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Hedge fund association to lose CEO
12 June 2013 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The CEO of AIMA is stepping down from his role at the end of the year. Andrew Baker has been CEO since the beginning of 2009. The association is in the process of finding his successor...

J.P. Morgan AM to launch a global convertibles income fund
16 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is set to launch a global convertibles income fund that promises investors high income with the potential for capital growth...

The CFTC allows some relief for prime brokerage arrangements
03 May 2013 Washington DC
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Gary Barnett of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has penned a letter in response to requests for relief from market participants to oversight of their prime brokerage arrangements...

BBH announces sec lending rejig
05 March 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is reorganising its securities lending business to meet the growth of its value lending programme...

BNP Paribas handles second fund migration for Henderson
14 December 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNP Paribas Securities Services has migrated nine funds with an approximate value of €2.5 billion for Henderson Global Investors...

Investec strengthens UK institutional sales team
12 October 2012 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

In an effort to support UK institutional growth, Investec Asset Management has appointed Stephen Lee as sales director within its UK client group...

AIMA forms new global governing council
27 September 2012 Canada
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has appointed Kathleen Casey as new non-executive chairman along with forming a new global governing council...

Major clean-up for Penson
15 March 2012 Dallas
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Penson Worldwide is looking to reduce its debt of $176 million through exchange offers for its debt holders...

J.P. Morgan launches new HK collateral management platform
14 March 2012 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services will launch a repo financing collateral management platform, which has been developed in partnership with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority...

SecFinex to close doors
29 November 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Securities lending MTF, SecFinex, will no longer be operational SLT has confirmed...

Knapp joins eSecLending
15 June 2011 Boston
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Oberon Knapp has joined eSecLending's Boston office as senior vice president, business development...

CECA Extends Use of SunGard's FastVal Analytics
09 November 2010 Madrid
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA), is expanding its use of FastVal Analytics, a comprehensive suite of derivatives pricing models used by international financial institutions for derivatives pricing and structuring, risk management,