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Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen, Commission Open Meeting

Date 03/11/2014

I want to echo the Chairman’s remarks and offer my thanks and appreciation to the staff for working on these two proposed rules and the proposed interpretation on volumetric options. Let me first talk about these two rules, which are tweaks to past Commission actions, but they are important all the same. I firmly believe that we need to get the little things right to get the big things right, and I feel we have gotten these small changes right. I’m proud to vote in favor of these two proposed rules.

SEC Sanctions 13 Firms For Improper Sales of Puerto Rico Junk Bonds

Date 03/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned 13 firms for violating a rule primarily designed to protect retail investors in the municipal securities market.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen At Commission Meeting On Releases Related To Forwards With EVO, Residual Interest And Rule 1.35

Date 03/11/2014

Good morning Chairman Massad and Commissioners Bowen and Giancarlo. I want to thank Chairman Massad for convening this meeting and moving quickly to fine-tune the Commission’s Dodd-Frank rulemakings and provide needed clarity and relief to the commercial-end-user community.

MGEX Continues Streak Of High Volume

Date 03/11/2014

MGEX,  a  Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has concluded the 2nd-best October in its long history. The Exchange reports a total volume of 169,824 for the month, the highest October total since the record-setting month in 2007 and a 38 percent increase over last year’s total.

SEC Charges California-Based Bio-Rad Laboratories With FCPA Violations

Date 03/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a clinical diagnostic and life science research company based in California with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries made improper payments to foreign officials in Russia, Vietnam, and Thailand in order to win business.

New Trading Segment "Sponsored Foreign Shares" - SIX Swiss Exchange Allows Its Broadly Diversified Customer Base To Trade More Than 500 International Blue Chip Equities

Date 03/11/2014

Today, SIX Swiss Exchange launches Sponsored Foreign Shares, a trading segment for international equities. From the outset, investors can choose among 536 blue chips from 27 different countries which they can trade directly on the Swiss exchange, in Swiss franc and during Swiss trading hours.

Aafaq – Islamic Finance Begins Transacting On NASDAQ Dubai Murabaha Platform For Islamic Financing

Date 03/11/2014

• Company and its clients benefit from efficiency and speed of processing
• Total transactions on platform have reached more than AED 21 billion   

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: October 2014

Date 03/11/2014

• Strongest month since August 2011: trading turnover of CHF 122.9 billion (+28.3% month-on- month) and 4,339,182 trades (+39.6%)
• Trading turnover in the first ten months of 2014: CHF 959.9 billion (+13.4% versus the same period a year earlier)
• Average trading turnover per day in the first ten months of 2014: CHF 4.6 billion

Amendment To Disclosure Office Notice I/13 Regarding Companies Not Domiciled In Switzerland That Have Their Main Listing On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 03/11/2014

Following the revision to Art. 20 para. 1 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, which came into effect on 1 May 2013, the application of the disclosure rules has been broadened to include companies not domiciled in Switzerland whose equity securities have their main listing at least in part on a Swiss stock exchange.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo, Open Meeting On Proposed Rule On Residual Interest Deadline For Futures Commission Merchants, Proposed Rule On Records Of Commodity Interest And Related Cash Or Forward Transactions, And Proposed Interpretation On Forward Contracts With Embedded Volumetric Optionality

Date 03/11/2014

Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this meeting to propose three important matters. I am pleased the issues that the three proposals seek to address are being made a priority by this iteration of the Commission. These measures are of tremendous consequence to farmers, manufacturers, and utilities, and the markets that serve them. We must get them right.