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US senators call for tighter controls

18 August 2010 Washington DC
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

An influential group of US senators has called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to tighten corporate accounting disclosure rules in an attempt to reduce the risk of another Lehman Bros-style collapse...

IPO activity to increase, says Deutsche Borse

17 August 2010 Frankfurt
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Deutsche Boerse has published the IPO indicator for the 3rd quarter of 2010...

Industry welcomes Fed reform proposals

17 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The New York Fed has said the industry response to its proposals to reform the repo market has been positive...

Let us help

17 August 2010 Sacramento
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

CalPERS engagement with companies on its annual Focus List significantly improved stock performance over the past 23 years, the CalPERS Investment Committee was told today.

Northern Trust in mandate win

16 August 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Northern Trust has been appointed by independent global investment managers Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP to provide services for its GBP350 million Melchior investment funds.

ConvergEx launches new stock loan programme

16 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

ConvergEx Group has launched a new stock loan programme, a dedicated service that gives hedge funds and other clients access to securities they need to borrow to fulfill short selling requirements...

Daiwa Europe welcomes Williams

16 August 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Meurig Williams, formerly of Goldman Sachs has joined Daiwa Capital Markets Europe as regional head of equity for Europe and the Middle East, appointing him as managing director of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe

EXCLUSIVE: David Little to leave Rule Financial

13 August 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

David Little, head of securities finance at Rule Financial will be moving on. After ten years building up the securities finance group of Rule Financial, Little will be leaving for a fresh challenge.

ING reports profit growth

13 August 2010 Amsterdam
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

ING's net profit for the second quarter of the year has risen to EUR1.2 billion...

BarCap and Credit Suisse wield the axe

12 August 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BarCap and Credit Suisse have announced a number of job cuts...

Credit Suisse gains license in India

12 August 2010 Mumbai
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Credit Suisse announced today that it has received a license from the Reserve Bank of India to establish a bank branch in Mumbai. This license enables Credit Suisse to expand it's offering in the Indian market.

La-Z-Boy under pressure

12 August 2010 Sacramento
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Three proxy advisors are backing a proposal by the CalPERS to require directors of La-Z-Boy to stand for annual elections. Glass Lewis, Egan-Jones, and RiskMetrics endorsed Proposal 4, annual shareowners' meeting is on August 18.

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