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US crisis hits securities lending

29 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The ongoing budget crisis in Washington is having serious effects on the securities lending market, and although a default is still considered unlikely, the fragile confidence of participants could be hit further in the event of a ratings downgrade..

Silverman departs Credit Suisse

28 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Ilicia Silverman has left her role as vice president of Credit Suisse's prime consulting division...

BNP Paribas CIB unveils global prime brokerage platform

27 July 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has unveiled its global prime brokerage platform, which provides clients with a global approach to financing, execution and servicing...

NSE to start securities lending

26 July 2011 Lagos
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced plans to begin securities lending and short selling...

Pakistan amends CGT rules

26 July 2011 Lahore
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued draft amendments to the Income Tax Rules relating to the treatment of the capital gains tax (CGT)...

ESMA seeks review of UCITS rules

26 July 2011 Paris
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The existing regulatory requirements for UCITS exchange traded funds and structured UCITS are not sufficient, according to ESMA, to take account of the specific features and risks associated with these types of fund...

Tradeweb launches electronic European repo marketplace

26 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Tradeweb has launched a European repo marketplace. The electronic dealer- to-customer platform mirrors the existing voice and message-based trading process, while enabling efficient trade execution and substantially simplifying the.......

Rule Financial continues growing

26 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Financial Consultancy firm Rule Financial has exceeded first half year sales target despite volatile markets. Advising in areas such as collateral management optimisation, and risk reporting, Rule is also now the leading provider of support for Glob

Real-time risk management essential

25 July 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Risk management research has found that the ability to aggregate global data and take snapshots of their risk position is essential not only to react to extreme scenarios but also for risk events that occur every day.........

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