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Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement At SEC Roundtable On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 15/04/2009

Good Morning. Welcome to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Roundtable to examine the oversight of credit rating agencies. The Commission is truly grateful that so many have agreed to participate in today's meeting. We look forward to your comments, insights and recommendations.
New York Attorney General Cuomo Announces Criminal Charges Against Ray Harding And Guilty Plea From Hedge Fund Manager Barrett Wissman In Pay-To-Play Kickback Scheme At The New York State Comptrollers Office - Harding, Past Chair Of The Former State Liber

Date 15/04/2009

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced charges against Raymond B. Harding, a past Chair of the former New York State Liberal Party, and a guilty plea from hedge fund manager Barrett Wissman for their alleged involvement in a pay-to-play kickback scheme at the Office of the New York State Comptroller. The felony complaint alleges that Harding obtained over $800,000 in illegal fees on State pension fund investments as a reward for opening up a State Assembly seat for
SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For Showa Day, Greenery Day, May Day, Children's Day And Constitutional Day Holidays In The UK And The Japanese Markets

Date 15/04/2009

In observance of Showa Day, Greenery Day, May Day, Children's Day and Constitutional Day Holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.K., and Japan.
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Announces New Record For Daily Volume

Date 15/04/2009

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® (CCFE®), a whollyowned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX®), announced on 14 April that it established a new record for daily volume with 18,381 futures and options contracts traded. This record represents a 66% increase from the previous record of 11,049, which was set on April 7th, 2009.
New FTSE Renaissance IPO Index Series Captures Unique Performance Of Newly Issued Equities

Date 15/04/2009

FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, and initial public offering (IPO) expert Renaissance Capital LLC, today announce the launch of the new FTSE Renaissance IPO Index Series. The first index to be launched under the series is the FTSE Renaissance IPO Composite Index, which captures the early performance of newly issued equities and offers investors the opportunity to track an important and often missing piece of the U.S. equities market. One such equity is the IPO of languag

CME Group Announces The Launch Of New Natural Gas Swing And Index Swap Futures Contracts

Date 15/04/2009

CME Group Inc., the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced 44 new natural gas swing and index swap futures contracts, scheduled to begin trading on April 26 for trade date April 27. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. They will be available through CME ClearPort®, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and provide capital
SEC Reopens Comment Period On Proposal For Model Privacy Form Under Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date 15/04/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has reopened the public comment period on a proposal for a model privacy form that financial institutions could use to provide disclosures required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The Commission is reopening the comment period in order to solicit public comment on the results of recent quantitative consumer testing conducted to evaluate the form.
CFTC Charges Stuart Jones, Payton Lowe, And WeCorp., Inc. Of Hilo And Honolulu, Hawaii With Operating $1.5 Million Ponzi Scheme - Court Orders Freeze Of Defendants’ Assets

Date 15/04/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it charged Stuart W. Jones, Payton Lowe, and WeCorp, Inc. (WeCorp), all of Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with soliciting approximately $1.5 million from more than 20 people to trade off-exchange foreign currency (forex) contracts, but instead used the money to lease a lavish Honolulu home, luxurious cars, and other purchases.
CME Group Announces The Launch Of New Electricity Swap Futures Contracts

Date 15/04/2009

CME Group Inc., the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced eight new electricity swap futures contracts, scheduled to begin trading on April 26 for trade date April 27. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. They will be available through CME ClearPort®, a set of flexible clearing services open to OTC market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and provide capital efficiencies across asset classes.
SEC Charges Former State Political Party Leader And Hedge Fund Manager In Kickback Scheme Involving N.Y. Pension Fund

Date 15/04/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former New York state political party leader and a former hedge fund manager in connection with a multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving New York's largest pension fund.