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EGA Emerging Global Shares files with the SEC
December 5, 2011--EGA Emerging Global Shares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust.
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC completes client-funds rule after MF Global collapse
December 5, 2011--U.S. derivatives regulators approved restrictions on how brokers can invest customer funds, acting on a delayed rule after as much as $1.2 billion went missing before MF Global Holdings Ltd. sought bankruptcy protection.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 5-0 today to limit how brokers invest clients’ margin in money market funds, and ban investments in foreign sovereign debt and in-house transactions such as repurchase agreements.
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Source: Washington Post
Remarks at a Conference Hosted by the Office of Financial Research and the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Chairman Gary Gensler
December 2, 2011--Good morning, I’d like to thank the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) for hosting this important conference and for inviting me to speak.
Thank you, Tim, for the introduction.
Lessons of 2008
Three years ago, the financial system failed, and the financial regulatory system failed as well. We are still feeling the aftershocks of these twin failures.
There are many lessons to be learned from the crisis. Foremost, when financial institutions fail, real people’s lives are affected. More than eight million jobs were lost, and the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high. Millions of Americans lost their homes. Millions more live in homes that are worth less than their mortgages. And millions of Americans continue struggling to make ends meet.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CFTC Issues Interpretation Concerning Dodd-Frank Anti-Fraud Authority
December 2, 2011--The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced an Interpretation that relates to anti-fraud authority provided in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Today’s Interpretation is the CFTC’s view of the meaning of the term “actual delivery,” and guidance on how the CFTC will determine if the actual delivery exception applies to a transaction.
The Commission voted on the Interpretation, and will no longer consider this item during the open meeting on December 5. The Interpretation is open for public to comment for 60 days from publication in the Federal Register.
Section 742(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act to add a new section, 2(c)(2)(D), entitled “Retail Commodity Transactions.” Section 2(c)(2)(D) broadly applies to any agreement, contract, or transaction in any commodity that is entered into with, or offered to, a non-eligible contract participant or non-eligible commercial entity on a leveraged, margined, or financed basis. The Section requires such agreements, contracts, and transactions to be conducted on a regulated exchange and subjects them to the CFTC’s anti-fraud authority. However, the Section does not apply if “actual delivery” of the commodity is made within 28 days. The Commission issued the Interpretation to explain its view of “actual delivery” and provide several examples of when “actual delivery” does and does not occur.
David Meister, the Director of the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement, stated, “In this Section of the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress provided the CFTC with added authority to prosecute ponzi schemes and other frauds that are perpetrated in the retail commodities markets, such as scams by people acting as legitimate providers of investments in precious metals like gold and silver. We will use this authority aggressively to protect investors and the markets.”
view the Retail Commodity Transactions Under Commodity Exchange Act Section 2(c)(2)(D)
Source: CFTC.gov
iShares files with the SEC
December 2, 2011--iShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend 30 Index Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
Fidelity files with the SEC
December 1, 2011--Fidelity has filed an application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Source: SEC.gov
ISE Reports Business Activity for November 2011
December 1, 2011--ISE is the largest equity options exchange in November with market share of 19.7%, excluding dividend trades.
Dividend trades made up 4.9% of industry volume in November 2011.
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported average daily volume of 2.8 million contracts in November 2011. This represents a decrease of 4.6% compared to November 2010. Total options volume for the month was 59.8 million contracts. ISE was the largest U.S. equity options exchange in November with market share of 19.7%*.
Business highlights for the month of November include:
On November 7, ISE announced it had completed the most the most recent upgrade to its new trading system based on Deutsche Börse Group’s OptimiseTM trading architecture. Technology Release 1.6 was the second major enhancement to the system since the completion of its initial rollout in July 2011.
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Source: International Securities Exchange (ISE)
Brazil takes measures to counter crisis
December 1, 2011--Brazil moved aggressively to shield its economy from a widening global financial crisis on Thursday, unveiling a slate of measures to boost consumption and investment in Latin America’s biggest country.
The announcement comes just one day after Brazil’s central bank cut interest rates for third straight time to shore up credit, citing mounting concerns about the impact of the eurozone debt crisis on the Brazilian economy
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Source: FIN24
Cash-rich US small-caps buying own stock
December 1, 2011-- US small and midsized companies have sharply increased repurchases of their own stock, deploying excess cash to buy what they see as undervalued shares.
Share buy-backs are usually implemented by larger companies, while smaller companies tend to use spare cash for investment.
But net debt level of US small-caps is at the lowest levels since at least 2000, according to JPMorgan data. The bank estimates the non-financial companies in Russell 2000 index are sitting on $168bn of cash
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Source: FT.com
BNP Paribas files with the SEC
December 1, 2011--BNP Paribas has filed a pre-effective amendment No.3 to Form S-1 with the SEC for the BNP Paribas S&P Dynamic Roll Global Commodities Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
