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Institutional investors see wood for the trees

18 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Institutional investors expect risk management and transparency to play an even greater role in the investment decision process in the future, according to a new study by BNY Mellon and Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. Harry Markowitz...

Investors take tips from Risky Business

18 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

More investors are now embracing a risk-based approach to asset allocation, and remain bullish on industry growth, found a recent survey from Deutsche Bank...

The Fed’s trading desk to increase basis point rate

17 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The open market trading desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been conducting daily, overnight fixed-rate reverse repo operations as part of an operational readiness exercise...

Financial Transaction Tax must respect EU treaties

17 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

On 18 February, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will discuss the proposal for an EU11 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)...

Comings and goings at the CPPIB

14 February 2014 Toronto
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has appointed Ed Cass as the new senior vice-president and chief investment strategist, effective as of 1 April 2014...

TradingApp store goes online

14 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

TradeStation, a Monex Group company, will officially launch its all-new online TradingApp Store at the annual New York Traders Expo...

Lyxor AM's CEO is latest exec to depart

14 February 2014 Paris
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Lionel Paquin as its CEO to replace Inès de Dinechin, who is leaving the group...

ISLA appoints four new to board

13 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

As a result of a recent election, the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has appointed four new directors to its board...

EU's rejection of UK shorting appeal is "skeletal"

13 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The EU court’s decision to reject Britain’s appeal over short selling is skeletal and in parts opaque, but there is no avenue of appeal, said lawyers from Mayer Brown...

EquiLend sees record February volumes

12 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

EquiLend is using its record volumes seen in February to promote its consolidated trading platform...

OpenLink found as key Basel III solution

12 February 2014 Massachusetts
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Chartis’s review of vendors has found that OpenLink Financial, which provides transaction lifecycle management solutions, is a key Basel III solution leader...

Bharti leaves Segantii for Scotiabank

11 February 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Kirtes Bharti has moved from Segantii Capital Management to Scotiabank, as regional head of securities lending...

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