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February
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The recent upswing in assets to the hedge fund industry is a result of its excellent risk management in the crisis, says Peter Clarke
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AXA Investment Managers has appointed a Societe Generale veteran to head its investment solutions business
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The BRIC markets will have a big impact across the globe over the next decade, according to Legal & General Investment Management's Brian Coulton
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The European Commission has blocked the merger of the two bourses
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New hire replaces Timothy Vara who was recently named head of the transaction management group for BNY Mellon Corporate Trust
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Two brothers living in Chicago and New York have been charged for naked short selling
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New hire was previously CEO and chief marketing officer for investment management firm AXA Rosenberg
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The sheer number of regulatory developments to have emerged recently is the main concern for Bruno Prigent
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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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The product is designed to help institutional investors maximise income generated from the lending of securities while ensuring proxy voting fiduciary duties are met
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The European and Securities Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on the draft guidelines
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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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The OCC reports declines in January across securities lending, options and futures
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The January reporting season revealed which US banks were recent winners and losers in the securities finance business
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Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Italy has won a mandate with a wealth management firm
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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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In an exclusive video interview, Global Investor/ISF talks to the man who has been leading Credit Suisse’s prime services division from strength to strength, ensuring its status as an impressive and profitable arm of the investment bank
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Steven Fradkin explains why in the post-Madoff world, information from independent sources is investors’ key concern
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Sub-Saharan Africa capital markets are benefiting from an influx of cash resulting from the widespread establishment of pensions systems. Annabelle Palmer reports
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January
The annual Global Investor/ISF transition management survey is now live. Asset owners and managers are invited to rate managers
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The growth of defined contribution plans in Japan creates opportunities for asset managers in the country, according to the Nomura Asset Management head
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The move responds to growing demand for alternative investments from the Asia Pacific region
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Baring Asset Management has maintained its identity by constantly reshaping its business over the past 250 years. Chief investment officer Mario Valensise discusses the latest restructuring of the firm’s portfolio of funds
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AB Electrolux has selected Citi as successor depositary bank
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The new product is the first mobile app to track short selling and institutional fund activity, according to Data Explorers
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New hire joins from the recently closed central counterparty securities lending platform, SecFinex
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Euroclear group releases strong operating results in comparison to 2010
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A former vice chairman of JP Morgan and leader in its capital markets group has become a special advisor to the firm
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New hire replaces Philippe Ballet who has decided to retire
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New tool assesses a country’s exposure to ESG risk factors
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The BNY Mellon asset manager announces its first US institutional win for its global real return strategy
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The European ETF market is suffering from settlement and cross border issues, according to State Street’s Rob Rushe
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. If asset managers were happy to take pay parity with investment banks in the good times they cannot complain about it in the bad times, says John Fraser
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The move is the latest step BNY Mellon’s international wealth management group has taken to expand its reach
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HSBC Securities Services says Japanese and cross-border broker dealers are looking for greater operational and cost efficiency
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New hire will be managing the teams that look after more than 70 corporate and local authority pensions schemes across the UK and continental Europe
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Ukrainian index futures have rapidly become a very liquid investment
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The new service uses cloud technology
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T Rowe Price has appointed relationship managers from BNP Paribas and HSBC to its UK-based international investment services team
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Newton’s CEO is concerned that unless the industry raises its game the regulators will force it to change
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The services is designed for hedge funds and fund of hedge fund clients
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The tool responds to regulations such as AIFMD and Form PF
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The new hire is part of Pioneer's growth strategy in Asia and the Middle East
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. RBC Dexia Investor Services’ chief executive describes his firm’s search to achieve scale but retain nimbleness
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Renaissance AM hits back at negative World Economic Forum assessment, reports Stephanie Baxter
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The European Securities and Markets Association has published a consultation paper on short selling and credit default swaps
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Nikko Asset Management has appointed former Coutts’ wealth manager
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The asset servicing industry may have reached the limits of consolidation, according to Brown Brothers Harriman’s head of investor services
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When the Arab Spring reached Bahrain a year ago the asset management and asset servicing sectors felt immediate pain. The central bank and local banks are optimistic but much depends on the actions of the authorities, finds Stephanie Baxter
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Japan has had a challenging year following the earthquake that hit the country’s eastern coast in March, bringing the entire market into question. Yet the Japanese securities lending industry has kept its cool during the hard times and is now prepared to come back with a bite against its Asia Pacific neighbours. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Northern Trust will provide fund administration for the new LGIM Commodity Composite Source ETF
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The head of BlackRock’s European business is concerned over the potential for the present economic difficulties to morph into social conflict at a later date
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The new services will place transparency, market exposure, liquidity and control at the core of its hedge fund administration platform
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New hire replaces Hani Kablawi, who has been appointed head of EMEA Asset Servicing for BNY Mellon
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The tool is the world’s first securities lending newswire
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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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Olivier Noel is now deputy managing director of the custodian’s Luxembourg Management Company
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New hire replaces Massimo Cotella, who has joined the SGSS executive committee
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Changing demographics have long-been cited as a danger to asset managers, but Scott Powers argues a looming savings glut presents opportunities for the industry
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The ING Investment Management CEO explains why asset managers need to embrace a more sophisticated view of risk
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Despite the poor publicity, Australia's army of Super pension funds are keen to engage in securities lending programmes. But with light demand comes lights returns, finds Bob Campion
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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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State Street has also hired JPMorgan's global transition management head
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In collaboration with Strate, the South African central securities depository, Clearstream is exploring a new triparty collateral management service for the region
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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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While demand to borrow fell, there are rising levels of short interest, according to Data Explorers
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An International Capital Market Association (ICMA) survey shows continued stability in the repo market despite underlying difficulties for eurozone sovereigns, which furnish the majority of the collateral for repo activity
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Former SecFinex director Jonathan Lombardo talks to Global Investor/ISF about his new role at Pirum Systems and why the securities lending industry needs to push forward with CCPs
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market fundamentals may have changed but in Dominique Carrel-Billiard’s view the continued consumer need for the asset management industry’s services will ensure its success
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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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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Innovation is core to success in the classic long-only asset management sector, otherwise firms will fall victim to churn, says the Natixis Global Asset Management chief
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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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Northern Trust has named a new head of Emea sales and new head of the Nordic region
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Pictet Asset Management has appointed Alain Caffort
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UK pension funds can use alternative investment strategies to meet their key objectives in 2012 in spite of what will be a challenging year, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market and regulatory drivers will converge to create an asset management industry in two halves – large-scale providers versus niche firms – according to Yves Perrier
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Repo markets – in the dealer-to-customer space – have traditionally been the domain of voice and message-based trading. Nigel de Jong, a director of money markets at Tradeweb in London, explains how the burgeoning shift towards electronic trading can help participants
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Fidelity Investments has promoted Mark Flaherty, managing director of research for municipals
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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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Signia Wealth has appointed ex-UBS wealth manager to head up its new UK office in the West Midlands
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The Volcker rule – and crucially a lack of clarity over how it will be implemented – is the top concern for the Credit Suisse Asset Management chief
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The Karachi Stock Exchange has made exemptions to its uptick rule
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market conditions may be challenging at present but Kevin Parker is confident that the dark days of 2008 are way behind the industry
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Philippe Marchessaux explains how performance has become more important than scale, and why absolute return strategies are only one part of an investment manager’s arsenal
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Germain Birgen, global head of fund solutions for HSBC Securities Services (HSS) and HSBC’s Islamic securities services business, in Luxembourg, has left the bank
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Citi will provide fund administration and custody for a fund of hedge funds firm
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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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ING has made structural changes to its equity and securities finance franchise, leading to key appointments across the divisions
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The Italian stock market regulator has extended restrictions on the short selling of financial stocks
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VTB Capital has hired Ulrich Schlumberger to head its global delta one business
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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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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Despite the increasing cross-pollination between alternative and traditional asset managers, Greg Fleming is sure there is still a place for long-only investment platforms
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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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ING Investment Management makes hire from HSBC Global Asset Management
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A raft of industry surveys suggest that this year will be even tougher than 2011, as investment managers and securities traders face a lack of demand and looming regulation. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Schroders has created a new position within its multi-asset and portfolio solutions group
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Part of the worldwide Global Investor/ISF 2012 sub-custody guide and survey
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Part of the worldwide Global Investor/ISF 2012 sub-custody guide and survey
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Part of the worldwide Global Investor/ISF 2012 sub-custody guide and survey
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Part of the worldwide Global Investor/ISF 2012 sub-custody guide and survey
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Increasing globalisation means greater challenges for the asset management industry but it also presents increased opportunities, according to the JPMorgan Asset Management head
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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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Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company has taken on a new managing director and head of portfolio management – who will replace co-founder Bill Knight when he retires at the end of 2012
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Pioneer Investments has a new head of Switzerland
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Investors can now utilise the managed account platform to invest in a seeding fund or to invest directly into emerging hedge funds
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. John Flint says the potential of emerging markets is a bright spot for a chief executive who fears that a savings gap and an increasing regulatory burden spell problems for the asset management industry
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Beneficial owners rated their lenders and provided their opinions in greater numbers than ever in Global Investor/ISF’s 2012 survey. Analysis by Alastair O’Dell
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Three lenders led the way in this year’s Global Investor/ISF’s Beneficial Owners Survey, which includes additional tables and expanded analysis compared with previous years
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BNY Mellon Investment Management appoints former Russell Investments managing director
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The Emea business of iShares predicts that ETFs will be very popular this year as investors return to the market
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Legal & General Investment Management has launched a commodity exchange traded fund with Source
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MSCI has increased its presence in the South Korean market
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Societe Generale Securities Services has been appointed by a major energy firm to provide administration services
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New hire was previously global head of regulatory affairs at Barclays Capital
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange announces it will exempt market makers from the prohibition of naked short selling, as it moves closer to introducing securities lending