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BlackRock’s David Geffen goes it alone


02 May 2013 San Francisco
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After departing BlackRock in 2011, David Geffen officially announced the creation of his new consultancy firm for hedge funds...
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Open Interest at OneChicago up 66 percent


02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Equity finance exchange OneChicago celebrated an April 2013 volume of 567,897—an increase of 148 percent year-on-year...
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OCC’s lending CCP rises by 53 percent


02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC's) securities lending CCP activities saw a 53 percent increase in new loans over April 2012 with 121,910 transactions last month...
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Greece extends short selling ban yet again


01 May 2013 Athens
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Greece's capital markets regulator has decided to extend its ban on short selling until the end of July, stating that the decision was due to the country’s recapitalisation plan...
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Pension funds fret over investment and regulation


01 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

There will be no let-up in the challenges facing funds, said respondents to a State Street survey. In fact, investment decisions will become more complex...
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Basel III beckons for securities finance


25 April 2013 Concord
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A new report from Finadium reviews the effects of Basel III on securities finance and looks at how banks are addressing funding considerations...
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Weeden Investors buys prime broker Saxis Group


24 April 2013 Greenwich
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Weeden Investors has acquired Saxis Group, a full-service prime brokerage business. Under the terms of the agreement, Saxis Group becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the institutional broker and will continue to be led by its founder and CEO...