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CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief For Part 20 Reporting Entities Regarding Identifying Information And For Part 45 And Part 46 Reporting Counterparties Regarding Legal Entity Identifiers And Other Identifying Information

Date 10/12/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter providing reporting parties under Parts 20, 45 and 46 of the Commission’s regulations with time-limited no-action relief from requirements to report certain identifying information regarding their non-reporting counterparties. The Division’s no-action letter addresses Legal Entity Identifiers, other identifying swap data fields pursuant to Parts 45 and 46, and large swap trader counterparty identification information pursuant to Part 20. To avail themselves of the relief, reporting parties must first meet specific criteria set forth in the no-action letter, and must also comply with certain conditions attached to the relief. The no-action letter permits reporting parties to fulfill their reporting obligations while acknowledging certain non-U.S. privacy laws, provided that specific conditions are met. The relief expires no later than June 30, 2013.
Response From The International Swaps And Derivatives Association Inc. (“ISDA”) To The BBA Consultation Paper On The Proposal To Implement Recommendation Number 6 Of “The Wheatley Review Of LIBOR”

Date 10/12/2012

As previously noted in our response to the Wheatley Review of LIBOR initial discussion paper (“Wheatley Response”), ISDA fully recognises the importance of “reforming” LIBOR in terms of its governance and transparency and welcomes the opportunity to comment on the specific aspect of reducing the number of currencies and maturities for which LIBOR covers.
CFTC Accepting Public Comment On An Amended Request From The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. To Adopt New Chapter 10 (“Regulatory Reporting Of Swap Data”) And New Rule 1001 (“Regulatory Reporting Of Swap Data”) Of CME’s Rulebook

Date 10/12/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is accepting public comment on an amended request from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) for approval of a rule (Rule 1001) submitted pursuant to section 40.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
ESMA Announces A Vacancy For A Senior Officer For Corporate Finance

Date 10/12/2012

To view the vacancy and to apply, please click here.
Composition Of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Equity Indices As Of December 16th, 2012

Date 10/12/2012

As of December 16th, 2012 the composition of the equity indices will be updated.

For the Excel file regarding changes in indices constituents, click here .
For the PDF file regarding changes in indices constituents, click here .

Hellenic Republic Announces Extension Of Invitation Period In Relation To The Exchange Offer Transaction

Date 10/12/2012

The Hellenic Republic (the “Republic”) announced today that it has decided to extend the period for submission of additional participation instructions in respect of all securities eligible to participate in the Republic’s invitation (the “Designated Securities”) announced on 3 December 2012 (the “Invitation”) to offer to exchange Designated Securities for six-month notes to be issued by the European Financial Stability Facility (the “EFSF” and the “EFSF Notes”) until 12:00 p.m. (London time) on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 (which will become the “Expiration Deadline” for the purposes of the Invitation). The extension will allow holders of Designated Securities who have not yet offered them for exchange pursuant to the Invitation to participate in the Invitation. However, holders of Designated Securities that submitted participation instructions prior to the initial expiration deadline (being 5.00 p.m. (London time) on Friday, 7 December 2012) will not have the right to revoke or modify such participation instructions.
CFTC: Federal Court In Texas Orders Houston-Based Defendants Christopher Daley And His Company, TC Credit Service d/b/a Del-Mair Group, To Pay Over $2.6 Million For Fraud In A Commodity Pool Scheme - Court Finds That Defendants Fraudulently Solicited And Accepted Over $1.4 Million From Customers To Trade Crude Oil Futures Contracts In A Commodity Pool

Date 10/12/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court order against defendants Christopher D. Daley and his firm, TC Credit Service, LLC doing business as Del-Mair Group, LLC (DMG), both of Houston, Texas, requiring Daley and DMG to jointly pay $654,183 in restitution to defrauded investors and a civil monetary penalty of $1,995,000. The order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against the defendants and prohibits them from violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged.
Treasury Department Reaches $132 Million Settlement With Standard Chartered Bank, Treasury Settlement Part Of Combined $327 Million Settlement For Bank’s Apparent Violations Of Sanctions Programs

Date 10/12/2012

As part of a combined $327 million settlement with federal and local government partners, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $132 million agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to settle its potential liability for apparent violations of U.S. sanctions. Today’s settlement resolves the OFAC’s investigation into apparent violations by the London and Dubai offices of SCB of a number of U.S sanctions programs, including those relating to Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan. Matters were also settled relating to a case involving transactions related to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations.
Press Communique Of The 16th African Securities Exchanges Association Annual General Meeting

Date 10/12/2012

On December 2, 2012, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) hosted the 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) in Cairo, Egypt at the Smart Village Conference Center.
SEC Charges Eight Mutual Fund Directors For Failure To Properly Oversee Asset Valuation

Date 10/12/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against eight former members of the boards of directors overseeing five Memphis, Tenn.-based mutual funds for violating their asset pricing responsibilities under the federal securities laws.