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CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Interpretative Guidance To Equity REITs And Certain Securitization Funds

Date 11/10/2012

• The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight today issued interpretative guidance letters to equity real estate investment trusts and asset-backed securities funds. The guidance states that equity real estate investment trusts and securitization funds that meet certain criteria are not included within the definition of “commodity pool” and their operators are not “commodity pool operators” under the Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC’s regulations.

CFTC Staff Preserves Regulatory Status Quo For Petitioning RTOs & ISOs, And For Government And Cooperatively-Owned Electric Utilities

Date 11/10/2012

• The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight, Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, and Division of Clearing and Risk today issued no-action letters to Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, and certain government and cooperatively-owned electric utilities. 

Speech By Adair Turner, Chairman, FSA City Banquet At The Mansion House, London

Date 11/10/2012

This is my fourth speech at this annual dinner and will be the last speech here by any FSA Chairman. Sometime in spring next year the new regulatory regime will be in place.

Athanassios Diplas Named Senior Advisor To ISDA Board Of Directors

Date 11/10/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today that Athanassios Diplas has been named a Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. In this role, Mr Diplas will work and consult with the ISDA Board and with Robert Pickel, ISDA’s Chief Executive Officer, and other senior ISDA executives on key global public policy issues affecting the OTC derivatives markets

Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Remarks At 2012 New England Securities Conference

Date 11/10/2012

Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here today as part of a coalition fighting on behalf of America’s investors – and in particular the small, retail investors who rely on regulators to protect them from fraud and ensure that the field is level for every player.

ILO Calls On G20 To Live Up To Its Promise To Tackle The Crisis - The ILO Director-General Says G20 Countries Should Stand By Their Commitment To Take New, Urgent Measures In The Face Of Deteriorating Global Economic Conditions

Date 11/10/2012

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has called on G20 nations to act on their pledge to take urgent action if the global economic crisis worsened. 

CalPERS Board Member Priya Mathur Appointed To UN-Backed PRI Board

Date 11/10/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that Board Member Priya Sara Mathur will join the Board of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Association, the fiduciary body responsible for the overall effectiveness, performance and conduct of the United Nations-backed PRI Initiative.

ESMA Publishes The Notification Thresholds For Sovereign Issuers

Date 11/10/2012

According to Article 7(2) of the Short Selling Regulation, ESMA has to publish a list of the thresholds applicable to the sovereign issuers for the purpose of the notification to competent authorities of significant net short position in sovereign debt.

BM&FBOVESPA Market Holiday - Our Lady of Aparecida Day

Date 11/10/2012

Friday (October 12) is national public holiday in Brazil and there will be no trading on BM&FBOVESPA. 

Pamela Dyson Named SEC's Deputy Chief Information Officer

Date 11/10/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Pamela C. Dyson has been named the SEC’s Deputy Chief Information Officer and will work to further modernize and enhance the agency’s information technology systems.