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Data Explorers launches Risk Adjusted Returns

25 June 2010 London
Reporter:

Data Explorers, this week at the annual ISLA conference in Berlin launched its Risk Adjusted Returns. This new framework highlights the main sources of securities lending program risk and return across multiple dimensions and peer groups

Redefining a short position

25 June 2010 Brisbane
Reporter:

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) makes ASIC Class Order [CO 10/464] under s1020F(1)(c) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Act) redefining a short position.

ISLA looking for harmony

23 June 2010 ISLA Conference
Reporter:

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) is urging consistent and proportionate regulation for short selling, in response to a current European Commission (EC) consultation exercise.

Notice of appointment

21 June 2010 Dublin
Reporter:

The Pegasus Fund Ltd has in the past week notified the markets of their appointing Citigroup Global Markets as its prime broker. Citi takes over from Morgan Stanley as prime broker to the company.

ASIC and FINRA Sign Cooperation Agreement

20 June 2010 Washington
Reporter:

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 18th June to promote and support greater cooperation between the regulators

Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund selects BNY Mellon

17 June 2010 London
Reporter:

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, has been appointed by Bankenes sikringsfond (Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund) to provide global custody and related services for assets valued at NOK 18.5 billion (USD 3 billion).

State Street hit by defections

16 June 2010 New York
Reporter:

Eight senior members of State Street's securities lending division have resigned

Collateral Cooperation

15 June 2010 Luxembourg
Reporter:

Clearstream and CETIP, the Brazilian CSD have signed an agreement to jointly develop, promote and distribute triparty collateral management services

The latest alliance

14 June 2010 Paris
Reporter:

Societe Generale Securities Services and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC announce the launch of their Global Securities Services Alliance TM (GSSA). This commercial alliance leverages each organization's geographical and product expertise

BNP2S Opens in Beijing

14 June 2010 Paris
Reporter:

BNP Paribas Securities Services has recently opened in Beijing, China. BNP2S will leverage on its wealth of experience and expertise in Europe to offer Chinese institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds its range of asset servicing

SEC approves Circuit Breakers

11 June 2010 Washington D.C.
Reporter:

The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved rules that will require the exchanges and FINRA to pause trading in certain individual stocks if the price moves 10 percent or more in a five-minute period.

BankInvest choose J.P. Morgan

10 June 2010 London
Reporter:

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services and BankInvest today announced that J.P. Morgan has been awarded a mandate to provide custody and related services to BankInvest, a leading asset manager and provider of investment funds in the Nordic region.

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