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May
Lou Lebedin was JPMorgan's global prime brokerage head until May last year. Ex-Citi Gerald Muldoon joins him at the firm
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Ucits funds increase, London accounts for 18% of global hedge fund capital
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Finadium’s new paper suggests that single stock futures are starting to come into the limelight
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Some US beneficial owners have decided to move to a non-custodial third-party agent after experiencing problems with their custodial lenders. Stephanie Baxter reports
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The securities finance industry is worried it could be hammered by the FTT but the European Commission has bigger concerns on its plate, says Stephanie Baxter
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Assets invested globally rise to $2.13trn, according to ETFGI
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Transport for London Pension Fund has re-elected JPMorgan to act as its global custodian
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The custodian has hired Wells Fargo's Lance Wargo
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Rerating is unpopular with borrowers but it gives lenders extra benefit, panellists discuss at the Casla conference
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Simon Luhr has been involved in securities lending since its infancy. Now the CEO of a hedge fund firm, he tells Stephanie Baxter why he believes the industry is
still heading in the right direction
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He was the bank’s Asia head of securities lending and borrowing
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Beneficial owners are still happy to lend their securities but regulation will increasingly determine the shape of their programmes
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James Templeman relocates to New York to head up the desk
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Firms go live with collateral management service
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Collateral management is at a high risk of becoming a commodity, says SIX Securities Services
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Client clearing to be added to OTC derivatives clearing service
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Hedge fund sales director to take new position
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Lonsdale had worked at the bank for six years
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The OCC’s securities lending activity rose again in April
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Trading volumes rise almost 150% on 2012 levels
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Market conditions are forcing prime brokers to re-imagine their business models. Neil A O'Hara investigates emergence of close partnerships and no-frills services
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The guide is aimed at beneficial owners deciding whether or not to lend their securities
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Barry Withnell left Commerzbank earlier this year
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Three month ban on shorting financial stocks imposed
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April
Hedge funds and institutional investors are invited to take part in the Global Investor/ISF synthetic finance survey 2013
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The Asian bank has joined Euroclear’s Collateral Highway
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The new paper considers how Basel III is shaping securities finance
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Global Investor/ISF has started new discussion forums on Linkedin for European asset management and Australian securities lending
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Customers of tri-party repo and securities lending providers are invited to take part in the annual survey until May 1
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Nearly 40% of institutions said they had no access to a collateral optimisation system, according to a poll at Clearstream's Asia conference
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The custodian is working closely with SWIFT in response to higher regulatory demands for collateral protection
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The two firms will create a customised collateral management solution for their clients
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Neil Hookway joins the consultancy firm's Domain Group
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The bank’s Q1 2013 revenue from securities finance fell nearly 20% from Q1 2012, while revenues from asset management and servicing fees rose
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Denmark’s largest pension fund has selected the bank to provide it with custody and collateral management
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Sarah Young previously worked for Markit Securities Finance
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Founding partner rejoins firm as executive director
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Bank to provide the pension funds with OTC derivative and collateral management services
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Edward Marhefka will lead the business in North America
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Short selling demand rose in March due to capital raising events by several European companies
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New hedge fund launches remain steady but the market environment is tough for emerging managers, according to HFR
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4sight’s software will initially be used for Itau BBA’s US securities lending and repo business
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Knight Capital Europe has chosen the custodian to provide services for its European equity business
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The bank has already found a replacement for Ajay Nagpal who left the bank earlier this week. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Pirum has partnered with BNY Mellon’s global collateral services business
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The exchange is seeing growth in the US single stock futures market
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Ajay Nagpal will join a major hedge fund later this year
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Tatyana Dachyshyn, formerly of Erste Group Bank, has replaced Barry Withnell who left Commerzbank earlier this year
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March
Metals and mining stocks have been the best performing short strategies, according to Markit's review of the past three months
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Amid the doom and gloom, Stephanie Baxter found there was a small spark of opportunity for securities finance at the Markit Securities Finance Forum
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The proposed EU financial tax could push bank funding away from the repo market, according to Clifford Chance's Paget Dare Bryan
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The firm has taken on ING’s Bugler and BlackRock’s Kim
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Jim Coppola, previously of Societe Generale, moves to UniCredit
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Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds has yet to make a decision on its search for a master custodian
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Markit's David Carruthers sees the securities lending and repo markets moving closer together in response to collateral demands. Stephanie Baxter reports
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The firm aims to help fund managers enhance their sales and marketing strategies
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Pierre Khemdoudi joins Markit Securities Finance
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The arrangement is available in the Spanish and Italian markets, and the two institutions are working to extend it to the other European and Asian markets
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Casla president Reeve Serman has left RBC Investor Services
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Industry participants at the Asian securities lending conference questioned the FSB’s proposals to introduce trade repositories in the global business. Stephanie Baxter reports from Hong Kong
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Basel III could force the global securities lending business onto CCPs, according to a panellist at the Pasla/RMA conference. Stephanie Baxter reports
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BBH has relocated Haberlin and Lees, and has hired Robeco's Nizami to lead its Asia desk
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EquiLend wants to expand its global training platform
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Kristen Dove and Ross Levin join the bank's prime services division
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February
Trade repositories could raise the reputation of securities lending and repo but there is scepticism over their viability, says Stephanie Baxter
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Asian markets are being increasingly affected by rules created by the US and EU, while Pan-Asian regulation is not yet practical, finds Ceri Jones
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Former Citi securities finance head has joined the bank’s new Global Collateral Services division
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Carl Lang has joined Albert Fried & Company (AF&Co) as chief technology officer
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Consob introduced a ban short selling on certain bank stocks for two days following fears over market volatility
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HSBC Securities Services restructures its securities lending team with the appointment of Roy Zimmerhansl
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Robeco has chosen Jeff Coyle to replace Zubair Nizami in Hong Kong
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HKEx has made 27 additional securities available for shot-selling while removing six from the list
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How securities lending revenues are divided among the interested parties is set to become increasingly controversial, finds Ceri Jones
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The Reserve Bank of India's decision to allow repo transactions in short-term corporate paper is on its own unlikely to significantly galvanise the repo market in India. Paul Golden investigates
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The Swiss Tax Authority (STA) is scrutinising 'dividend-stripping transactions' which include securities lending and repo among others, according to KPMG's Charles Hermann who criticises the STA's approach
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Speaking at the Global Investor/ISF Swiss event, RBC Investor Services’ Guy D’Albrand reveals his scepticism over using ETFs as collateral
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Lower inflation rates have played a main role in dragging down nominal interest rates, according to Fritz Zurbrugg of the Swiss National Board
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Higher capital requirements will change the dynamics of the securities lending business, says Ed Blount of the Center for the Study of Financial Market Evolution
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Swiss pension funds are facing low securities lending fees and concerns about reputational risk, according to panellists at a Global Investor/ISF event in Switzerland
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Godfried De Vidts said it is importance to engage with regulators before it’s too late at the Global Investor/ISF Swiss Securities Finance and Liquidity Management Forum III
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Investors, market participants and stakeholders are invited to respond to Esma's Call for Evidence by March 15
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Global Investor/ISF hosts events around the world, covering a wide variety of subjects. In 2013 it will again gather key securities finance players in Australia, London and Germany
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SunGard data reveals that while specials continue to gain in importance the GC trade is not dead. Meanwhile, non-cash continues to gain in popularity versus cash
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Fully paid lending brings securities finance to mainstream investors, writes Richard Stinchfield, Vice President, Client Services, SunGard’s Capital Markets Business
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Tim Smith, Executive Vice President, SunGard’s Astec Analytics, highlights the importance of intraday data
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Mixed messages from major economies about when they will start raising interest rates are complicating interest rate swap risk management, finds Paul Golden
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While concerns over the precise implications of forthcoming directives persist, the effects of monetary policy have pushed regulation down the list of factors influencing liquidity swap activity. Paul Golden writes
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As collateral is about to become a worldwide obsession, could the wave of regulation that is pushing it to the centre of decision-making reenergise securities lending? Bob Campion investigates
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Intraday data is playing an increasingly important role in the securities lending marketplace
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Albert Fried & Co has taken on Credit Suisse's New York-based director of fixed income securities lending
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Participants in the securities lending chain are demanding ever more data in the search for competitive advantage. The increased transparency this brings is set to transform the business, finds Stephanie Baxter
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Are ETFs the answer to the collateral shortfall dilemma? Stephanie Baxter writes
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But demand is still strong for this asset class, according to Markit Securities Finance
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Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities Markets Authority, speaks to Alastair O’Dell about the passage of legislation and regulation through the corridors of power
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Esma gives clarification on the criteria market makers and primary dealers need to be exempt from the EU short selling regulation
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January
The market continues to be steady and stable and will soon receive a boost from increased pension fund investment, says Peter Martin, chairman, Australian Securities Lending Association (Asla)
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Reeve Serman, president of the Canadian Securities Lending Association (Casla), reveals the organisation's work agenda for the next 12 months
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Regulation will begin to bite the securities lending and repo businesses over the next 12 months, according to two consultants. Stephanie Baxter reports
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The IMF's Manmohan Singh says that central banks' quantitative easing policies can be used to alleviate the collateral squeeze
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Andrew Dyson has joined the securities lending trade association after eight years at Markit Securities Finance, formerly Data Explorers
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Securities lending and repo markets confront a year of turmoil as speculation over the impact of regulation finally turns into a reality. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Martin Corrall, chairman of the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association (Pasla), says Asia securities lending will face challenges over the next 12 months but he is broadly optimistic about the industry's future
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Barry Withnell joined Commerzbank when it acquired Dresdner Kleinwort in 2009
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Euroclear's Awan expects to see more collateral upgrade trades from mid-2013, while SunGard's Lewis says relaxtion of Basel collateral rules could lower demand for these trades. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Kevin McNulty, chief executive of the International Securities Lending Association (Isla), shares his views on how regulation will impact the European securities lending industry over the next 12 months
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Robeco is looking to replace Zubair Nizami who leaves next month
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The firm has snapped up securities lending experts from BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole
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Regulators should avoid introducing pre-trade and post-trade price transparency at the same time, according to the Belgian Debt Agency’s Anne Leclercq. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Oscar Onyema, chief executive, Nigerian Stock Exchange, talks to Luke Clancy about the plans he has in place to position Africa’s second largest exchange as the natural entry point to African markets
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ING has hired Alison Phillips, formerly of Goldman Sachs. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Stephanie Baxter discovers that most beneficial owners are preoccupied with risk- but some are still chasing returns
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Citi has joined forces with Euroclear and Clearstream to help its clients efficiently manage their collateral pools
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More OTC derivatives market participants are paying attention to collateral management. But how complicated the landscape will become is still being debated, writes Anna Reitman
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The injection of liquidity into the cash market by the ECB and Bank of England continues to hold back liquidity swap activity, writes Paul Golden
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Securities lending in South Africa is established but subdued while Nigeria is on the brink of exciting developments, finds Luke Clancy
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The results of the Global Investor/ISF Beneficial Owners Survey are now available to read online
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RBC Investor Services shared honours with Goldman
Sachs Agency Lending in the 2013 Global Investor/ISF
Beneficial Owners Survey, writes Luke Clancy
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Dow Chemical has decided to return to securities lending
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Waves of regulation are set to pound securities finance, with many predicting a huge shortfall in available collateral. Stephanie Baxter looks at how the industry is being reshaped and the role of collateral upgrade trades
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The repo market will benefit from demand for collateral transformation but it could carry new systemic risks, according to Rule Financial's David Field
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The US clearing house’s stock loan programme had a successful year
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DataLend has been in beta phase for the past few months
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Judy Polzer, global head of securities lending product at JPMorgan, talks to Alastair O’Dell about how she anticipates the outcome of myriad regulatory discussions will shape the business