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Opening Statement, Fourteenth Series Of Proposed Rulemakings Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia

Date 27/04/2011

Thank you Mr. Chairman, and let me thank the teams, which have spent many long hours negotiating and developing the rule proposals before us today.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Defining The Perimeter Of Swap Regulation To Ensure Effective Oversight

Date 27/04/2011

Good morning.

Today’s proposed rules and interpretations are designed to accomplish two broad goals.

Opening Statement, Public Meeting On Proposed Rules Under Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Michael V. Dunn

Date 27/04/2011

Thank you all for joining us today for this important meeting regarding the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act.

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments To Remove Credit Rating References In Exchange Act Rules

Date 27/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose amendments that would remove references to credit ratings in several rules under the Exchange Act.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2011

Date 27/04/2011

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2011, short interest in 2,333 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 6,488,518,331 shares compared with 6,281,450,253 shares in 2,340 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2011. The mid-April short interest represents 3.72 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.19 days for the prior reporting period.

SEC Proposes Product Definitions For Swaps

Date 27/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rules further defining the terms “swap,” “security-based swap,” and “security-based swap agreement.”

IMF Publishes Regional Economic Outlook For MENA, Afghanistan And Pakistan - MENA Set To Grow Despite Uncertainties

Date 27/04/2011

• Average GDP growth of regional oil exporters, ex-Libya, expected to reach 4.9% in 2011. Increase on previous estimate of 4.6%
• GCC GDP growth expected to reach 7.8% in 2011. Increase on previous estimate of 5.2%
• Political unrest and surge in oil prices are the key developments for the region

Assessment Of Securities Settlement In Sweden

Date 27/04/2011

Finansinspektionen and the Riksbank jointly assessed securities settlement in Sweden in 2010. On the Swedish securities market, Euroclear Sweden is responsible for account operations in its role as a central securities depositary and manages securities transactions after closing in its role as a clearing organisation and settlement system for securities.

Speech by SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Opening Statement At SEC Open Meeting: Item 1 — Product Definitions

Date 27/04/2011

Good morning. This is an Open Meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2011.

Today, we will consider two items stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

First, we will consider proposing new rules and interpretive guidance regarding the definitions of swaps; and

Second, we will consider proposing new rules that would further remove from our rules references to credit ratings.

Statement On Support Of The Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Of Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 27/04/2011

Statements for the record on each rule:

Segregation

I support the proposed rule on protection of cleared swaps customer contracts and collateral and the associated conforming amendments. The proposal carries out the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandate that futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) segregate customer collateral supporting cleared swaps. FCMs and DCOs must hold customer collateral in an account that is separate from that belonging to the FCMs or DCOs.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, an FCM or DCO must not use the collateral of one swaps customer to cover the obligations of another swaps customer or itself. Under the proposed rule, in the event that an FCM defaults simultaneously with one or more of its cleared swaps customers, the DCO may access the collateral of the FCM’s defaulting cleared swaps customers to cure the default, but not the collateral of the FCM’s non-defaulting cleared swaps customers. The proposal also asks a variety of questions regarding alternative means of implementing protection of customer collateral.