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President Obama Announces Additional Treasury Department Nominations - Treasury Fills Three of Four Most Senior Treasury Posts

Date 23/03/2009

President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Neal S. Wolin to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Lael Brainard to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. In addition, the President announced that Stuart A. Levey, the current Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, will remain in that position. The appointments announced today fill three of the four most senior Senate-confirmed Treasury Department positions beneath Secretary Geithner
Statement From New York Attorney General Cuomo Regarding New Development Over AIG Bonuses

Date 23/03/2009

My Office’s investigation of AIG is continuing and we are proceeding with our security assessment for the employees. Through that process, my Office has been working with AIG and its employees in an attempt to assess the status of the $165 million in bonuses that were paid on March 15, 2009. We have been working our way down the list beginning with the recipients who received the largest bonuses. So far, 9 of the top 10 bonus recipients have agreed to give the bonuses back.
Richard G. Ketchum, FINRA's Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Remarks From the SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division's Annual Seminar

Date 23/03/2009

Good morning and thank you. It's great to see you all. Today I'm giving my first speech as FINRA's Chairman and CEO—and I can't think of a better audience for the occasion, although all of us wish the economic circumstances of the occasion were quite different. The fact that you are here speaks volumes about your commitment to build the most effective control environment possible at your firms.
SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze To Halt Ongoing Fraud By California Company

Date 23/03/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to halt an ongoing scheme by a Palmdale, Calif., company and two individuals who defrauded investors through a series of false claims including that Warren Buffett is associated with the company.
The Role Of The Federal Reserve In Preserving Financial And Monetary Stability - Joint Statement By The Department Of The Treasury And The Federal Reserve

Date 23/03/2009

IntroductionSound economic performance requires both financial stability and monetary stability. As the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve has critical responsibilities in both areas. The Congress created the Federal Reserve in 1913 in large part in response to the periodic panics and crises that plagued the U.S. financial system in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over nearly a century, in the service of its original mandate as well as its monetary and

SIFMA Statement On the Public-Private Investment Program

Date 23/03/2009

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) president and CEO, Tim Ryan, today issued the following statement on the Public-Private Investment Program:
CFTC Approves Final Rules And Rule Amendments To Increase Oversight Of ECMs

Date 23/03/2009

On March 16, 2009, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) approved final rules and rule amendments that increase the Commission’s oversight of exempt commercial markets (ECMs). The rules implement provisions of the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008, which created a new regulatory category—ECMs with significant price discovery contracts (SPDCs)—and subjected these electronic trading facilities to additional regulatory and reporting requirements. Publication of the rules in t
KCBT Good Friday Trading Schedule - Schedule For Days Surrounding Good Friday Holiday

Date 23/03/2009

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Good Friday holiday on Friday, April 10, 2009.
T-Zero Supports CDS Industry In Move To New ISDA Standards - Standardization Of Coupons Sets Stage For Clearing Single Name CDS

Date 23/03/2009

IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today that its T-Zero(R) subsidiary has launched a new re-couponing service to help ready the credit default swap (CDS) industry for single name coupon standardization. T-Zero is the most widely adopted affirmation and novation consent platform for credit derivatives transactions. A press briefing will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at 8:00 a.m. ET at T-Z
Goldman Sachs Introduces New Features For Electronic Options Trading

Date 23/03/2009

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) announced today several new features of its US listed options offering, including three new algorithms (Pegging, Volatility Limit, and Strike), the ability to auto-hedge options orders, and a more diverse offering of connectivity to broker-neutral trading and pricing platforms.