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Yanis Varoufakis, Minister Of Finance Of The Hellenic Republic: Why We Recommend A NO In The Referendum – In 6 Short Bullet Points

Date 01/07/2015

1. Negotiations have stalled because Greece’s creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren

Remarks By Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselboem Following Eurogroup Conference Call Of 1 July 2015

Date 01/07/2015

Tonight we had a Eurogroup conference call, following our call of yesterday. We discussed the two letters of the Greek Prime Minister. We also discussed the current political situation in Greece. First of all, regarding the request for the extension of the old programme which we discussed yesterday, we reaffirmed our decision of last Saturday. The political situation has not changed. There are no grounds for an extension. So unfortunately the programme expired last night at midnight.  

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 01/07/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For June 2015

Date 01/07/2015

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 17.8% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.4 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 1.1% of industry volume in June 2015.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Grew 4% In June - Securities Lending CCP Activity Up 15 Percent For June And 12 Percent Year-To-Date

Date 01/07/2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in June reached 340,826,276 contracts, up 4 percent from June 2014 volume of 327,922,056 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is down 6 percent from 2014 with 16,028,458 contracts in 2015.

SEC Solicits Public Comment On Audit Committee Disclosures

Date 01/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish a concept release seeking public comment on current audit committee disclosure requirements, focusing on the committee’s oversight of independent auditors.  The Commission is interested in receiving information about the audit committee and auditor relationship and whether improvements can be made to enhance the information provided to investors about the audit committee’s responsibilities and activities.  

Federal Reserve Board Releases First Determination Of The Aggregate Consolidated Liabilities Of All Financial Companies In Accordance With Section 622 Of The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 01/07/2015

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday released its first determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies in accordance with section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which prohibits any financial company from combining with another company if the resulting company's liabilities exceed 10 percent of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies.

Dissenting Statement At An Open Meeting to Propose Compensation Clawback Listing Standards, SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, July 1, 2015

Date 01/07/2015

Thank you, Chair White. I want to recognize the hard work of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, who had primary responsibility for this rule, particularly Keith Higgins, David Fredrickson, Anne Krauskopf, Carolyn Sherman, and Joel Levine. Thanks also to the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis as well as the Office of the General Counsel for your efforts.

Record Volume At OneChicago – June 2015 Up 35% Over A Year Ago

Date 01/07/2015

•  Volume hits 1,714,378, best month on record
• Average June Block Trade Size was 531 (53,100 share equivalent)

Statement On Proposed Rule And Rule Amendments On Listing Standards For Recovery Of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, July 1, 2015

Date 01/07/2015

As my colleagues have done, I would like to start by thanking all of the staff who put in significant time and effort working on this proposed rule. In particular, I would like to thank David Fredrickson, Jenny Riegel, Ann Krauskopf, Joel Levine, Carolyn Sherman, Bryant Morris, Jeff Minton, Blair Petrillo, Simona Mola Yost, and Jonathan Kalodimos for all your hard work.