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MGEX Marks Second Best Electronic Volume Day; Top 10 Overall Volume Day

Date 15/07/2010

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today reported its second-highest electronic volume day in history as 17,255 futures and options contracts traded electronically. Only November 9, 2009 recorded more electronic trades. Today’s total Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures and options volume was 17,973, making it the eighth best total exchange volume day in MGEX history.
CFTC Chairman Gensler Comments On Passage Of Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act

Date 15/07/2010

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today commented on the Senate passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The House of Representatives previously passed the bill, which now heads to the President’s desk.
Goldman Sachs To Pay Record $550 Million To Settle SEC Charges Related To Subprime Mortgage CDO - Firm Acknowledges CDO Marketing Materials Were Incomplete And Should Have Revealed Paulson's Role

Date 15/07/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Goldman, Sachs & Co. will pay $550 million and reform its business practices to settle SEC charges that Goldman misled investors in a subprime mortgage product just as the U.S. housing market was starting to collapse.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Remarks On Passage Of The “Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act”

Date 15/07/2010

In March of 2008, as the fires of this financial crisis were just starting to burn, then-Senator Obama traveled to New York and outlined a vision for Wall Street reform – reform to prevent those fires from burning again.
NYSE Euronext Opens ‘NYSE Euronext London’ - A New Securities Market Targeting Issuers Seeking A London Listing

Date 15/07/2010

NYSE Euronext (NYX), the global leader in listings with more than 4,500 issuers on its U.S. and European markets has launched a new London-based securities market, ‘NYSE Euronext London’, aimed at attracting international issuers looking to list in London. NYSE Euronext London is complementary to NYSE Euronext’s other European securities markets and will enhance the visibility and prominence of its Continental Europe listing and trading venues.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin: Keynote Address At The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association’s “Regulatory Reform Summit” As Prepared for Delivery

Date 15/07/2010

Thank you for that kind introduction, Tim. It's a pleasure to be here this morning. An enormous amount has been said about financial reform over the past year– many ideas put forward, many proposals debated.
Statement By U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke On Financial Reform Legislation

Date 15/07/2010

The financial reform legislation approved by the Congress today represents a welcome and far-reaching step toward preventing a replay of the recent financial crisis. It strengthens the consolidated supervision of systemically important financial institutions, gives the government an important additional tool to safely wind down failing financial firms, creates an interagency council to detect and deter emerging threats to the financial system, and enhances the transparency of the Federal Reserve
Remarks Before SIFMA Post-Financial Reform Conference - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 15/07/2010

Good morning. I thank the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association for inviting me to speak at your Post-Financial Reform Conference. I will say, however, that the title of this conference is somewhat premature. The Senate has not yet passed the financial reform Conference Report, though I am hopeful that the bill will reach the President’s desk shortly.
CalPERS Reports Preliminary 2009-10 Fiscal Year Gain Of 11.4 Percent - Fund At $200 Billion

Date 15/07/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today reported an 11.4 percent return in preliminary estimates for the one-year period that ended June 30, 2010.
Statement Regarding The Need For Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation - CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 15/07/2010

More than two years ago, as the economy had started seriously sputtering, some forward-thinking Members of Congress began work on financial regulatory reform. A bill to revamp the futures industry even had enough votes to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, only to be defeated after some Members actually switched their votes in the final seconds. Interestingly, many forget that these efforts at reform were taking place months before Bush Administration officials came to Congre