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First securities lending conference of the year

14 January 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Justin Lawson

GSF Summit 2011: New regulations force liquidity and collateral management solutions on a global scale. Taking place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 January with a record number of 700+ participants registered from over 30 countries.

ASIC standardises reporting of short positions

13 January 2011 Sydney
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a class order that will clarify and standardise reporting of short positions in the Australian securities market...

Elliott joins board at Huntingdon

13 January 2011 Columbus
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated has appointed Steven G. Elliott, retired senior vice chairman of BNY Mellon, to its board...

Top collateral management vendor

12 January 2011 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

For the fifth year running, Algorithmics, has won the collateral management category in a leading publications risk technology rankings. This is in addition to the overall prize for enterprise-wide risk management and 14 other top three positions.

FBR to quit prime brokerage

11 January 2011 Los Angeles
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Just 16 months after its launch, FBR Capital Markets is closing its prime brokerage unit...

Fontana Capital charged

11 January 2011 Boston
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Hedge Fund Fontana Capital and its manager Forrest Fontana have been charged by US regulators over alleged short selling violations...

Securities lending Apps

10 January 2011 Boston
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Brown Brothers Harriman has launched the firm’s securities lending mobile application for the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.

Swiss Newedge offices granted branch status

07 January 2011 Zurich
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

FINMA, the Swiss regulator, has granted Newedge branch licenses, which turn representative offices into branches in Zurich and Geneva...

Brazil restricts currency short selling

07 January 2011 Rio de Janeiro
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Brazilian Government has announced that it is imposing a tax on short positions in US dollars, in an attempt to reduce the strength of the country's currency...

North Carolina reduces securities lending loss estimate

07 January 2011 North Carolina
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

North Carolina Treasurer's Office has lowered its estimates of losses the state faces through securities lending activity.

Record securities lending volumes at BM&FBovespa

06 January 2010 Rio de Janeiro
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The financial volume from securities lending on BM&FBOVESPA reached a record BRL 465,605,784,349.80 in 971,558 transactions in 2010...

Christian School securities lending mandate won

06 January 2011 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company has been selected to provide a full suite of asset servicing solutions for Canadian Christian School Pension Trust Fund including custody, fund accounting, securities lending and performance & risk analy

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