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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...

J.P. Morgan WSS takes on new Australian and New Zealand funds

02 April 2012 Australia and New Zealand
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

As concerns around counterparty and credit risk continue to swirl, some Australian and New Zealand financial institutions have decided to upgrade their collateral management services to stay on top...

New appointment at HSBC Securities Services

02 April 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

HSBC Securities Services has appointed Geoff Pullen as head of sales and business development for UK Alternatives...

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