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Statement Of Dissent To The Registration Of Intermediaries Final Rule - CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 17/08/2012

I respectfully dissent with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“Commission”) final rule to adopt certain conforming amendments to part 3 of the Commission’s regulations regarding the registration of intermediaries. I find it disturbing that coming off of two widely publicized incidents of intermediary fraud and misappropriation of customer funds (i.e., MF Global Holdings and Peregrine Financial Group), the Commission is not adopting a rule that will provide customers with greater transparency of the professional and disciplinary background of Commission registrants. While I support most of what is included in this rule, I am unable to vote in the affirmative because of what has been excluded. The Commission indicates in the final rule that it will work with the National Futures Association (“NFA”) to increase transparency, but does not set forth any details describing how the Commission and NFA will accomplish that goal.

Moscow Exchange: Settlement Prices Determined For Futures Contracts On Urals And Brent Oil

Date 17/08/2012

On August 17, 2012 futures contracts on Brent oil and Urals oil expired.

CFTC Approves Conforming Rule On Registration Of Intermediaries

Date 17/08/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved a final rule to conform the CFTC’s existing intermediary registration rules to changes made to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The final rule also is intended to create uniformity in treatment of previously regulated and newly regulated commodity interest transactions (e.g., swaps and futures) by registered intermediaries, such as futures commission merchants (FCM) and other registrants.

Optimization Of FIX/FAST Protocol Tools By Moscow Exchange Allows Reduced Latency In Transaction Processing

Date 17/08/2012

Moscow Exchange Group and EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM) have jointly finalized FIX/FAST solutions launched year ago on the Exchange.  The updated services have been designed to provide Exchange's clients with market data and be used in electronic trading on the securities and FX markets. The main feature of the services is their tolerance to the number of clients served.

Statement Of Support - Registration Of Intermediaries – Part 3: CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 17/08/2012

I support the final rule to amend certain provisions of Part 3 of the Commission’s regulations regarding the registration of intermediaries. The final amendments are necessary to conform existing regulations to the new requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

CME Clearing Europe To Accept Gold As Collateral

Date 17/08/2012

CME Clearing Europe, the London-based clearing house wholly-owned by CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has extended the range of eligible collateral types to include gold bullion.

U.S. Treasury Department Announces Further Steps To Expedite Wind Down Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac - Modifications To Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements Will Make Sure That Every Dollar Of Earnings Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Generate Will Benefit Taxpayers - Announcement Will Support The Continued Flow Of Mortgage Credit During A Responsible Transition To A Reformed Housing Finance Market

Date 17/08/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced a set of modifications to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) between the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Government Sponsored Enterprises or GSEs) that will help expedite the wind down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, make sure that every dollar of earnings each firm generates is used to benefit taxpayers, and support the continued flow of mortgage credit during a responsible transition to a reformed housing finance market.

Chi-X Canada To Introduce New ATS

Date 17/08/2012

Chi-X® Canada ATS Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X® Global Holdings LLC, today announced plans to launch a second lit marketplace, CX2™ ATS, in the first quarter of 2013.^* With CX2, Chi-X Canada will establish a unique and different market model and further provide the trading community with innovative solutions that result in greater choice and functionality.

Press Conference By Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's Minister For Financial Services - Insider Trading And Tokyo Stock Exchange Systems Glitch Of August 7

Date 17/08/2012

[Opening Remarks by Minister Matsushita]

I will report on the status of Dept assuming a character of Equity use.

Last November, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced “Regarding Active Use of Dept assuming a character of Equity” in order to promote the active use of Dept assuming a character of Equity, and it has been striving to raise awareness about it and requesting financial institutions to consider using it.

Recently, the FSA conducted a questionnaire survey on regional financial institutions across Japan concerning their use of Dept assuming a character of Equity, and summarized the results. As for the details, the staff of the Inspection Bureau's Inspection Coordination Division will hold a briefing later. The number of cases of Dept assuming a character of Equity use in fiscal 2012 is expected to reach 409, a 6.7-fold increase compared with fiscal 2010, so I believe that measures to promote the use have been effective.

Thai Listed Firms Report THB 344 Bln Net Profits In H1

Date 17/08/2012

• First-half net profits of listed companies down 13.6 pct y-o-y due to rising costs
• Sales up 13.4 pct supported by improving economy
• PTT, PTTEP, SCB, KBANK and ADVANC are top five best profit-making firms