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Newly appointed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter this week unveiled the agency’s General Counsel in the form of Geoffre Aronow, who will begin his new role later this month.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch this year will double the number of institutional trading forums it operates, putting on about two dozen.

When people think of jobs on Wall Street, they often imagine a bunch of accountants, analysts, stockbrokers, mathematicians and other brainy types. But not everyone in the financial sector follows the same path.

Newly appointed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter this week unveiled the agency’s General Counsel in the form of Geoffre Aronow, who will begin his new role later this month.

Another Russell Investments executive has joined BMO Financial Group.

Man Group Plc’s (EMG) GLG hedge-fund division hired a Pacific Investment Management Co. trader and a senior adviser at the World Bank as it expands products focused on bonds, emerging markets and macro-economic trends.

When it comes to serving a broad swath of affluent clients, Morgan Stanley financial advisor Andrew Stern relies on a strong asset allocation foundation.

Securities America has completed its second broker-dealer transition in the past 30 days and added 30 advisors in Washington, Iowa.

A former Morgan Stanley complex manager who felt he was forced to resign is set to receive $1 million in compensatory damages from the firm, according to a new ruling from an arbitration panel.

Pioneer Investments has added two new hires to its U.S. institutional team.