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Speech by SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Making Sure Investors Benefit From Money Market Fund Reform

Date 15/03/2010

Investment Company Institute and Federal Bar Association Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference Phoenix, AZ March 15, 2010 Thank you for the kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here with you at the 2010 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference sponsored by the Investment Company Institute and the Federal Bar Association and to have the opportunity to share my views on the challenges and potential reforms facing the industry. At the star
CalPERS Seeks Majority Vote Standard At Top Publicly Traded Companies

Date 15/03/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced plans to ask 58 of the top U.S. companies in its global equity portfolio to voluntarily adopt the majority vote standard in uncontested elections for corporate directors. If the companies fail to act they could face a shareholder resolution by the Pension Fund.
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Request From CME Clearing And NYMEX Involving Contracts Traded On The Dubai Mercantile Exchange

Date 15/03/2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is requesting public comment on a petition submitted by the Clearing House Division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME Clearing) and the New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. (NYMEX) to amend an existing order in connection with contracts traded on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME).
SEC Charges Former Executives In Illegal Scheme To Enrich CEO With Perks

Date 15/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three former senior executives and a former director of an Omaha-based database compilation company for their roles in a scheme in which the CEO funneled illegal compensation to himself in the form of perks worth millions of dollars.
Esposito Securities, LLC Joins Chicago Climate Futures Exchange

Date 15/03/2010

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® (CCFE®) announced today that Esposito Securities, LLC, a firm that provides institutional trading services to clients including registered investment advisors, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs, closed end funds and unit investment trusts, has become a Trading Privilege Holder (TPH) of the Exchange.

Statement Of Treasury Secretary Geithner On Financial Reform

Date 15/03/2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the release of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: “This is a strong bill. We hope the Committee and the Senate will move forward quickly to pass comprehensive reform. We need a strong, independent consumer financial protection agency that is accountable for setting and enforcing clear rules across the financ
Statement By SIFMA President And CEO Tim Ryan On Senator Dodd’s Regulatory Reform Legislation

Date 15/03/2010

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan on the release of Senator Dodd’s new regulatory reform legislation
CFTC Charges Raleigh, North Carolina Man And His Company, Yellowstone Partners, Inc., With Operating A Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme - Court Issues Emergency Order Freezing Defendants’ Assets And Protecting Books and Records

Date 15/03/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it charged Dennis Todd Hagemann and Yellowstone Partners, Inc., both of Raleigh, N.C., with operating a Ponzi scheme involving the fraudulent solicitation of at least $700,000 from at least nine individuals to trade foreign currency futures (forex) managed accounts and/or a pooled investment. Defendants also allegedly attempted to solicit funds from at least one other individual.
MGEX Announces Partnership With Designated Contract Market Applicant To Provide Clearing Services

Date 15/03/2010

MGEX (Exchange) announced its partnership with The Trend Exchange (TrendEx). MGEX will provide clearing services to TrendEx, which intends to offer risk management products based on domestic box office receipts. The alliance between MGEX and TrendEx marks the initial time the Exchange will provide clearing and settlement services to another entity. As a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), MGEX will provide full clearing services including clearing all trades made on the TrendEx trading
Annual Changes To The NASDAQ China Index

Date 15/03/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ China Index (Nasdaq:CHXN), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, March 22, 2010.