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CalPERS Commits $530 Million To Asia Real Estate Funds

Date 16/08/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced a $530 million investment commitment to two new real estate funds that will target investments in China.
Joint Statement Of Dissent By CFTC Commissioners Jill Sommers And Scott O’Malia - Clearing Exemption For Swaps Between Certain Affiliated Entities

Date 16/08/2012

We respectfully dissent from the notice of proposed rulemaking to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities from the clearing requirement. While we wholly support a clearing exemption for swaps between affiliated entities within a corporate group, we cannot support the proposal before the Commission today because in certain instances it imposes an unnecessary requirement for variation margin on corporate entities that engage in inter-affiliate trades.
SEC Charges Oracle Corporation With FCPA Violations Related To Secret Side Funds In India

Date 16/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Oracle Corporation with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by failing to prevent a subsidiary from secretly setting aside money off the company's books that was eventually used to make unauthorized payments to phony vendors in India.
Statement of Support: Clearing Exemption for Swaps Between Certain Affiliated Entities - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 16/08/2012

I support the proposed rules to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the clearing requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
U.S. Treasury Under Secretary Brainard To Attend Apec Finance Ministers Meeting, August 29-30, 2012

Date 16/08/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard will travel to Moscow, Russia to attend the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting of Finance Ministers on August 29-30, 2012. Under Secretary Brainard will participate in a meeting of regional finance ministers focused on policies to strengthen the global recovery and bring about strong, sustained and more balanced growth in order to boost job creation and incomes in the United States and throughout the APEC region. The APEC economies, comprising many of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in the world, account for almost 60 percent of U.S. goods exports.

CFTC Proposes Inter-Affiliate Clearing Exemption

Date 16/08/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a proposed rule to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the clearing requirement of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Section 723 of the Dodd-Frank Act added Section 2(h) to the Commodity Exchange Act to establish a clearing requirement for swaps
Program Trading Averaged 28.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 6-10

Date 16/08/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Aug. 6-10.
SEC Charges College Football Hall Of Fame Coach In $80 Million Ponzi Scheme

Date 16/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a former college football coach who teamed with an Ohio man to conduct an $80 million Ponzi scheme that included other college coaches and former players among its victims.
BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Second Preview Of The Ibovespa And Other Indices, Valid For September-December 2012

Date 16/08/2012

BM&FBOVESPA announces the second preview for the BOVESPA Index theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of September 03-December 30, 2012, based on the closing of the July 31, 2012 session. The preview registered no changes in the Ibovespa portfolio, which is made up of 67 stocks from 62 companies.
The Egyptian Exchange: Eid El Fitr Vacation

Date 16/08/2012

EGX decided that Eid El Fitr vacation will start from Sunday 19-08-2012 till Monday 20-08-2012. Trading will be resumed effective Tuesday 21-08-2012.