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CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Providing Relief For Swap Dealers In Connection With Foreign Exchange Intermediated Prime Brokerage Arrangements

Date 28/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides swap dealers with relief from certain External Business Conduct Standards rules in the context of foreign exchange intermediated prime brokerage arrangements.
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority: Capital + Merchant Finance Directors Receive Increased Prison Sentences

Date 28/06/2013

Two former directors of Capital + Merchant Finance have today had their prison sentences increased following a prosecution taken by the Financial Markets Authority.
CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Certain Swap Trading Relationship Documentation Standards With Foreign Exchange Counterparties

Date 28/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) today announced the issuance of a no-action letter relating to requirements imposed on Swap Dealers (“SDs”) and Major Swap Participants (“MSPs”) pursuant to Commission regulation § 23.504 in connection with (i) foreign exchange transactions that are swaps , and (ii) physically-settled foreign exchange forwards and swap agreements that have been exempted from the definition of swap by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief Regarding The Treatment Of Swap Transactions By Persons Engaging In Floor Trader Activities, For Purposes Of Making Calculations Under The Swap Dealer Definition

Date 28/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides relief for persons engaging in floor trader activities.
NZX First Half 2013 Financial Results Date

Date 28/06/2013

NZX wishes to advise that it intends to release its first half 2013 financial results before market open on Monday, 19 August 2013.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton On The Filing Of Charges In The MF Global Case

Date 28/06/2013

This is a bellwether case for the Commission following an exhaustive investigation. I hope that those who lost money in this colossal catastrophe can gain some satisfaction from the steps we have taken since Halloween day in 2011.
CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Extension Of Time-Limited No-Action Relief Concerning Bespoke Or Complex Swaps

Date 28/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today announced the issuance of a time-limited no-action letter granting relief, for bespoke or complex swaps, from certain reporting obligations under Parts 43 and 45 of the Commission’s regulations. The relief effectively extends a number of elements of relief previously granted in CFTC Letter No.12-39, issued on November 30, 2012.
CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Extension Of Time-Limited, No-Action Relief For Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants From The Reporting Requirements Of Part 45 For CDS Clearing-Related Swaps

Date 28/06/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“Commission”) Division of Market Oversight (“Division”) today issued a no-action letter providing an extension of time-limited relief to Swap Dealers (“SDs”) and Major Swap Participants (“MSPs”) from the obligation to report swap data under part 45 of the Commission’s regulations for cleared credit default swaps (“CDS”) that are entered into pursuant to a derivatives clearing organization’s (“DCO”) rules related to its price submission process for determining end-of-day settlement prices for cleared CDS (“CDS Clearing-Related Swaps”).
KCBT Independence Day Trading Hours - Schedule For Days Surrounding The Independence Day Holiday

Date 28/06/2013

Please click on the link below for the CME Globex Fourth of July Holiday schedule for July 3-5, 2013:
CME Group Independence Day Holiday Schedule
CFTC Charges MF Global Inc., MF Global Holdings Ltd., Former CEO Jon S. Corzine, And Former Employee Edith O’Brien For MF Global’s Unlawful Misuse Of Nearly One Billion Dollars Of Customer Funds And Related Violations - Settlement Of Charges Against MF Global, Subject To Court Approval, Directs Payment Of All Funds Still Owed To Commodity Customers And Imposes A $100 Million Penalty Against The Company

Date 27/06/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against MF Global Inc. (MF Global), a registered futures commission merchant (FCM), MF Global Holdings Ltd. (Holdings), former Chief Executive Officer of MF Global and Holdings Jon S. Corzine, and former Assistant Treasurer of MF Global Edith O’Brien based on, among other violations, MF Global’s unlawful use of customer funds that harmed thousands of customers and violated fundamental customer protection laws on an unprecedented scale.