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  • Dodd-Frank Regulatory Framework: What Questions Remain Unanswered - Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Energy Risk USA 2013

    Date 14/05/2013

    Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in the discussion.

    As I was preparing my speech and reflecting on the most important answers that the Commission must give to market participants, I thought of the famous statement made by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, “[t]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” It has occurred to me that these three categories could just as easily be applied to the Commission’s implementation of Dodd-Frank.

  • BAE Systems Detica Wins XCelent Award 2013 For Breadth Of Functionality For Its Watchlist And Sanctions Solutions

    Date 14/05/2013

    BAE Systems Detica today announces further recognition of its industry leading AML (anti-money laundering) compliance offering with the naming of its watchlist filtering and sanctions solutions as winner of leading analyst Celents’s XCelent 2013 Breadth of Functionality award.

  • Antitrust: European Commission Confirms Unannounced Inspections In Oil And Biofuels Sectors

    Date 14/05/2013

    The European Commission can confirm that, on 14 May 2013, Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active in and providing services to the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors. These inspections took place in two EU Member States. At the Commission's request, inspections were also carried out on its behalf by the EFTA Surveillance Authority in one European Economic Area (EEA) Member State. The Commission has concerns that the companies may have colluded in reporting distorted prices to a Price Reporting Agency to manipulate the published prices for a number of oil and biofuel products. Furthermore, the Commission has concerns that the companies may have prevented others from participating in the price assessment process, with a view to distorting published prices. Any such behaviour, if established, may amount to violations of European antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices and abuses of a dominant market position (Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Articles 53 and 54 of the EEA Agreement).

  • Addressing Conflicts Of Interest In The Credit Ratings Industry By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar - Remarks At The Credit Ratings Roundtable

    Date 14/05/2013

    Good morning.  I am very pleased to be here at the Roundtable on Credit Ratings.  I strongly support the Commission’s effort to evaluate ways to improve our credit ratings system. Effective oversight of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”) is critical to ensuring accurate ratings and promoting investor confidence.  Before I begin, however, let me issue the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), my fellow Commissioners, or members of the staff.

  • Sapient Global Markets Announces Global Strategic Partnership With RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

    Date 14/05/2013

    Sapient Global Markets today announced it has signed a strategic IT partnership with RWE Supply & Trading, a leading European energy trading house. Sapient Global Markets will support RWE Supply & Trading to deliver excellent operational efficiency services in an increasingly dynamic and cost-competitive industry. As RWE Supply & Trading's partner, Sapient Global Markets will also play a proactive role in assessing and proposing new technologies and delivering innovation to assist RWE Supply and Trading in continuously enhancing business excellence.