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Options Clearing Corporation Board Shuffle

11 May 2010 Chicago
Reporter:

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has announced that Craig Abruzzo and Valar Mihan were recently elected to the OCC Board of Directors. Additionally, Paul Brody was elected to the role of Vice Chairman and succeeds outgoing director Gary Yetman

Credit Suisse agrees to buy Fortis Bank Nederland’s PFS business

10 May 2010 Zurich
Reporter:

Credit Suisse has entered into an agreement to purchase from Fortis Bank Nederland its Prime Fund Solutions business ("PFS"), a leader in hedge fund administration services. The acquisition enhances Credit Suisse’s offering to alternatives

Data Explorers - US Short Alert

10 May 2010 New York
Reporter:

The latest Data Explorers US Short Alert looks at Sears Holding Corp and Nutri System Inc.

Clearstream on the increase

10 May 2010 Luxembourg
Reporter:

The facts and figures highlighting Clearstream's performance in April and demonstrating a healthier but unsuprising position in relation to April 2009.

The Dollar Thrifty Battle

07 May 2010 New York
Reporter:

Industry Snapshot from Data Explorers - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Avis Budget Group and Hertz Global Holdings and Dillard's Inc

Europe loves equity but cash is king in US

07 May 2010 London
Reporter:

A new report shows US-domiciled securities lenders are overwhelmingly focused on cash as collateral, whilst many other jurisdictions have a propensity to accept non‐cash collateral...

Minter Ellison welcomes leading senior banking lawyer

07 May 2010 Adelaide
Reporter:

Minter Ellison welcomes leading senior banking lawyer John Brimacombe to the SA/NT partnership. John joins Minter Ellison as one of six partners in the Adelaide office's financial services team, taking the total complement of fee earners in the team

New International Signatories

06 May 2010 London
Reporter:

Aspect Capital and Henderson Global Investors are among the five new hedge fund managers who have committed to the Hedge Fund Standard Board's standards, bringing the total number of signatories to 58.

Poles say yes to short sale transactions

05 May 2010 Warsaw
Reporter:

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) will make short sale transactions available under new rules as of 1 July 2010.

i-BID(SM) ADVANTAGE, new auction technology

04 May 2010 New York
Reporter:

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has launched i-BID(SM) ADVANTAGE, a unique new securities lending auction capability delivered via the company's auction platform, i-BID.

Karim Ben Rais joins Euroclear

03 May 2010 Brussels
Reporter:

Euroclear announces today that Karim Ben Rais will join Euroclear as Managing Director and head of Euroclear's Single Platform Modules division, one of four IT Project Delivery divisions within the Euroclear group.

BNP Paribas grows prime brokerage team

29 April 2010 New York
Reporter:

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has recently added Jeffrey Mettel and Afi Lowery to the Prime Brokerage business. Working in the Capital Introduction team they will both be reporting to Emma Sugarman, Head of Capital Introduction.

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