Securities Financing
ICMA survey shows resilience in European repo market
Published on March 17, 2008.
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released the results of its 14th biannual survey of the European repo market Thursday.
Peter Fenichel appointed CEO of SecFinex to drive growth following NYSE Euronext acquisition
Published on November 12, 2007.SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for securities lending, has announced the appointment of Peter Fenichel as CEO.
Hedge funds driving fixed income trading in the U.S., says Greenwich Associates
Published on September 3, 2007.
Hedge funds generated nearly 30% of U.S. fixed-income trading volume in the year ending April 2007, double the amount they accounted for in the prior 12-month period, according to Greenwich Associates’ 2007 North American fixed-income investors study.
SunGard adds faster access to securities borrowing venues to Global One securities lending platform
Published on June 20, 2007.SunGard has added an automated securities borrowing interface to its flagship securities lending playform, Global One.
New suite of ETFs based on fundamental indices launched in Europe
Published on May 30, 2007.
Spa ETF International, a specialist provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has been established to launch a family of ETFs based on the fundamental quantitative methodology of research provider Mar
Claymore Investments joins forces with RBC Dexia Investor Services
Published on May 3, 2007.Claymore Investments has announced that it has selected RBC Dexia Investor Services to provide global custody, fund administration and securities lending services for its nine new exchange-traded fund
Bill Smith leaves Deutsche Bank to head securities lending in the US for JPMorgan
Published on February 5, 2007.William E. Smith has joined JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services as a managing director. He heads Western Hemisphere new business development for the bank's securities lending and execution products unit.
John Matthews quits BGI to run client service at ABN Amro Mellon
Published on January 23, 2007.ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services says it has appointed John Matthews as Securities Lending Client Service Manager.
Matthews joins the bank from BGI, where he was Product Manager, Fixed Income Lending, and will report to Mark Tidy, Securities Lending Product Manager.
State Street auctions $15 Billion of SSgA assets in France via Equilend
Published on January 19, 2007.State Street says it has completed a securities lending auction for approximately $15 billion in international assets for investment funds managed by State Street Global Advisors France (SSgA) in Paris.
Assets in custody with clearstream to be available via Eurex Repo from mid-2007
Published on December 20, 2006.Eurex Repo, the electronic repo trading market owned by Eurex, says its Euro GC Pooling service, which was launched in March 2005, is being enhanced in conjunction with Clearstream Banking Luxembourg and Eurex Clearing to enable assets held in custody with Clearstream Luxembourg to be available for Euro GC Pooling from mid-2007 onwards. The new service is aimed primarily at international participants who use Clearstream Luxembourg as custodian for their securities.
