76 FR 43851 The CFTC is adopting reporting regulations that require physical commodity swap and swaption reports. The new regulations require routine position reports from clearing organizations, clearing members and swap dealers and also apply to reportable swap trader positions. Effective Date: September 20, 2011 Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII; CEA Secs. 4a, 4t and 8a(5); 17 CFR Parts 15 and 20

76 FR 43879 The CFTC is adopting regulations pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, which provides the Commission with authority to implement regulations under sections 624 and 628 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The regulations implementing section 624 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act require CFTC-regulated entities to provide consumers with the opportunity to prohibit affiliates from using certain information to make marketing solicitations to consumers. The regulations implementing section 628 of the FCRA require CFTC-regulated entities that possess or maintain consumer report information in

CFTC and SEC Staffs to Host Public Roundtable to Discuss International Issues relating to the Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, CFTC Press Release 6076-11 July 21, 2011 Staffs of the SEC and CFTC will hold a joint public roundtable on August 1, 2011, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, to discuss international issues related to the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Panelists will be announced at a later date. Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII

In its Communication of 4 March 2009 the European Commission announced that it would (i) examine corporate governance rules and practice within financial institutions in the light of the financial crisis, and (ii) where appropriate, make recommendations or propose regulatory measures. The Capital Requirements Directive aims at ensuring proper functioning of banking markets and restoring confidence in the banking sector, through: Effective, proportionate and deterrent sanctions which better ensure compliance with CRD rules Development of a level playing field which minimises the opportunities

ESMA consulted on three specific technical areas covering the prospectus directive. These were: the format of base prospectus final terms; the format of the summary of the prospectus and detailed form and content of key investor information to be included in it; and a proportionate disclosure regime. The ACT does not agree with appending the base prospectus summary to the final terms and the ACT expressed some concerns on the proposed specific form of the prospectus summary. The ACT concurs with ESMA that disclosure for rights issues should be less than for new issues and have asked ESMA to