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Exclusive: SecFinex products to be cleared by BNP Paribas
16 January 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

SecFinex has announced that BNP Paribas Securities Services will become a General Clearing Member (GCM) of its platform.

S&P securities lending indices report significant drop
14 January 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

All three Standard & Poor's securities lending indices saw borrow spreads reach their lowest levels since 2009.

First securities lending conference of the year
14 January 2011 Luxembourg
Reporter: Justin Lawson

GSF Summit 2011: New regulations force liquidity and collateral management solutions on a global scale. Taking place in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 January with a record number of 700+ participants registered from over 30 countries.

ASIC standardises reporting of short positions
13 January 2011 Sydney
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a class order that will clarify and standardise reporting of short positions in the Australian securities market...

Elliott joins board at Huntingdon
13 January 2011 Columbus
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated has appointed Steven G. Elliott, retired senior vice chairman of BNY Mellon, to its board...

Top collateral management vendor
12 January 2011 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

For the fifth year running, Algorithmics, has won the collateral management category in a leading publications risk technology rankings. This is in addition to the overall prize for enterprise-wide risk management and 14 other top three positions.

FBR to quit prime brokerage
11 January 2011 Los Angeles
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Just 16 months after its launch, FBR Capital Markets is closing its prime brokerage unit...

Fontana Capital charged
11 January 2011 Boston
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Hedge Fund Fontana Capital and its manager Forrest Fontana have been charged by US regulators over alleged short selling violations...

Securities lending Apps
10 January 2011 Boston
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Brown Brothers Harriman has launched the firm鈥檚 securities lending mobile application for the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.

Swiss Newedge offices granted branch status
07 January 2011 Zurich
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

FINMA, the Swiss regulator, has granted Newedge branch licenses, which turn representative offices into branches in Zurich and Geneva...

Brazil restricts currency short selling
07 January 2011 Rio de Janeiro
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Brazilian Government has announced that it is imposing a tax on short positions in US dollars, in an attempt to reduce the strength of the country's currency...

North Carolina reduces securities lending loss estimate
07 January 2011 North Carolina
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

North Carolina Treasurer's Office has lowered its estimates of losses the state faces through securities lending activity.