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Securities Financing News
News
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FSA rules forcing hedge funds to record and archive cell phone conversations to increase cost burdens
Mar 01, 2011 -
Credit Suisse investor survey predicts 18% growth in hedge fund AuM in 2011
Mar 01, 2011 -
Factor Advisors launches spread ETFs on NYSE Arca
Feb 25, 2011 -
Lynx Asset Management unveils Ucits-compliant fund on DB platform
Feb 25, 2011 -
Ireland's assets under administration experiences strong growth
Feb 24, 2011
Press Releases
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FIX launches Wiki web tool to make it easier for users to share knowledge of FIX implementations
Mar 01, 2011 -
ZAN Partners implements Paladyne FastStart™ as its Integrated Front-, Middle-, and Back-Office ASP Solution
Mar 01, 2011 -
Apex Fund Services opens Cayman office
Feb 21, 2011 -
VITEOS announces significant growth in assets under administration
Feb 07, 2011 -
Deutsche Bank and Traxis launch Ucits compliant global equity macro fund
Feb 01, 2011
Opinion
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Alpha Waves: Road Warriors in the Transparency Wars
Jan 31, 2011 -
The unnoticed custody constraint in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
Jan 20, 2011 -
The drivers of hedge fund returns: Identifying risk and alpha
Jan 20, 2011 -
Alpha Waves: The Pebble in The Pond
Jan 20, 2011 -
Operational due diligence gets real at GAIM Ops Europe
Nov 02, 2010

JP Morgan has become the only tri-party collateral manager to accept physical gold as collateral to satisfy securities lending and repo obligations with counterparties.

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has launched a securities lending mobile application for the iPhone and Blackberry.

Citadel, the Chicago-based hedge fund manager and investment bank, has lost three senior executives at its securities unit.

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) stock loan program (including OTC and AQS) saw a 51% increase in new loan activity with 649,429 new transactions in December 2010 compared to this
time last year.
Jan 03, 2011

The School Employees Retirement System (SERS) of Ohio is suing Wells Fargo to recover $29.6 million in losses incurred by Wachovia – the bank Wells Fargo acquired in December 2008.
Dec 31, 2010

There was little progress on securitisation in 2010, according to the International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR), a London-based thought leadership body on financial regulation.
Dec 29, 2010

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA), the industry group representing the interests of those in the securities lending business, has elected a new board of directors.
Dec 20, 2010

Wachovia Global Securities has changed its name to ClearLend Securities.This came following the merger between Wells Fargo and Wachovia. ClearLend Securities, a division of Wells Fargo now, will maintain its existing management team.
Oct 25, 2010

Securities lending remains a steady source of additional revenue for many asset managers, according to a research paper published by Data Explorers, a provider of securities financing data.
Oct 19, 2010