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Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Regulations Governing Investment Funds

Date 28/05/2009

SummaryExplicit requirements have been established regarding which assets companies conducting fund activities are allowed to invest in. Funds that currently use derivative instruments for increasing the efficiency of management will also have the opportunity to do so in order to boost their performance.
CME Group Inc. Announces Date Of Second-Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 28/05/2009

CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the second quarter of 2009 before the financial markets open on Thursday, July 23, 2009. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central time.
CFTC Designates ELX Futures, L.P. As A Contract Market

Date 28/05/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the application of ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX) for designation as a contract market on May 22, 2009. ELX is a Delaware limited partnership and is owned directly by individual members of ELX Futures Holdings, LLC, (Holdings), a limited liability company and the sole general partner of ELX. Equity interest in ELX is also owned indirectly by the members through Holdings, in the form of a general partnership interest.
FINRA Charges Six Former Brookstreet Securities Brokers With Fraud In Connection With Retail Sales Of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Many Customers Suffered Substantial Losses To Retirement Savings

Date 28/05/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced charges against six brokers formerly associated with Brookstreet Securities Corporation, a now-defunct nationwide brokerage firm based in Irvine, CA, including fraud and making unsuitable recommendations to retail customers in the sale of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).
TMPG And SIFMA Finalize Closing Time Practice Recommendations For Delivering Fedwire-Eligible Securities

Date 28/05/2009

The Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today finalized their closing time practice recommendation for delivering Fedwire-eligible securities. The TMPG and SIFMA recommend that market participants adopt these updated closing time practices, effective July 1, 2009.[1]

Workshop Planned To Discuss Contract Design In Futures Markets - Workshop Co-sponsored By The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, USDA Economic Research Service, And Farm Foundation

Date 28/05/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Economic Research Service, and Farm Foundation will hold a joint workshop on Contract Design in Futures Markets. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Waugh Auditorium, USDA Economic Research Service, 1800 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
SEC Charges 10 Brokers With Fraud For Disguising Risks Of Investing In Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date 28/05/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 10 brokers with fraud for falsely marketing investments in derivatives of mortgage-backed securities as safe and suitable for retirees and others with conservative investment goals. The SEC alleges that the brokers enriched themselves with millions of dollars in commissions and salaries while the investors suffered millions of dollars in losses.
NYSE Euronext, Virtua Research Initiate Project To Boost Independent Research Coverage Of Listed Issuers - Online Equity Research Of NYSE And NYSE Amex-Listed Issuers Accessible To All Investors

Date 28/05/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Virtua Research today announced they initiated a project to facilitate more independent research of NYSE- And NYSE Amex-listed companies.
UK’s Financial Authority Statement On Its Use Of Stress Tests

Date 28/05/2009

The publication in the US of the results of bank stress tests has provoked considerable interest in the use of stress testing by authorities in other countries, in particular in Europe. Stress testing can and has been used in a variety of different ways, and the appropriate degree of disclosure varies according to the purposes of the tests.
CME Group Announces Modifications To Interest Rate Swap Futures - Notional Coupon Rate Dropped To Four Percent - Expansion To Four Quarterly Expiries - Fee Waiver Extended

Date 28/05/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced an extension to the block fee waiver, and changes to the notional coupon and listing schedule for Interest Rate Swap futures contracts. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.