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EU votes to ban short selling

08 March 2011 Brussells
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The European Parliament has voted to ban short selling in sovereign bonds and place restrictions on naked short selling...

Clearstream announces February figures

08 March 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

In February 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of six per cent to â‚¬11.3 trillion (compared to â‚¬10.7 trillion in February 2010)...

State Street announces collateral tracking service

07 March 2011 Boston
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

State Street has announced today the launch of a new Collateral Tracking service that helps asset managers and owners accurately assess and manage counterparty risk. Clients can now receive up-to-date reporting on the location and status of all colla

Brokerage firm BTIG names Curro and Hymans

07 March 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BTIG LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced it has named Joseph Curro and Robert Hymans as Global Co-Heads of Event Driven Strategies.

SGX activity on the rise

04 March 2011 Singapore
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Trading on Singapore Exchange's derivatives and securities markets increased in February from a year earlier...

State Street expands services to UK PPF

02 March 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

State Street Corporation has extended its relationship with the UKâ€™s Pension Protection Fund (PPF) for a further term to provide services to more than آ£5 billion in assets. It will also offer securities lending services...

Direct Access Partners announces Global Prime enhancements

02 March 2011 New York
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Direct Access Partners, LLC, has announced a major enhancement to the Global Prime Services platform. The comprehensive offering provides an optimal solution for hedge funds with under $500 million in assets under management.

CalPERS appoints Chief Risk Officer

02 March 2011 Sacramento
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The California Public Employeesâ€™ Retirement System recently announced the appointment of CalPERS executive Larry Jensen as Chief Risk Officer, a new position created to improve the pension fundâ€™s overall risk management program.

OCC volume increases 35 per cent

01 March 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Total OCC cleared volume in February reached 357,275,834 contracts. This represents a 35 per cent increase over the February 2010 volume of 264,435,951 contracts...

Eurex continues to grow

01 March 2011 Frankfurt
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Average daily volume of 10.3 million contracts at Eurex Group in February Eurex Repo continues to grow in all markets...

EuroCCP to Clear Trades for the Spanish MTF, PAVE

01 March 2011 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

EuroCCP, the pan-European cash equities clearing house, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PAVE, (Plataforma Alternativa de Valores Espaأ±oles), Spainâ€™s first multilateral trading facility (MTF), to become the clearing house for PA

Northern Trust rolls out enhanced Passport

01 March 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Northern Trust has announced that it has deployed a new version of its multi-faceted web portal, Passportآ®, enhanced to address the specialized needs of institutional investors to quickly access and effectively analyze their investment information.

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