Industry Snapshot from Data Explorers - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Avis Budget Group and Hertz Global Holdings and Dillard's Inc

A new report shows US-domiciled securities lenders are overwhelmingly focused on cash as collateral, whilst many other jurisdictions have a propensity to accept non‐cash collateral...

Minter Ellison welcomes leading senior banking lawyer John Brimacombe to the SA/NT partnership. John joins Minter Ellison as one of six partners in the Adelaide office's financial services team, taking the total complement of fee earners in the team

Aspect Capital and Henderson Global Investors are among the five new hedge fund managers who have committed to the Hedge Fund Standard Board's standards, bringing the total number of signatories to 58.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) will make short sale transactions available under new rules as of 1 July 2010.

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has launched i-BID(SM) ADVANTAGE, a unique new securities lending auction capability delivered via the company's auction platform, i-BID.

Euroclear announces today that Karim Ben Rais will join Euroclear as Managing Director and head of Euroclear's Single Platform Modules division, one of four IT Project Delivery divisions within the Euroclear group.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has recently added Jeffrey Mettel and Afi Lowery to the Prime Brokerage business. Working in the Capital Introduction team they will both be reporting to Emma Sugarman, Head of Capital Introduction.

J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services business has been awarded a mandate to provide custody, securities lending and related services to pan-European defined benefit pension schemes advised by Hewitt Delegated Consulting Services.

In a letter to the members of the Athens Stock Exchange the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, informed members of the decision to ban short selling of shares listed in the Athens Exchange

Deutsche Bank today announced that Richard Newman will join as a Senior Risk Manager for Global Prime Finance within the bank's Global Markets division. Newman will be based in London and his appointment is effective from 4 May 2010.

J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services business this week announced that it has been awarded a mandate to provide custody, accounting, performance measurement, FX, compliance, cash sweep and securities lending services to the pension trust.