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Testimony Of CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen Before The U.S. House Committee On Agriculture Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management,

Date 23/07/2013

Good morning Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify this morning and share some of my perspectives on the future of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It is a pleasure to be here.

CFTC: Testimony Of The Honorable Scott D. O’Malia Before The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management House Committee On Agriculture

Date 23/07/2013

Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to be invited here today to discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”)’s implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank Act”),1 as well as the Commission’s oversight of the derivatives markets.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin Departing Treasury After More Than Four Years Of Service

Date 23/07/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Deputy Secretary Neal S. Wolin will conclude his tenure at the Department at the end of August, more than four years after he was confirmed to serve by the United States Senate. Treasury had previously announced that Deputy Secretary Wolin had agreed to stay for a period of transition once Secretary Jacob J. Lew was confirmed.

Financial Year Ended 30 June 2013 (FY2013) - Singapore Exchange Reports $336 Million Net Profit

Date 23/07/2013

• Revenue: $715 million ($648 million in FY2012)
• Operating Profit: $414 million ($364 million) and Net Profit: $336 million ($292 million)
• Earnings per share: 31.4 cents (27.3 cents)
• FY2013 Proposed Final Dividend of 16 cents (15 cents) and Total Dividend of 28 cents (27 cents)

HKEx: Exchange Publishes Rule Changes To Complement New Sponsor Regulation

Date 23/07/2013

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), published today (Tuesday) rule changes to complement the Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) new regulation on sponsors which will come into effect on 1 October 2013.  The new requirements resulting from the rule changes will apply to listing applications submitted on or after 1 October 2013.

SIX Swiss Exchange Bonds Quarterly Statistics: 2nd Quarter 2013

Date 23/07/2013

BME Posts A Net Profit Of €39 Million In The Second Quarter, Up 1.3% On 2Q2012 - Up 18.3% From The First Quarter In 2013 - Quarterly Revenue Increases For Third Consecutive Quarter To €80.3 Million, Improving Revenue Of 1Q2013 By 10%

Date 23/07/2013

• Operating costs decline 0.1% year-on-year in the first half and in the second quarter decline 0.5% year-on-year
• The net profit for the first half was €72 million
• The efficiency ratio at end-June 2013 stood at 33.1%, 15 points above the sector average
• The ratio of revenue not linked to trading volumes stands at 112%

Tehran Stock Exchange Trading Updates

Date 23/07/2013

During the fourth month of the Iranian year (22 June – 22 July 2013) equity trading at TSE accounted to more than IRR 121 trillion, which is 162 percent higher than the previous month.

COMDER Selects Calypso To Power New Chilean OTC Derivatives CCP

Date 23/07/2013

Calypso Technology Inc., the leading integrated capital markets software provider, today announced that COMDER Central Counterparty has selected Calypso to provide the core clearing platform for a new central counterparty (CCP) for OTC derivatives created by a consortium of Chilean banks.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Launching Of Hedging Management Electronic System

Date 23/07/2013