News Article The prospect of an intensifying three-way battle over the biggest U.S. futures market drew closer Tuesday as regulators approved a new clearinghouse venture that will allow NYSE Euronext (NYX) to challenge the dominance of CME Group Inc. in contracts linked to Treasurys. NYSE Euronext said it could be ready to launch Treasurys futures by April in what could be the most significant challenge to CME's near-monopoly on the product since the abortive push into the market by Germany's Eurex earlier in the decade. Date February 1, 2011 Cross References CEA Sec. 5b

Comment Letter ISDA and SIFMA's comment letter urges the CFTC to take into account that bilateral OTC derivative markets are limited to entities that qualify as eligible contract participants; permit bilateral contract negotiation in place of formalistic rules; and strike a balance between the burden presented and the need to protect the interests of counterparties who are, by definition, deemed to be able to protect their own interests. Document Number RIN 3038-AD28 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Protection of Collateral of Counterparties to Uncleared Swaps Date February 1, 2011 Cross

News Article BP Plc, Europe's second-biggest oil company, may face charges of manipulating prices in the U.S. natural-gas market in 2008, the company said in a filing today, noting that FERC and the CFTC are currently investigating several BP entities regarding trading in the next- day natural gas market at Houston Ship Channel during October and November 2008," the company said in the filing to the SEC. The CFTC informed BP it intended to recommend charges on Nov. 30, while FERC has yet to decide what action it will take, BP said in the statement. Publication Bloomberg Date February 1, 2011

News Article The House Financial Services Committee aims to "identify and remedy" any unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul, with a focus on rules governing proprietary trading and derivatives, according to a draft of the panel's strategic plan. The 20-page document, circulated to committee members and staff for comment by Chairman Spencer Bachus of Alabama, says that the panel will focus this year on overseeing implementation of Dodd-Frank's new rules for Wall Street. Publication Bloomberg Date February 1, 2011 Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII

The Department of the Treasury announced that it has commenced a secondary public offering of warrants to purchase the common stock of Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. The proceeds of this sale will provide an additional return on Treasury's investment in the company beyond the dividend payments received on related preferred stock. Date January 31, 2011