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SEC: Statement On Passing Of Enforcement Division Associate Director Scott W. Friestad

Date 05/04/2018

Enforcement Division Associate Director Scott W. Friestad passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018. He served as an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement beginning in March 2005, having left private practice to join the SEC in 1995.

CME Group Announces All-Time Overall And Non-U.S. Hours Agricultural Daily Volume Records

Date 05/04/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that a record 3,002,818 agricultural futures and options contracts traded yesterday, April 4, 2018 - surpassing the 3 million milestone for the first time.  The company also reported that a record 778,841 agricultural futures and options contracts traded yesterday outside of U.S. trading hours, nearly double the previous daily non-U.S. volume record set in April 20

SEC Awards More Than $2.2 Million To Whistleblower Who First Reported Information To Another Federal Agency Before SEC

Date 05/04/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $2.2 million to a former company insider whose tips helped the agency open an investigation that led to an enforcement action.  The whistleblower first reported the information to another federal agency and later provided the same information to the SEC. 

CalPERS Names Beth Richtman Managing Investment Director Of Sustainable Investments

Date 05/04/2018

The California Public Employees' Retirement System today announced that Beth Richtman has been selected as Managing Investment Director of the Sustainable Investment Program.

SEC: Joel R. Levin Named Director Of Chicago Regional Office

Date 05/04/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Joel R. Levin has been named Director of the Chicago Regional Office.  He will join the agency next month.

SEC Charges Medical Device Company The Eye Machine And Founder Pocklington With Fraud

Date 05/04/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged convicted felon and former NHL team owner Peter H. Pocklington, his medical device company, and others with defrauding investors by hiding Pocklington’s recidivist history and by misappropriating investor funds.  

ESMA: Open Hearing On Securitisation Repositories

Date 05/04/2018

HEARING ON

European Banking Authority Publishes Aggregated Exposures In Compliance With The ESRB Recommendation On Closing Real Estate Data Gaps

Date 05/04/2018

In compliance with the ESRB recommendation E 2016/14 on closing real estate data gaps, the EBA has included an additional page in its updated Risk Dasboard to disclose aggregated exposures referred to real estate activities (NACE code L) and the construction sector (NACE code F). 

Post-Trade Industry Leaders To Gather For The WFE’s 35TH IOMA Clearing & Derivatives Conference

Date 05/04/2018

Industry leaders will gather in Chicago, USA, next week for The World Federation of Exchanges’ ("The WFE") 35th IOMA Clearing & Derivatives Conference which kicks off on 11 April through to 13 April 2018.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At The 2018 Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference, Overland, Kansas

Date 05/04/2018

Thank you and good morning.  Welcome to the First Agriculture Commodity Futures Conference.  Good to have you with us.