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La-Z-Boy under pressure

12 August 2010 Sacramento
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Three proxy advisors are backing a proposal by the CalPERS to require directors of La-Z-Boy to stand for annual elections. Glass Lewis, Egan-Jones, and RiskMetrics endorsed Proposal 4, annual shareowners' meeting is on August 18.

J.P. Morgan Joins EuroCCP as general clearing participant

11 August 2010 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

EuroCCP and J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services announced today that J.P. Morgan has become a general clearing participant (GCP) in EuroCCP, which provides clearing and settlement services for a wide range of European markets.

Saul builds team to maximise returns

11 August 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Kevin Wade has been appointed to the new position of head of investments at the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (Saul), the pension scheme of the university...

Kiraly moves to HSBC

11 August 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Matt Kiraly has been appointed head of sales for Asia-Pacific at HSBC Prime Services. He will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the Pime Services business in Asia, based in Hong Kong...

Associations respond to European Commission

10 August 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

ISLA, ISDA and the AFME have responded to the European Commission's consultation on short selling rules.

BlackRock looks to ETFs for shorts

08 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

BlackRock has applied for regulatory approval for the right to sell short when running exchange traded funds that track market indices.

OCC contract volume down

06 August 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared volume in July reached 279,245,228 contracts, representing a 9% decrease over the July 2009 volume of 307,085,331 contracts.

Strong July figures from Clearstream

06 August 2010 Brussels
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

In July 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers by Clearstream registered an increase of four per cent to EUR10.8 trillion (compared to EUR10.4 trillion in July 2009).

Northern Providence Investments selects RBC Dexia

05 August 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

RBC Dexia IS this week announced it has been appointed by Northern Providence Investments to provide custody, fund valuation and shareholder recordkeeping for that company's entire family of 14 SRI (socially responsible investment) funds.

99 per cent growth

04 August 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Life is good in Chicago as OneChicago, LLC ("OCX") reported reported some fantastic figures showing that 599,564 security futures contracts were traded at the Exchange in July 2010, an increase of 99% from July 2009. Year to date volume was 2,591,742

BNY Mellon Asset Management make new appointment

04 August 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNY Mellon have announced that Curtis Arledge will be joining BNY Mellon as vice chairman of the corporation and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management. Arledge was the CIO for BlackRock's fundamental fixed income portfolios.

No change for La-Z-Boy's

04 August 2010 Sacramento
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

CalPERS to ask shareowners at La-Z-Boy Inc.'s August 18 meeting to vote for the Pension Fund's proposal for the annual election of all company directors. Currently, La-Z-Boy directors serve in "classes" with staggered terms on the company's board.

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