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Working To Increase Transparency And Reduce Systemic Risks Caused By The Global Derivatives Market By CFTC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 01/05/2013

[Note: Commissioner Aguilar delivered an abbreviated version of this statement at the Open Meeting]

Today, the Commission considers issuing a release proposing rules and interpretive guidance applicable to certain market intermediaries, participants, clearing agencies, data repositories, and trade execution facilities that are involved in cross-border transactions of security-based swaps.  The proposed release is over 1,000 pages, contains over 2,000 footnotes, and requests comments on more than 630 questions with many subparts.  Although the questions posed are many, they are intended to be balanced and fair to solicit views from all sides.  This is a welcome approach, because it contributes to a healthy debate and dialogue that is vital to the Commission’s processes.

“TTF” - Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Energy Bar Association, Washington, DC

Date 01/05/2013

Introduction

It is a real pleasure to join you today. Thank you for the invitation and especially thanks to Lisa Levine, your great executive director.

SEC Proposes Rules For Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities

Date 01/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rules and interpretive guidance for parties to cross-border security-based swap transactions.

TSX Block List Leaders By Volume And By Values – April 2013

Date 01/05/2013

Block Trade Summaries

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. For a full list of block trades for all brokers, get our Broker Block Summary.

Statement At Open Meeting to Propose Rules Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes

Date 01/05/2013

Thank you, Chair White. And thank you to the staff – especially those from the Division of Trading and Markets – for all of your hard work on this proposal.

Federal Reserve Issues Federal Open Market Committee Statement

Date 01/05/2013

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further, but fiscal policy is restraining economic growth. Inflation has been running somewhat below the Committee's longer-run objective, apart from temporary variations that largely reflect fluctuations in energy prices. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

SEC Open Meeting: Opening Statement By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter

Date 01/05/2013

One credit default swap. Two parties. One is in Chicago, the other is in Frankfurt. They negotiate the transaction through traders and sales personnel in New York, then book the trade in each company’s London affiliate.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc: Revised Offer For LCH.Clearnet Declared Wholly Unconditional

Date 01/05/2013

LCH.Clearnet Group Limited ("LCH.Clearnet") and London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") today announce that the Revised Offer is wholly unconditional and will complete today.

Statement At SEC Open Meeting – Proposed Rules Relating To Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities By Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 01/05/2013

Thank you Chair White. I would like to join my colleagues in thanking the staff for all of the hard work that went into today’s 1,000+ page proposing release.  And I am happy for my old Division, Trading and Markets -- Corp Fin had their aircraft carrier, and TM now has a squadron!  Although it has already been duly noted, I would like to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of Brian Bussey, Matthew Daigler, Nathaniel Stankard, Wenchi Hu, Richard Gabbert and Richard Grant, and their colleagues in the Division of Trading and Markets.  I also want to acknowledge, as always, the excellent work of the staff of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation and the Office of the General Counsel.

Dubai Financial Market Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation

Date 01/05/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), as part of the two sides’ deep belief in the importance of mutual collaboration and orchestrated efforts for the good of the UAE society.