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Opening Statement, Fifth Open Meeting To Consider Final Rules Pursuant To The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 18/10/2011

Good morning. Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you to the teams that have worked so hard on the final rules before us today and on the amendments to the Commission’s July 14, 2011 Order relating to the Effective Date for Swap Regulation. The current Order expires on December 31, 2011, and I am glad we are addressing the necessary amendments to that Order now instead of waiting until the last minute to provide certainty to market participants.

FINRA Investor Alert Urges American Workers To Take Advantage Of 401(k) Match

Date 18/10/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued Why Leave Money on the Table—Make the Most of Your Employer's 401(k) Match to encourage greater 401(k) contributions by the nearly 30 percent of American workers who are not contributing enough to receive their full employer match. In order to help employees meet their retirement goals, many employers match a worker's 401(k) contributions. One of the most common matches is a dollar-for-dollar match of up to 3 percent of the employee's salary. FINRA is issuing this Investor Alert because too few workers are taking advantage of a simple benefit that can help them meet their retirement goals.

“Huggy Bear And Position Limits” - Statement Of Commissioner Bart Chilton Before The CFTC Public Meeting

Date 18/10/2011

This will date me. I don’t know how many of you remember the television series Starsky and Hutch. Huggy Bear was the informant, the narc, who provided tips to the detectives. What Huggy Bear said to Starsky and Hutch was, “I’ll lay it out so you can play it out.”

Opening Statement Before A Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC - Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 18/10/2011

Introduction

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to consider proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). I’d like to welcome members of the public, market participants and members of the media, as well as those listening to the meeting on the phone or watching the webcast.

SEC Enforcement Staff Recognized For TARP-Fraud Investigation

Date 18/10/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that eight members of its staff were part of a team that today received the 2011 Award for Excellence in Investigations by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).

FIA Statement On CFTC Rulemakings

Date 18/10/2011

John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the approval of two Dodd-Frank rulemakings by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Statements Of Support By CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Position Limits

Date 18/10/2011

I support the final rulemaking to establish position limits for physical commodity derivatives. The CFTC does not set or regulate prices. Rather, the Commission is charged with a significant responsibility to ensure the fair, open and efficient functioning of derivatives markets. Our duty is to protect both market participants and the American public from fraud, manipulation and other abuses.

Financial Stability Board Publishes Framework For Monitoring And Reporting On The Implementation Of G20 Financial Reforms

Date 18/10/2011

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a framework for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of G20 financial reforms.

GFI Group Opens New Office In Switzerland - New Office Will Broker Emerging Markets Products And Listed Products

Date 18/10/2011

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) announced today the commencement of operations at the offices of its new subsidiary in Nyon, Switzerland. The new office will focus on brokering emerging market products including FX, FRAs, basis swaps, interest rate swaps and government bonds in CE3 currencies (Czech Koruna, Polish Zloty and Hungarian Forint), South African Rand and Turkish Lira. The office will also offer a service in listed products.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At The Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston 56th Economic Conference, Boston, Massachusetts - The Effects Of The Great Recession On Central Bank Doctrine And Practice

Date 18/10/2011

The financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, together with the associated deep recession, was a historic event--historic in the sense that its severity and economic consequences were enormous, but also in the sense that, as the papers at this conference document, the crisis seems certain to have profound and long-lasting effects on our economy, our society, and our politics. More subtle, but of possibly great importance in the long run, will be the effects of the crisis on intellectual frameworks, including the ways in which economists analyze macroeconomic and financial phenomena.