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Millennium Management violates SEC security laws
07 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The SEC found that Millennium violated an anti-manipulation provision of the federal securities laws, Rule 105, across four occasions back in 2012

Zirpolo resurfaces at WallachBeth
07 November 2017 Jersey City
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rory Zirpolo has taken on a new position as managing director of equity finance relationship manager at WallachBeth

COR Clearing promotes Thomas Palmeri
06 November 2017 New Jersey
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Thomas Palmeri was previously a securities lending executive with the company

Margin calls explosion on the horizon, claims CloudMargin
06 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CloudMargin’s report estimates the adoption of cloud models is expected to more than quadruple from 10 percent in 2016 to 45 percent in 2020

Mixed bag for Canadian pension funds Q3 revenue
06 November 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Two of the largest banks in Canada have offered conflicting reports on the country’s pension funds' Q3 revenue figures

MiFID II creates “much uncertainty” for EEA members
06 November 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

For EEA members, “much uncertainty” remains regarding ESMA's assessment of the EEA legal basis for MiFID II, according to Norway’s Finanstilsynet

Passive funds dominate lending pool, says IHS Markit
03 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

As part of its latest securities lending market report, IHS Markit revealed that passive funds earned 14 percent more than their active peers over the past three years, representing a 0.6 basis point revenue boost

OCC securities lending activity increases again
03 November 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

OCC's securities lending volumes through its CCP activity was up 30 percent in new loans in October

OneChicago announces growth in trading volume
03 November 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

OneChicago saw its cleared securities lending activity increase by 14 percent in October, compared to the same time last year

Trump appoints Powell as new Federal Reserve chair
03 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Jerome Powell will replace current chair Janet Yellen, who took office in February 2014 on a four-year term, ending in February 2018

BoE raises interest rates, to mixed industry opinion
02 November 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Bank of England has increased its interest rates for the first time since 2007, increasing from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent

SimCorp: MiFID II remains a concern for buy-side firms
02 November 2017 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Some 28 percent of buy-side representatives are still unsure if and how their firm will be affected by MiFID II, just 90 days before the implementation deadline, according to a SimCorp survey