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  • CFTC Adopts Final Definition Of “Public Director”

    Date 27/04/2009

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announced today that it has adopted a final definition of “public director” for the acceptable practices to Section 5(d)(15) (Core Principle 15) of the Commodity Exchange Act. The final definition will be effective 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, at which time the Commission will also lift its stay on the acceptable practices.

  • James Brigagliano, Daniel Gallagher Named Co-Acting Directors Of SEC Division Of Trading And Markets

    Date 27/04/2009

    Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro today named James Brigagliano and Daniel M. Gallagher as Co-Acting Directors of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, replacing Erik R. Sirri, who left the agency on April 24.

  • US Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

    Date 27/04/2009

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of marketable borrowing for the April - June 2009 and July – September 2009 quarters: During the April – June 2009 quarter, Treasury expects to borrow $361 billion of marketable debt, assuming an end-of-June cash balance of $245 billion, which includes $200 billion for the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP).  The borrowing estimate is $196 billion higher than announced in F

  • SEC Charges Connecticut-Based Hedge Fund In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

    Date 27/04/2009

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a Connecticut-based money manager and the hedge funds that he controls, alleging that he forged documents, promised false returns, and misrepresented assets managed by the funds to illicitly raise more than $30 million from investors.

  • Director Of The Office Of Macroeconomic Analysis Ralph M. Monaco - Statement For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association April 27, 2009

    Date 27/04/2009

    U.S.economic activity contracted sharply again at the start of 2009, more than a year after the economy slipped into recession. The housing correction entered its third year, financial market volatility persisted, and credit markets, though improved from the last quarter of 2008, remained impaired. Labor market conditions worsened notably. Over 2 million jobs were lost in the first quarter alone and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 8.5 percent in March. The economy is still