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CFTC Obtains Default Judgment And Permanent Injunction Against California Resident Michael J. Leighton For Defrauding Commodity Pool Participants - Court Orders Leighton To Pay Over $2.3 Million In Sanctions And Restitution And Permanently Bars Him From The Commodities Industry

Date 12/07/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an Order of Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Michael J. Leighton of Torrance, California. The Order, entered on July 8, 2013, stems from a CFTC enforcement action filed on May 8, 2012 charging Leighton with solicitation fraud and issuing false statements in connection with the operation of a commodity trading pool (see CFTC Release 6256-12).
TOM MTF Statistics Week 28, 2013

Date 12/07/2013

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European Commission's Reaction On The Comparison Of The Single Resolution Mechanism For Banks With The Nazi Regime

Date 12/07/2013

The European Commission has certainly no intention of responding to such an inappropriate analogy or of taking part in a polemic of this nature.
Results Of The June 2013 European Central Bank Survey On Credit Terms And Conditions In Euro-Denominated Securities Financing And OTC Derivatives Markets

Date 12/07/2013

The European Central Bank (ECB) is today publishing a report on the results of the June 2013 qualitative survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets (SESFOD). The survey is conducted four times a year, covering changes in credit terms and conditions over the three-month reference periods ending in February, May, August and November.
CFTC Charges Texas-Based RFF GP, LLC, KGW Capital Management, LLC, And Kevin G. White With Commodity Pool Fraud - Federal Court Issues Emergency Order Freezing Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 12/07/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered an emergency Order freezing and preserving the remaining pool participants’ assets under the control of Defendants RFF GP, LLC (RFF GP), KGW Capital Management, LLC (KGW Capital), and Kevin G. White, and Relief Defendants Revelation Forex Fund, LP, Meridian Propane LP, and W Corporate Real Estate, LP (d/b/a KGW Real Estate), all of Plano, Texas. The Order also prohibits defendants and relief defendants from destroying books and records, grants the CFTC immediate access to those records, and appoints a temporary receiver to protect pool participants’ funds.

SEC Halts Texas-Based Forex Trading Scheme

Date 12/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an emergency asset freeze against an unregistered money manager and his companies in Plano, Texas, who are charged with defrauding investors in a foreign currency exchange trading scheme.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-31: Limit Up-Limit Down Saturday Test

Date 12/07/2013

In coordination with other exchanges and market participants, Direct Edge® will participate in industry–wide testing for Limit Up-Limit Down (LULD) on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Members are encouraged to participate to ensure their systems are prepared for the implementation of Phase 2 of LULD, which is currently scheduled to be effective on Monday, August 5, 2013.
Remarks At Society Of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals By SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 12/07/2013

Thank you Bob [Lamm] for your very kind introduction. I am delighted to be able to participate in this conference and to address so many of the governance professionals who are on the front lines dealing with the myriad of mandates set forth in federal and state laws and regulations. In addition to engaging with shareholders, drafting disclosure documents, and dealing with the everyday fire drills that occur at your companies, you and your teams ensure that board members and management have the appropriate knowledge and resources to properly discharge their duties. This is a full day’s work, which is why so many of you often end up doing board minutes at night. While much of the work you do may sometimes seem thankless, the importance of your work is certainly not lost on me or, I hope, on your CEOs and boards.
Opening Statement CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Open Meeting On Cross –Border Guidance And Exemptive Order

Date 12/07/2013

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the staff and my fellow commissioners and international regulators for all of their hard work to modify the cross-border document and the attendant exemptive relief and no-action letters that enabled us to avert the regulatory train wreck that might have occurred had we not fully engaged with our European counterparts in these last-minute negotiations.
U.S. Treasury Engaging With More Than 80 Countries To Combat Offshore Tax Evasion And Improve Global Tax Compliance - Due To Overwhelming Interest Abroad, Treasury Announces A Six-Month Extension To The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding Requirement

Date 12/07/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that due to overwhelming interest from countries around the world, a six-month extension to the start of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) withholding and account due diligence requirements will be provided to allow more time to complete agreements with foreign jurisdictions. The six-month extension, to July 1, 2014, will also provide foreign financial institutions (FFIs) with the time necessary to comply with FATCA while helping to ensure efficient implementation of the law.