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Eurex falls to 13 million a day in May

03 June 2011 Frankfurt
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

In May 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 12.9 million contracts (May 2010: 16.2 million)...

CI Investments choose RBC Dexia for securities lending

01 June 2011 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

RBC Dexia Investor Services has been reappointed as investor services provider for CI Investments. Under the new agreement, RBC Dexia will provide CI Investments with a range of investor services, including custody, fund administration, securities le

CalPERS backs new investor guide

01 June 2011 Sacramento
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The California Public Employeesâ€™ Retirement System (CalPERS) has strongly endorsed a new guide by the Investor Steering Committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association...

BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs join ADS platform

31 May 2011 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas will provide foreign exchange (FX) prime brokerage solutions on ADS Securities' trading platform...

BNY Mellon wins AP7 mandate

31 May 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BNY Mellon has won the bid to provide derivatives collateral management services to Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7) the Swedish state pension fund, which has over euro 8.5 billion under management...

Citi boosts Asian team

31 May 2011 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Citi has appointed Rimmo Jolly and Rebecca Woo to its global markets relationship team in Asia...

NY Fed expands reverse repo counterparty list

31 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The New York Fed has accepted a number of new money market funds as reverse repurchase transaction counterparties...

Penson signs up with Broadridge

30 May 2011 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Penson Financial Services Canada Inc. is now operating live on Broadridge Canadaâ€™s Brokerage Processing Services (BPSآ®) solution and investor communication solutions for its securities processing and brokerage accounting businesses.

FINRA Issues Warning on Stock-Based Loan Programs

29 May 2011 Washington D.C.
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a new Investor Alert - Stock-Based Loan Programs: What Investors Need to Know - to educate investors about non-recourse stock-based loan programs, including the risks and rewards of these loans.

J.P. Morgan first foreign agent lender to execute in Brazil

27 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services has successfully executed and settled a securities lending transaction in the Brazilian market...

Cyrus Ardalan appointed new chairman of ICMA

26 May 2011 Paris
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has appointed Cyrus Ardalan as the Association's new chairman. Ardalan becomes chairman with immediate affect having been elected during the 43rd AGM and Conference being held in Paris....

Austria extends short selling ban

25 May 2011 Vienna
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The FMA, the Austrian regulator, has said it will further extend the ban on naked short selling of financial companies' shares until the end of November...

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