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Thailand reports sec lending boom

15 December 2011 Bangkok
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The securities lending and borrowing market in Thailand has had its busiest year ever, thanks to a combination of economic uncertainty in Europe and a recent relaxation of controls on trading...

BlackRock’s collateral changes

13 December 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BlackRock’s money market funds now available to re-invest cash collateral at Euroclear Bank.....

GlobeOp index shows net inflows for December

12 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Hedge fund flows advanced 1.6 per cent in December compared to the month previous, according to GlobeOp...

Algorithmics to provide risk reporting for Viteos

12 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Algorithmics has announced that its hedge fund reporting product is selected by Viteos for independent risk measurement and reporting...

Greece extends short selling ban

09 December 2011 Athens
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Hellenic Capital Market Commission has extended a short selling ban on the Athens stock exchange tto 27 January, according to Reuters...

Egypt certifies short selling

08 December 2011 Cairo
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Egypt's financial regulator has certified rules and criteria for companies eligible for margin trading, short selling and intra-day trading, according to the Egyptian exchange...

Securities lending on India's NSE booms

08 December 2011 Mumbai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Stock lending has been booming in the last three months due to reverse arbitrage opportunities thrown up by equities, reports DNA media...

Merlin Securities picks Firm58 for CSA tech

08 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Merlin Securities has selected Firm58's commission sharing agreement (CSA) product to automate the processes of its soft dollar programs...

Clearstream reports 23% jump in November's GSF

08 December 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Clearstream reported that global securities financing (GSF) monthly average outstanding volume reached €663.1 billion in November, a 23 per cent jump year-on-year.

eSecLending hits $2.5 Trillion in assets auctioned

07 December 2011 Boston
Reporter: Justin Lawson

eSecLending has reached $2.5 trillion in assets auctioned since inception. This milestone was achieved following two successful auctions in Q4, which were amongst the largest revenue generating auctions in....

Additional ETF regulatory scrutiny unwarranted - panel

05 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

ETFs are expected to see continued growth driven by greater pressures for asset managers to provide cost efficiencies, said speakers representing fund managers, analysts and product developers at a recent panel discussion...

OCC securities lending falls 17 per cent

02 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

OCC's stock loan programme, including OTC and AQS, saw new loan activity fall 17 per cent compared to November 2010 with 52,838 new loan transactions in November...

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