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Remarks Of Chairman Gary Gensler, OTC Derivatives Reform, Chatham House, London, March 18, 2010

Date 18/03/2010

Good morning. I thank Chatham House for inviting me to speak today on regulatory reform of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, or swaps. Before I begin, I would like to introduce my two daughters, Lee and Isabel, who are here with me today, enjoying their Spring break from school.
CME Group And Nikkei Inc. To Expand Trading Hours Of Nikkei 225 Futures

Date 18/03/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that beginning Monday, April 12, 2010, electronic trading hours for the dollar-denominated Nikkei 225 futures will be expanded to give market participants worldwide nearly 24-hour access to the benchmark contracts listed at CME and traded on the CME Globex platform. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
CME Group And Dow Jones & Company Launch Joint Venture Of Dow Jones Indexes Business

Date 18/03/2010

CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and Dow Jones & Company today announced the launch of the new joint venture company, CME Group Index Services LLC. CME Group has a 90 percent ownership interest and Dow Jones has a 10 percent ownership interest in the new company, which continues to do business as Dow Jones Indexes and includes the Dow Jones Industrial Average as well as approximately 130,000 index properties.
SIFMA Supportive Of US Covered Bonds Bill Introduced Today

Date 18/03/2010

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) U.S. Covered Bonds Council today released the following statement on the introduction of the United States Covered Bond Act by Rep. Scott Garrett, with support from Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski and Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus as leading cosponsors. The statement is from Sean Davy, managing director at SIFMA:
SEC Warns Firms On Muni Pay-To-Play Rules

Date 18/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report warning firms that municipal securities rules prohibiting pay-to-play apply to affiliated financial professionals, not just a firm's employees.

CalPERS Appoints Tim Legesse Investment Officer For Diversity

Date 18/03/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Tim Legesse its new Investment Officer for Diversity.
FINRA Enforcement Chief Susan Merrill Stepping Down - Plans To Return To Private Practice

Date 18/03/2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that Susan Merrill, who has headed Enforcement at FINRA and one of its predecessor organizations for more than five years, is stepping down to return to private practice.
SEC Charges S.C.-Based Lawyer In Scheme Promising Investors Returns As High As 4,900 Percent

Date 18/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a South Carolina-based attorney and a cohort with securities fraud for bilking investors in a high-yield investment scheme that promised rates of return as high as 4,900 percent in just two months.
Program Trading Averaged 23.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 8-12

Date 18/03/2010

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Mar. 8-12.
SEC Charges Innospec For Illegal Bribes To Iraqi And Indonesian Officials

Date 18/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Innospec, Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by engaging in widespread bribery of foreign government officials in Iraq and Indonesia to obtain and retain business.