The SEC issued the Investor Alert linked below in response to a number of fraudulent solicitations currently underway that purport to be affiliated with or sponsored by the federal government and legitimate securities regulators. Click here to view notice in full (links externally to SEC website). See also: Updated Investor Alert: Investors Beware of Government Impersonators (April 2013); Updated Investor Alert: Investors Beware of Government Impersonators (November 2012); Investor Alert: Investors Beware of Government Impersonators (February 2012); Advance Fee Fraud Schemes; PAUSE List of

In the FAQs linked below, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance provided guidance on (i) various aspects of Exchange Act Section 13(p), Rule 13p-1 and Item 1.01 of Form SD relating to disclosure regarding the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries and (ii) the foregoing Section and Rules and Item 2.01 of Form SD, which requires disclosure of certain payments made by resource extraction issuers to foreign governments or the U.S. federal government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals. Click here to

Linked below is an article entitled "Disruptive Guidance" which originally appeared in the Energy Metro Desk. The article discusses Commissioner O'Malia's take on the disruptive trading practices guidance with analysis of several scenarios. Click here to view the article in full.The above link is an excerpt from the most recent issue of Energy Metro Desk, which is published biweekly by Scudder Publishing Group, an energy trade news publishing company based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Those interested in learning more about the Energy Metro Desk may do so by linking to www

The NFA announced that, effective July 1, 2013, the requirements of NFA Financial Requirements Section 16 and the related interpretive notice (" NFA Financial Requirements Section 16: FCM Financial Practices and Excess Segregated Funds/Secure Amount/Cleared Swaps Customer Collateral Disbursements") will apply to FCMs holding cleared swaps customer collateral. Specific policies that will apply include the following: Maintaining written policies and procedures regarding the maintenance of the FCM's residual interest in its cleared swaps customer collateral accounts; Approval and notice

As reported in the Cadwalader Cabinet newsletter May 21, 2013, the CFTC Inspector General had issued a report (the "CFTC Report") regarding the handling of the investigation of the failure of MF Global by CFTC Commissioner Gensler. Among other criticisms, the report noted that the CFTC Chairman had not followed the ordinary governmental procedures when sending and receiving work-related email. However, while noting the divergence from procedures, the CFTC Report stated that the Inspector General had not conducted a review of the Chairman's e-mails other than those relating directly to MF