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Although positive market sentiment consolidated and risk appetite made a comeback, the industry continued to record large net outflows in quarter two 2009, despite declining 61 per cent
Numerix has been selected by Lehman Brothers Holdings to provide independent real time valuations.
Ramius, a global alternative investment firm, has made two senior appointments in its marketing and client services group.
European Central Counterparty has restructured its fees and set a new low clearing price standard for European equity trades.
NYSE Euronext has appointed Vincent Van Dessel as chairman of the board of directors of Euronext Brussels and as a member of the managing board of Euronext N.V.
GFI Group has established an iron ore swaps desk based in London and Singapore.
Oak Hill Advisors, an investment management firm specialising in below investment grade credit, has held the final closing of the OHA Strategic Credit Fund, a USD1.125bn corporate credi
Ian Strang, managing partner of Voisin and Robert Christensen, managing director of Volaw review the conclusions of the IMF’s recent assessment of
Standard & Poor’s Index Services has launched a public index series designed to measure the average cost of borrowing US equities.
The S&P Securities Lending Index Series seeks to reflect the average securities lending rate for the constituents of the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, and the underlying GICS sector sub-indices for all three US equity benchmarks.
Securities lending is an over-the-counter market that involves the borrowing and lending of securities predominantly for the purpose of covering short-sale positions. The indices are designed to measure the securities lending rates associated with loans at the intermediary level,
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published standards aimed at addressing regulatory issues of investor protection which have arisen due to the increased invo
