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  • Deals Bonanza As Exits Reach Record Levels And PE-Backed Buyouts Hit Post-Lehman High

    Date 01/07/2011

    Preqin’s quarterly deal-flow data shows 309 PE-backed exits valued at $120.1bn occurred in Q2 2011, surpassing the previous record of $81.5bn in exits in Q4 2010; 674 PE deals worth $75.6bn were announced in Q2 2011, an increase of 33% from the value of deals in the previous quarter.

  • CFTC; Open Meeting On Five Final Rule Proposals Under The Dodd-Frank Act

    Date 01/07/2011

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting to consider five final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

  • ISDA: Credit Clearing Comparative Analysis Available

    Date 01/07/2011

    Expanding Central Clearing  was a key objective of the March 31, 2011 commitment letter. In a continued effort to promote standardization in Clearing of Credit Derivatives products, and address operational issues of indirect access, the Credit Steering Committee (CSC) requested that the Credit Implementation Group (CIG) document the comparative models and differences between operational processes for current and future CCP Credit offerings. The exercise was purely operational in nature and did not venture into the outstanding business related questions. The following two documents are the results of the 2011 Credit Clearing Comparative Analysis.

  • SEC's Chief Diversity Official Ronald L. Crawford To Retire After 31 Years At SEC

    Date 01/07/2011

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ronald L. Crawford, the SEC's first chief diversity official, is retiring from public service this week after 31 years at the SEC.

  • MGEX Sets New June Trading Volume Records

    Date 01/07/2011

    MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced three new June volume records.  June total trading volume for Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures and options was 215,581 contracts, marking the best June volume ever at MGEX and the third highest volume month in the 130 year history of the Exchange.  June electronic and futures trading volume records also fell during the month with electronic trading totaling 194,886 contracts and futures trading topping at 210,591 contracts.  All three new records surpassed the previous marks set in June 2010.