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CalPERS Announces Selection Of Chief Financial Officer

Date 17/10/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Cheryl Eason as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a newly created position to oversee the financial and risk management operations of the $243 billion Pension Fund.

Montréal Exchange To Host Options Education Days For Retail Investors In Calgary And Edmonton

Date 17/10/2012

Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Ltd. and Canada's derivatives exchange, today announced that it is bringing its popular Options Education Day workshops to Calgary and Edmonton on October 20 and October 21, 2012 respectively.

NYSE Technologies, Bolsa Mexicana And ATG To Offer Unprecedented Access And Trading Tools For Mexican Markets

Date 17/10/2012

• Supporting Bolsa Mexicana's New Matching Engine
• Fast Global Connectivity and Market Access via NYSE Technologies' SFTI and ATG's Network
• Customized Risk Controls Utilizing NYSE Technologies' Risk Management Gateway
• Global Market Data distribution via SFTI with direct contract with BMV

Opening Statement At The SEC Open Meeting By Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 17/10/2012

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro. I’d like to join my colleagues in thanking the staff for all of the hard work that went into today’s proposing release. In particular, I’d like to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of Randall Roy, Mark Attar, Sheila Swartz and their colleagues in the Division of Trading and Markets’ net capital group in putting together this tremendously complex and weighty document. Also, I want to acknowledge the hard, excellent work of the staff of the Division Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation.

Statement By The EC, ECB And IMF On Greece

Date 17/10/2012

“Staff teams of the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded their visit to Greece to discuss with the authorities the set of policies that could serve as a basis for the completion of the first review of the country’s economic adjustment program."

Andrew Gibbons Joins Thomas Murray

Date 17/10/2012

Thomas Murray is very pleased to announce that Andrew Gibbons has joined Thomas Murray Data Services as Acting Chief Operating Officer. Andrew will be focusing on the operational environment including procedures and controls, new and existing product development and monitoring global regulatory and market change.

The Expanded Role of Economists In SEC Rulemaking By Craig M. Lewis, Chief Economist And Director, Division Of Risk, Strategy, And Financial Innovation, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Luncheon

Date 17/10/2012

Thank you so much for inviting me here to speak with you. Before I begin my remarks, I must make clear that the views I express today are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or of my colleagues on the Commission Staff.

FIF Capacity Statistics For September 2012

Date 17/10/2012

Four New Record Peaks: NASDAQ UQDF, BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG, NYSE ArcaBook Options and Direct Edge EDGX

Protecting Our Economy Demands Adequate Capital And Margin Requirements For Security-Based Swaps By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 17/10/2012

One of the most important goals of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act is to reduce the risks posed by large, uncollateralized derivatives positions — not just the risks to the players in the market, but also the risks to the entire financial system, the broader economy, investors, taxpayers, and working men and women. To appreciate the significance of these rules, we only need to remember the desperate effort, and massive taxpayer support, required in 2008 to prevent insurance giant AIG’s huge exposure to credit default swaps from destroying that firm virtually overnight, imposing large losses on counterparties across Wall Street, and potentially triggering further panic and failures.

British Bankers’ Association Appoints Sir Nigel Wicks As Chairman

Date 17/10/2012

Sir Nigel Wicks, Chairman of Euroclear, is to be the new chairman of the British Bankers' Association.