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Exclusive: Wachovia Global Securities Lending rebrands as ClearLend Securities

06 October 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Wachovia Global Securities Lending has rebranded as ClearLend Securities. The newly-named business is a combination of the operations of Wells Fargo Securities Lending and Wachovia Global Securities Lending...

Euroclear and Broadridge sign memorandum of understanding

05 October 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Euroclear and Broadridge plan to jointly offer end-to-end shareholder voting

AQR Capital Management Launches Risk Parity Fund

05 October 2010 Connecticut
Reporter: Justin Lawson

AQR Capital Management, LLC, ("AQR") has launched the AQR Risk Parity Fund (AQRNX, Class N Shares), the newest addition to its mutual fund family. The new no-load mutual fund, open to retail and institutional investors

First Blood for Northern Trust in Diebold Case

04 October 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Northern Trust has part-won a ruling on a motion to dismiss ERISA breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transaction claims involving an investment manager's securities lending programme.

Withdrawal from securities lending enhances rating

30 September 2010 Oldwick
Reporter: Justin Lawson

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" of COPIC Insurance Company (COPIC) (Denver, CO).

Sedona case heading for trial

29 September 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Andreas Badian and other defendants are set for trial in early 2011 in the SEC's lawsuit over naked short selling...

Industrial's Shanghai IPO hits target

29 September 2010 Shanghai
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Securities lending the target as Industrial Securities Co raises the maximum amount it sought, 2.63 billion yuan, in its Shanghai IPO...

South Carolina to go it alone

28 September 2010 South Carolina
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The South Carolina Pension Fund is to create a management firm to look after its assets, in a move that could see it offering its own securities lending services...

Clearstream celebrates 40 years

28 September 2010 Frankfurt
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The international central securities depository (ICSD) Clearstream (previously Cedel) has reached its 40th birthday...

SGX bolsters securities borrowing and lending service

24 September 2010 Singapore
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is enhancing its securities borrowing and lending (SBL) service to bring additional benefits for investors and SGX central depository account holders.

BofA Merrill forms global futures and derivatives clearing services

24 September 2010 New York
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

BofA Merrill has created a new Global Futures and Derivatives Clearing Services (GFDCS) group. This global initiative is in anticipation of the substantial growth in OTC derivatives clearing

Carlson settles with SEC for USD2.6 million

24 September 2010 Dallas
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Dallas-based hedge fund adviser Carlson Capital, L.P. with improperly participating in four public stock offerings after selling short those same stocks...

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