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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...

Investors withdraw a little more from hedge funds

22 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2013, which indicates the volume of investors withdrawing from hedge funds, measured 3.77 percent, up 2.95 percent from April...

Nigeria abandons securities lending dream

22 May 2013 Lagos
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Though the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) announced plans to begin securities lending back in July 2011, it has been reported that the country has given up on the programme...

FTSE peaks, but short interest holds out for corrections

21 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The FTSE 100 has hit its highest level since September 2000. The index finished 32.57 points higher at 6755.63, surpassing a peak of 6732 seen in 2007...

iTalk threatens Berlin stock exchange with legal action

21 May 2013 Florida
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The mobile communications company iTalk has informed its investors that the company's shares have been listed on the Börse Berlin Stock Exchange without its approval...

Turkey’s government bonds move up a notch

20 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Moody's Investors Service has today upgraded Turkey's government bond ratings by one notch to Baa3 from Ba1, and has assigned a stable outlook...

J.P. Morgan AM to launch a global convertibles income fund

16 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is set to launch a global convertibles income fund that promises investors high income with the potential for capital growth...

Not much sec lending left in Switzerland, suggests Swisscanto

15 May 2013 Switzerland
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The dramatic events that took place in the capital markets in 2008 have led pension institutions to rethink their approaches to securities lending...

Short selling bans don’t influence herding, says CIGI

15 May 2013 Ontario
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has released a publication detailing the effects of short-sale constraints on herd behaviour...

Risk assets are prevalent in US triparty repo, says Fitch Ratings

15 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Risk assets remain prominent in US triparty repo, said Fitch Ratings after its analysis of data from the Federal Reserve Bank...

Let’s revisit single stock futures, says Finadium

14 May 2013 Concord
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Alternatives for financing positions are getting a more receptive hearing than ever before, declared Finadium in its May report...

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...

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