Ben Bernanke adds to critics of shadow banking 10 April 2012 Stone Mountain Reporter: Georgina Lavers Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke called for new steps to limit the reach of shadow banking...
Maria Krasnova new president of Russian DCC 10 April 2012 Moscow Reporter: Georgina Lavers Maria Krasnova was elected president of Depository Clearing Company (DCC)...
Rise in sec lending and collateral management for Clearstream 10 April 2012 Luxembourg Reporter: Georgina Lavers Clearstream has released its March 2012 figures, which saw a 6 per cent rise in its global securities financing services...
Altera appoints Citi to provide prime brokerage services 06 April 2012 Moscow Reporter: Justin Lawson Altera Capital appoints Citi to provide prime brokerage and hedge fund administration services.....
Donal Smith to leave Data Explorers 05 April 2012 London Reporter: Georgina Lavers CEO of Data Explorers Donal Smith will leave the company later this year after it was bought out by Markit...
Sinking gas prices increase shorting of engineer Weir’s stock 04 April 2012 London Reporter: Georgina Lavers Short sellers are seeking to capitalise on the tumbling price of US gas by shorting stocks in Weir Group, who produce specialist pumps and valves...
ISLA battles ESMA over UCITS, stating ‘confusing guidance’ 04 April 2012 London Reporter: Georgina Lavers ISLA submitted a response to ESMA’s consultation paper relating to UCITS, raising three key points...
BNP Paribas intent on prime brokerage growth 03 April 2012 Paris Reporter: Georgina Lavers BNP Paribas is pushing forward their global prime brokerage business with the appointment of ex-Nomura head Matt Pinnock, as well as James Scully and Ashish Patel...
Securities lending rises 18 per cent at OCC 03 April 2012 Chicago Reporter: Georgina Lavers OCC has cleared 379.8 million contracts in March, a 10 per cent decrease from the March 2011 volume of 421.5 million contracts...
BlackRock plead more time over ETFs from ESMA 02 April 2012 London Reporter: Georgina Lavers BlackRock argued that ESMA’s new guidelines overly focus on securities lending, and is asking the regulatory body to delay their 30 March deadline...
€3.2 million fine for Alico over securities lending 02 April 2012 Dublin Reporter: Georgina lavers The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Alico Life International €3.2 million over its securities lending programme...
Markit buys Data Explorers 02 April 2012 London Reporter: Georgina Lavers Data Explorers has been bought by financial information services company Markit from mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital...
