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Regulatory Round Up: ESMA Launches Securities Lending Guidelines for ETFs; EMIR Delay over CCPs 03 Feb 2012
Regulator concludes that securities lending for ETFs needs better labelling and calls for transactions to be of no fixed duration. ... more -
Heinz Fischer, Head of Credit Suisse Network Management, Has Died 03 Feb 2012
Heinz Fischer, group global head of network management for Credit Suisse, died Wednesday night following a brief illness, Global Custodian has learned from a colleague at Credit Suisse. ... more -
Northern Trust Sued by Los Angeles City Attorney for Pension Securities Lending Losses 02 Feb 2012
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen A. Trutanich has filed a $95 million lawsuit against Northern Trust claiming the firm placed assets of the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) in high-risk securities as part of the pension’s securities lending program. That apparently resulted in unexpected losses for the public pension in 2008. ... more -
Transatlantic Holdings and AIG Settle Securities Lending Dispute 02 Feb 2012
Reinsurance company Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. has reached an agreement with American International Group (AIG) to settle its dispute over losses it incurred in a securities lending program administered and managed by AIG. ... more -
State Street Promotes Bonn, Hires Minderides for Transition Management Group 02 Feb 2012
Nicholas Bonn, executive vice president of State Street Global Markets, has been appointed global head of its portfolio solutions activities worldwide, which include its transition management and equity trading businesses. The firm also appointed John Minderides as head of its portfolio solutions business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). ... more
Latest News
Market Infrastructure
- Draft Bill to Overhaul UK Financial Regulator Draws Mixed Reaction From Securities Industry 31 Jan 2012
- Euroclear Sees 10 Percent Increase in Turnover in 2011 31 Jan 2012
Global Custody
- BNY Mellon Services New AdvisorShares ETF 02 Feb 2012
- BSI SIM Retains Societe Generale in Italy 02 Feb 2012
Fund Administration
- UK Hedge Fund Manager Appoints SS&C 02 Feb 2012
- HSBC to Close US Fund Administration Unit 02 Feb 2012
Private Wealth Management
- Citi Acquires Wrap Administration Business from Scottish Friendly 10 Nov 2011
- Bank of America To Cut 30,000 Jobs 12 Sep 2011
Securities Financing/Lending
- eSecLending and ISS Combine Securities Lending with Proxy Voting Services 26 Jan 2012
- Qatar Securities Lending Expected in February, Say Sources 20 Jan 2012
Private Equity
- Eurozone Debt Crisis Slashes Value of European Private Equity Deals 28 Nov 2011
- Former Mourant Director Launches AltResources for Private Equity Fund Administration 16 Nov 2011
Prime Brokerage
- Horizon Cash Management Plans European Expansion 16 Jan 2012
- California Court Dismisses Overstock Lawsuit Against Prime Brokers 11 Jan 2012
Payments
- Cashflows Payment Solution Provider Joins SWIFT 26 Jan 2012
- Fundtech Merges with GTCR Division, Will Be Combined with BankServ 30 Nov 2011
Derivatives
MTF/Exchanges
- EBRD and RDIF Buy Stakes in MICEX-RTS Stock Exchange 02 Feb 2012
- DB-NYSE Euronext Merger Dead, DB to Focus on Growth in Post-trade Collateral Management and Derivatives 01 Feb 2012
Technology
- Kiwibank Selects Broadridge Reconciliation Solution 03 Feb 2012
- Private Equity Firm Acquires Trade and Risk Management Division of Thomson Reuters 01 Feb 2012
Life And Pensions Outsourcing
- Mercer to Acquire Norwegian Pension Consultancy Pensjon and Finans 27 Jan 2012
- Funded Status of US Pensions Plummeted in 2011 05 Jan 2012
People Moves
- EquiLend Hires Brown 01 Feb 2012
- Jose-Benjamin Longree Leaves Citi SFS 27 Jan 2012
Compliance
- Kinetic Partners Opens Hong Kong Office 19 Jan 2012
- CACEIS Internal Controls Approved Under New Auditing Standards 22 Dec 2011
Market and Reference Data
- Cadis Signs 19 New Global Clients in 2011 01 Feb 2012
- S&P and Dow Jones Index Businesses Combine as Owners Form Joint Venture 04 Nov 2011
Connectivity
- Fidessa Adds FX Trading to Buy-Side Workstation Execution Platform 09 Jan 2012
- Grupo Financiero Banorte in Mexico Joins Fidessa Connectivity Network 23 Nov 2011
GC.com Diary
- AIMA Releases New Web Site 13 Jan 2012
- ISITC Celebrates 20th Anniversary Developing Industry Best Practices 28 Nov 2011
03 Feb 2012
- Regulatory Round Up: ESMA Launches Securities Lending Guidelines for ETFs; EMIR Delay over CCPs (Compliance)
- Heinz Fischer, Head of Credit Suisse Network Management, Has Died (People Moves)
- Kiwibank Selects Broadridge Reconciliation Solution (Technology)
02 Feb 2012
- Northern Trust Sued by Los Angeles City Attorney for Pension Securities Lending Losses (Securities Financing/Lending)
- EBRD and RDIF Buy Stakes in MICEX-RTS Stock Exchange (MTF/Exchanges)
- BNY Mellon Services New AdvisorShares ETF (Global Custody)
- State Street Promotes Bonn, Hires Minderides for Transition Management Group (People Moves)
- Transatlantic Holdings and AIG Settle Securities Lending Dispute (Securities Financing/Lending)
- UK Hedge Fund Manager Appoints SS&C (Fund Administration)
- HSBC to Close US Fund Administration Unit (Fund Administration)
- BSI SIM Retains Societe Generale in Italy (Global Custody)
01 Feb 2012
- First Settlement in FX Lawsuits Amid a Changed Industry (Global Custody)
- Private Equity Firm Acquires Trade and Risk Management Division of Thomson Reuters (Technology)
- Troy Kilpatrick Appointed President of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company (Global Custody)
- Veritable LP Opts for Suite of Hedge Fund Services from Citi (Fund Administration)
- Viteos Opens Singapore Office to Support APAC Growth (Fund Administration)
- BMO Global Asset Management Utilizes SimCorp Dimension for Investment Management (Technology)
- TPG to Acquire GlobeOp for £508 Million (Fund Administration)
- DB-NYSE Euronext Merger Dead, DB to Focus on Growth in Post-trade Collateral Management and Derivatives (MTF/Exchanges)
- Cadis Signs 19 New Global Clients in 2011 (Market and Reference Data)
- EquiLend Hires Brown (People Moves)
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