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May
Hedge funds and institutional investors are invited to rate their synthetic finance providers
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JPMorgan has appointed a new head of trust, fiduciary and compliance reporting
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The Global Investor/ISF tri-party survey has now closed and the results go live next Wednesday
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Fidessa has appointed a head of business development
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The board of the State Universities Retirement System Board of Illinois has voted to hire a new securities lending agent
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New president elect will replace Rob Chiuch, Casla co-founder and managing director of securities lending, BNY Mellon
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Euroclear has snapped up industry veteran Saheed Awan to lead its global collateral management business
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A growing housing bubble in Canada may mean a rough patch is ahead for the Canadian economy
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Canadian law currently makes the use of cash collateral in derivatives, repo and securities lending difficult but reform looks set to occur
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Attitudes towards securities lending are changing and the Canadian hedge fund market is evolving, leading to new opportunities for the Canadian securities lending market
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BNY Mellon has been appointed trustee, collateral administrator, paying agent and calculation agent for a collateralised loan obligation
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The Boston Company Asset Management has taken on former Deutsche hedge fund CEO
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Finra's general counsel and general counsel for regulation are both leaving the association
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Tool provides brokers and advisors with greater transparency, reduced risk and lower operating costs
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It seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Volcker Rule will be enacted, but with delays predicted and a US presidential election approaching, its future is not absolutely certain, Annabelle Palmer finds
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More than half of US financial executives expect the economy to expand and for their companies to hire more employees this year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Eagle Asset Management has made an addition to its institutional sales team
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Schroders has appointed four senior professionals in its emerging market debt relative return team
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Annabelle Palmer speaks with Tony Venditti, global head of BMO Capital Market's newly combined prime brokerage and equity finance business to see what’s in store for the new unit
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Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley & Co, UBS Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors were all fined for their conduct
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An expert panel discuss managing enterprise-wide risk, regulatory change, central counterparties, collateral optimisation and providing transparency
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CIBC Mellon will deliver custody services, securities lending, pension accounting, pension benefits payment and reporting to the restructuring Canadian fund
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Fatca exclusion for schemes as currently outlined in the proposals is not clear enough, says the NAPF
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed a deputy director of the division of the enforcement
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April
CIBC Mellon will provide custody, accounting, benefit payment services, securities lending, performance and risk analytics services to the Canadian pension plan
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While April's securities lending volume increased compared with last year, total cleared contract volume at OCC decreased
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Citi has been awarded a contract to deliver hedge fund middle office services a new divergent volatility strategies hedge fund
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LCH.Clearnet Group has signed a non-binding agreement with International Derivatives Clearing Group
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RBC Dexia split honours with Citi in 2012 with RBC Dexia retaining first place in the overall unweighted table but ceding that position in the overall weighted table to Citi
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BNY Mellon has announced a strategic alliance
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BNY Mellon has made an addition to its transition management business
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New hire was previously the head of Deutsche Bank's managed accounts operations in the US
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The world of financial services is littered with examples of the unintended consequences of regulation and legislators, with short time horizons to solve immediate problems, are quick to forget the lessons of the past, writes Luke Clancy
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The CEO and a friend defrauded an investment firm into paying $20m in fees to the friend's placement agent firms
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Omgeo appoints an executive director of ProtoColl product management
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Citi has been awarded a mandate from Guggenheim Investment Advisory
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The role of senior research director for Russell Indexes is a newly created one
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Momentum is building behind the AQS model as people view it as a beneficial alternative for collateral management and optimisation
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The French elections are causing more worry for investors than Portugal or Italy, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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JPMorgan will provide global custody, transfer agency, fund administration and fund accounting for the Ucits IV investment company
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CIBC Mellon will provide Bloom with custody services, securities lending and accounting services
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CCPs and other clearing and settlement systems face new international principles
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Goldman's "trading huddles" created an environment of heightened risk in which material non-public information concerning analysts' published research could be disclosed to its clients, according to Finra
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In Asia, lending balance is confined to a limited number of stocks and relatively tight supply means higher fees can be charged by lenders, according to Data Explorers
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The decision comes as demand for non-traditional collateral grows at clearinghouses in the wake of regulatory reforms
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Brokerage house Newedge has appointed a CFO for the Americas, based in its New York office
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The transition of OTC derivatives to CCPs will hugely increase the demand for high quality collateral but the buy-side remains unprepared. Stephanie Baxter considers the consequences of failing to act
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Luke Clancy asks Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy, Standard Life Investments and Adam Fergusson, author of When Money Dies, whether quantitative easing is desirable
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Position added as the hedge fund database firm sees funds’ non-correlated returns fuelling growth
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As well as helping broker-dealers improve revenue management, the tool monitors sales and asset trends across products and helps manage regulatory compliance
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The legal segregation of collateral in a CCP model under Dodd-Frank seems like a win-win, until you delve deeper. Annabelle Palmer reports
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Nomura has made two senior appointments in its Americas investment banking group
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The OCC's stock loan programme increased in March while general activity fell
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RBC Dexia will change its name in the summer, but its business as usual for now
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State Street Corporation is to provide a range of investment services to Washington State Investment Board
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Cutter Associates says it will focus on new initiatives
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Nomura explains why it has won the Global Investor/ISF transition management survey for the second year running
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The securities lending data provider has been acquired by Markit
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March
Luke Clancy speaks to beneficial owners around the world to investigate the extent to which securities lending programmes have recovered
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Luke Clancy speaks to beneficial owners around the world to investigate the extent to which securities lending programmes have recovered
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A class action will determine whether Wells Fargo knew or should have known that its investments did not conform with investment mandates
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Coast Asset Management is divesting itself of its fund of hedge funds business in order to focus on its fixed income arbitrage investment strategy
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Demand to borrow shares is concentrated towards a small number of companies with large balance of value on loan, yet there is plenty of supply, ensuring a low cost to borrow
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Paul Hamill, global head of prime services at HSBC, believes his firm's hybrid custody and prime brokerage model has an advantage in the post-Lehman world. Stephanie Baxter asks him about how his business has evolved since its creation in 2009
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The new hire follows the Asian company’s expansion efforts in the US since early 2010
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The CEO will become the principal executive officer of MUSHD and head of international business
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The ETF, which began trading on March 13, is the first to deliver exposure to high income, commodity-based master limited partnerships
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The BATS Global Markets incident should not be compared to the 2010 ‘flash crash’, according to Fidessa’s Steve Grob
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has endorsed The Swap Data Information Sharing Act, which removes Dodd Frank's indemnification and plenary access provisions for derivatives
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BNY Mellon and State Street have lost four international Ohio pension fund mandates over a currency trading dispute
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BNP Paribas’ Arnesen defends the traditional securities lending market, while Isla’s McNulty says the problems with insurer AIG was an “extreme” case
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JPMorgan has agreed to a $150m securities lending settlement in New York
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Huntington Asset Services has appointed Citi's former head of North American Fund Services as its new president
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The vice president of the Hedge Fund Association will serve a second term
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As a result of the scheme, Argyll alledgedly reaped more than $8m in unlawful gains
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The Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure Reform Task Force has
announced that it will take many years to implement the
recommendations in its final report. Annabelle Palmer gauges the opinion of the industry
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Eurex Clearing will soon launch its CCP service for
European securities lending, but could industry apathy
about the need to establish the model see it face the same fate as SecFinex? Stephanie Baxter enquires
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New hire will be responsible for building out the firm’s broker dealer business and overseeing client relationships
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New hire will be responsible for expanding the company's international equity lending program
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The new service enables Canadian market participants to meet demands for collateral in a cost effective and operationally efficient way
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Annabelle Palmer considers whether the time is right for a wholesale reconsideration of the way risk is evaluated across the globe
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Total spending by sell-side banks with OTC strategies has been around $10 to $50m annually since 2010, according to Rule Financial
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Nomura maintained its top position in Global Investor/ISF’s 2012 transition management survey. Analysis by Luke Clancy and Alastair O’Dell
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The 2012 Global Investor/ISF transition management survey results have been released on our website.
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The fund of hedge funds industry saw growth in assets last year, according to InvestHedge
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The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index has had its strongest start to a year in 12 years
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The acquisition of a consultancy firm accelerates Rule Financial’s growth in North America, providing an entry point to the Canadian market
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Global hedge funds will start to embrace more European-listed ETFs in 2012, Deborah Fuhr of ETF Global Insight tells Data Explorers
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Nikko Asset Management reveals that its chairman and CEO will be replaced in April
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Newedge has made three senior appointments to prime clearing services, including a key hire from JPMorgan
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A new study by Northern Trust shows that institutional investors have access to a wider range of indexing options across the beta spectrum
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JPMorgan’s new paper looks at how structural links can exist between pension investments and their sponsors’ economic exposures
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BMO Capital markets has appointed a new head of global prime finance
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Investment management firms are invited to put themselves forward for the annual awards ceremony in June
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The US clearing house saw a 7% rise in new loan activity last month
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BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed a regional manager for North America
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February
Bloomberg has revealed an enhanced version of its Bloomberg Professional service
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Institutional investors have an increasingly positive attitude towards hedge fund investing, according to Deutsche Bank’s Anita Nemes. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Standard Chartered's global repo head is no longer at the bank
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Northern Trust has been appointed by one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organisations in the US
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US Treasury seven-year notes may become less desirable as specials in securities lending and repo following large government auctions
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BMO Capital Markets has increased its use of SunGard’s solutions suite to support increased securities lending activity
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The behaviour of hedge funds indicates that they think smartphone profitability is on the decline, according to Data Explorers
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The new Agency Cash Management platform jointly launched by Newedge and MTS, will benefit lenders of securities as well as providing a solution to challenges faced by the buy- and sell-side of cash investment
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The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has taken on a new secretary general
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Citi will provide a range of administration services for $28bn of US-based alternative investment assets for Credit Suisse Asset Management
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will change the term of lending securities to accommodate weekends and holiday
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The task force has concluded that it will take many years to eliminate intraday credit issues associated with the settlement of tri-party repo transactions
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The fund hopes to improve its securities lending programme by using third-party providers
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The regulations announced by the US Treasury department and International Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday include substantial modifications to the preliminary IRS guidance on Fatca, but questions remain unanswered. Annabelle Palmer reports
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The FRaMES application provides mutual fund administration regulatory services
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BNY Mellon reveals a number of appointments within the business as well as the departure of Rob Coxon
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The deal increases GSAM’s focus on defined contribution business
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JPMorgan has tentatively agreed to settle a lawsuit related to securities lending losses
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The recent rise in repos backed by distressed structured finance collateral present a potential risk, according to Fitch Ratings
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The UK government has written a letter to the Federal Reserve to voice concern over the impact of the Volker rule on the liquidity of global funding markets and non-US sovereign debt markets
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An Ireland-based biotechnology firm has selected Citi to act as successor depositary
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The asset manager has also selected HedgeMark Risk Analytics to provide position level risk reporting and data aggregation
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Mandate expands relationship to cover 12 ETFs with assets over $420m
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Citi will provide a suite of hedge fund services to one of the largest independent investment advisors in the US
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Global Investor/ISF has learned that Maynard has left State Street's securities finance team in Canada
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State Street has also hired a head of the portfolio solutions business for EMEA.
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Regulations facing the securities lending industry remain uncertain but have the potential to hit the demand side and affect pricing and liquidity, according to Finadium
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January
The BNY Mellon asset manager announces its first US institutional win for its global real return strategy
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Nikko Asset Management has appointed former Coutts’ wealth manager
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The new trade reporting system helps derivatives market participants to fulfill their regulatory commitments for derivative trade reporting
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Deutsche Bank has noted a positive correlation between company-specific short sale revenues and corporate disappointments in 2011, with MF Global leading the way
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Appointee succeeds Patrick Tadie, who has been named business executive for the company's alternative and broker-dealer services businesses
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BNY Mellon has made changes to it asset servicing mangement teams across a number of regions
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BNY Mellon will provide custody, fund accounting and securities lending for six new Market Vector Industry ETFs
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Regulation is nudging firms towards enterprise collateral management, but do the benefits outweigh the costs? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports
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Insured depository institutions of a certain size will need to submit periodic contingency plans for resolution in the event of failure
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The merger will help IMS Group to expand its regulatory expertise in the US
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Deutsche Bank has been appointed depositary for BG Group’s American depositary receipt programme
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The risk level of emerging markets increased more quickly than that of developed markets last year, according to Aegis Advisory
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US-listed fixed income ETPs had the biggest growth in assets under management, according to BlackRock's latest report
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Firms have elected Morgan Stanley’s Gregory Fleming to the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s board of governors
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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has cautioned that the Volcker Rule could have a negative impact on global bond markets. Annabelle Palmer reports
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The proposed Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the Volcker Rule, has received a fresh wave of criticism for being too complex and having a potentially negative effect on foreign markets. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Part of the worldwide Global Investor/ISF 2012 sub-custody guide and survey
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The Conifer Group has appointed an ex-UBS and Goldman Sachs director to help the firm to reach out to the entire range of alternative asset managers
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Global Investor/ISF has learned that Ed Marhefka has left Morgan Stanley
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BNY Mellon Investment Management appoints former Russell Investments managing director
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The two additional Direxion funds to be serviced by BNY Mellon extend the firms' relationship to cover 52 ETFs
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Citi has expanded its securities lending operations in the US
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Opinion may be divided on whether thematic investing is a new concept, but there is little doubt that it will exercise the minds of investors for the foreseeable future. Paul Golden reports
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The firm is alleged to have entered into millions of short sale orders without grounds to believe that the securities could be borrowed and delivered
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The decline in funding status in 2011 was the second biggest calendar year decline
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A report by Financial Risk Management says early indications show hedge funds lost money in the final month of 2011
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BlackRock says it is focused on driving down costs in the face of challenging markets
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Despite a December decline, OCC’s annual securities lending activity was up on 2010
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Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company announces several appointments across the firm
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Economists predict a eurozone recession this year while US growth could be rocked by politicians’ failures to reach agreements on budget cuts. Stephanie Baxter reports
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In testing economic times keeping clients informed of market developments is the key issue for those engaged in securities lending, according to participants in the 2011 beneficial owners roundtable
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St Joseph Health System in California has chosen Northern Trust as its custodian bank