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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

CCP may be more vulnerable to failure than we thought, OFR report shows

03 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CCPs could be more vulnerable to failure than conventional stress tests have shown, according to a new report by the OFR

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