Maynard departs State Street 03 February 2012 Toronto Reporter: Ben Wilkie Warren Maynard, State Street Canada's vice president account manager and sales - securities finance, has left the company after seven years...
State Street appoints Minderides 02 February 2012 London Reporter: Anna Reitman State Street Global Markets has appointed John Minderides as head of its portfolio solutions business for EMEA...
Shorter interest means longer slump - RBS 02 February 2012 Sydney Reporter: Anna Reitman According to a recent study from RBS, increased short selling activity leads to medium term stock underperformance...
ESMA drafts securities lending rules for ETFs 31 January 2012 Paris Reporter: Anna Reitman ESMA has introduced requirements for ETF securities lending and collateral management while also broadening the scope to include all UCITS...
SEC charges Wolfson Brothers with short selling violations 31 January 2012 Washington Reporter: Anna Reitman The SEC has announced it is charging two brothers living in Chicago and New York with naked short selling violations...
EXCLUSIVE: Brown joins EquiLend 30 January 2012 London Reporter: Justin Lawson EquiLend Europe adds to client relationship management & sales team...
Data Explorers launches app 30 January 2012 London Reporter: Anna Reitman Data explorers has launched the first iPhone app for the global securities lending market...
Greece extends short selling ban 26 January 2012 Athens Reporter: Anna Reitman Greece is extending a short selling ban until 25 July, according to media reports...
eSecLending launches proxy service 26 January 2012 Boston Reporter: Anna Reitman eSecLending has launched a new service which will allow institutional investors to evaluate the revenue considerations of recalling shares...
NYSE Group and NASDAQ report January short interest 26 January 2012 New York Reporter: Anna Reitman Short interest increased for NYSE and NASDAQ but NYSE Amex saw a drop in the two-week period to 13 January...
Solvency II an opportunity for hedge funds? 25 January 2012 Nice Reporter: Anna Reitman Solvency II could be a unique opportunity for hedge fund strategies to find their way into insurers’ core portfolios, according to recent research from EDHEC Risk Institute...
ESMA launches short selling consultation 24 January 2012 Paris Reporter: Anna Reitman The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a consultation draft on short selling and CDS...
