Southern European and Latin American clients...

'Naked shorting is like terrorism' complaint lands on SEC's desk
26 June 2013 Waco, Texas
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

An illegal short-selling complaint has been made to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Life Partners Holdings’s CEO Brian Pardo...

BCS launches international brokerage arm with new hires
21 June 2013 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BCS Prime Brokerage has officially launched its international brokerage business, with the firm’s announcement that it has been granted UK regulatory authorisation...

J.P. Morgan’s Jay Davis takes to Concept
13 June 2013 Garden City, New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Concept Capital Markets has recruited Jay Davis from J.P. Morgan as senior vice president for client service in its prime brokerage services group. The firm has also opened a new office in San Francisco...

ISDA appoints O'Connor as chairman
07 June 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The board of directors for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has appointed Stephen O’Connor as full-time chairman...

Mackenzie makes a beeline for Citi’s services
05 June 2013 Hong Kong and Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Mackenzie Investments has selected Citi to provide a complete suite of fund administration, middle office, collateral management and transfer agent services in support of its portfolio advisory and fund management activities in Asia...

J.P. Morgan nabs triparty collateral head from Citi
24 May 2013 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Citi’s head of triparty collateral management Russell Pudney is joining J.P. Morgan, according to a source...

Lehman Brothers Holdings receives $1.9 billion in brokerage bids
23 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Lehman Brothers Holdings announced that, following the conclusion of a "Dutch" auction process, it and certain of its controlled affiliates have agreed to sell $4.22 billion of their general unsecured claims against Lehman Brothers...

MTS to launch bond platform for US institutional investors
14 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

MTS, a European electronic fixed income marketplace, is to launch a platform for US institutional investors...

Quadriserv grows relationship with SunGard, rebuilds board
08 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SunGard has built on its relationship with Quadriserv and will now provide hosting services, operational support, and software development for Quadriserv’s AQS platform...

Clearstream and Standard Chartered connect for collateral
22 April 2013 Luxembourg and SIngapore
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream and Standard Chartered Bank have agreed to collaborate on the development of a customised collateral management solution for their mutual clients...

Good news for most of Newedge’s hedge fund indices
19 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Eight of Newedge’s 11 hedge fund indices showed positive performance during the month of March...