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NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2013

Date 24/04/2013

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2013, short interest in 2,120 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,248,543,308 shares compared with 7,144,598,516 shares in 2,120 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 28, 2013. The mid-April short interest represents 4.84 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.34 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/04/2013

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 15, 2013.

SIFMA Statement On Brown-Vitter Legislation

Date 24/04/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement after Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter's (R-LA) introduced legislation to address "too-big-to-fail."

DTCC Launches New Loan/SERV Balance Reconciliation Platform

Date 24/04/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it has launched a new Loan/SERV reconciliation platform called Balance Reconciliation that simplifies the reconcilement process for lenders by focusing on balances only.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The Early Spring Holidays In The UK And Japan

Date 24/04/2013

SIFMA today made holiday recommendations for the UK and Japan in observance of the UK's Early May Bank Holiday and Japan's Showa Day, Constitutional Day and Children’s Day Holidays.

CFTC Announces Departure Of Office Of International Affairs Director Jacqueline H. Mesa, Sarah E. Josephson Announced As New Director

Date 24/04/2013

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that Office of International Affairs (OIA) Director Jacqueline H. Mesa is leaving the agency for other pursuits. Chairman Gensler also announced that current Division of Clearing and Risk Deputy Director Sarah E. Josephson will take over immediately following Ms. Mesa’s departure. Both changes will take place on May 10.

SEC Charges Capital One With Understating Auto Loan Losses

Date 24/04/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Capital One Financial Corporation and two senior executives for understating millions of dollars in auto loan losses incurred during the months leading into the financial crisis.

BOX Offers Complex Order Book - SEC Approval For May 3 Launch

Date 24/04/2013

The BOX Options Exchange announced today it has received SEC approval to launch its Complex Order Book on Friday, May 3, 2013. 

CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee - Full Committee (Along With Subcommittee On Data Standardization) To Focus On Issues Related To Swap Data Reporting, And Will Receive Updates On Industry-Led Customer Protection Technology Effort And New Requirements Imposed By Part 1 Of The Commission’s Regulations

Date 24/04/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (the “TAC” or “Committee”) will hold a public meeting at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will focus primarily on issues related to swap data reporting. It will also include updates on the implementation of an industry-led technology solution to protect customer funds, and compliance with certain requirements imposed under Part 1 of the Commission’s Regulations.

Global Challenges Facing Regulators In The Next Decade - A Speech By Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities And Investments Commission And Chairman, International Organization Of Securities Commissions Delivered At The American Australian Association Lunch Event, New York, 24 April 2013

Date 24/04/2013

Introduction

Thank you Frances [Cassidy] for inviting me to speak today.

It is great to be back in New York City and terrific to be here at the Princeton Club.

I used to live in New York for nearly 10 years when I was with Societe Generale and, while I have returned many times since, you never, ever get tired of being here in this mighty metropolis.