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Life Insurers Seek Higher Returns Despite Short interest

15 December 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The life insurance industry has been forced to adjust against a backdrop of exceptionally low interest rates in search of higher returns. In doing so, some names have attracted the attention of short sellers

Thailand reports sec lending boom

15 December 2011 Bangkok
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The securities lending and borrowing market in Thailand has had its busiest year ever, thanks to a combination of economic uncertainty in Europe and a recent relaxation of controls on trading...

Citi picks up State of Washington mandate

13 December 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Citi mandated to provide securities lending services through its OpenLendSM platform for the State of Washington Office of the State Treasurer (OST)......

BlackRock’s collateral changes

13 December 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BlackRock’s money market funds now available to re-invest cash collateral at Euroclear Bank.....

GlobeOp index shows net inflows for December

12 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Hedge fund flows advanced 1.6 per cent in December compared to the month previous, according to GlobeOp...

Algorithmics to provide risk reporting for Viteos

12 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Algorithmics has announced that its hedge fund reporting product is selected by Viteos for independent risk measurement and reporting...

Greece extends short selling ban

09 December 2011 Athens
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The Hellenic Capital Market Commission has extended a short selling ban on the Athens stock exchange tto 27 January, according to Reuters...

Egypt certifies short selling

08 December 2011 Cairo
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Egypt's financial regulator has certified rules and criteria for companies eligible for margin trading, short selling and intra-day trading, according to the Egyptian exchange...

RBC Dexia hires new securities lending head

08 December 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

RBC Dexia Investor Services has announced the appointment of Guy d’Albrand as head of securities lending. In his new role, he will be responsible for product......

Securities lending on India's NSE booms

08 December 2011 Mumbai
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Stock lending has been booming in the last three months due to reverse arbitrage opportunities thrown up by equities, reports DNA media...

Merlin Securities picks Firm58 for CSA tech

08 December 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Merlin Securities has selected Firm58's commission sharing agreement (CSA) product to automate the processes of its soft dollar programs...

Clearstream reports 23% jump in November's GSF

08 December 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Clearstream reported that global securities financing (GSF) monthly average outstanding volume reached €663.1 billion in November, a 23 per cent jump year-on-year.

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