ASIC warns of securities lending disclosure for ETFs 16 August 2011 Melbourne Reporter: Anna Reitman The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance to investors...
No US short selling ban 15 August 2011 New York Reporter: Anna Reitman The US will not be following in the footsteps of other countries which banned short selling activities last week, according to Bloomberg...
J.P. Morgan not in breach in AFTRA lawsuit 12 August 2011 New York Reporter: Anna Reitman A federal judge in New York ruled that J.P. Morgan did not breach its fiduciary duty of loyalty...
Turkey curbs short selling on Istanbul Stock Exchange 11 August 2011 Ankara Reporter: Anna Reitman Turkey has announced measures to curb short selling after the week's equities sell-off...
Securities lending on Brazil Exchange jumps in Q2 11 August 2011 São Paulo Reporter: Anna Reitman BM&FBovespa reported that securities lending grew 39.3 per cent year-on-year to revenues of BRL 17.2 million (€7.4m) on the back of high volumes...
Securities lending trends show merit of owning uncommon shares 10 August 2011 London Reporter: Anna Reitman US and European large caps with lower institutional ownership drop less in a crisis...
Korea Exchange bans short selling for three months 10 August 2011 Seoul Reporter: Anna Reitman The Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a temporary ban on short selling for three months amid stock market declines...
Greece bans short selling of listed shares 09 August 2011 Athens Reporter: Anna Reitman The Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC) announced a two-month ban on short selling of shares listed in the Athens Exchange...
Securities lending markets face uncertainty over effect of US downgrade, European bond markets stabilising 08 August 2011 London Reporter: Anna Reitman Market fears were confirmed over the weekend when Standard & Poor's downgraded the US to AA+ from AAA...
Northern Trust to transfer Irish operations 05 August 2011 Dublin Reporter: Ben Wilkie Northern Trust is to transfer its Dublin-based securities lending business to its London offices following the completion of its acquisition of Bank of Ireland Securities Services...
UK local authorities get trained 05 August 2011 London Reporter: Ben Wilkie The Chartered Institute of Public 91ԭƬ and Accountancy has held an education session for UK local authority beneficial owners in securities lending...
Securities lending risks increase in “flight to safety” environment 05 August 2011 London Reporter: Anna Reitman Risk managers are warning of the impacts on the repo market of weakening sovereign prices in certain European countries...
