The July 4th holiday will impact the following regulatory filings: Daily segregated, 30.7 secured, clear swaps collateral and daily forex statements are required to be submitted by noon on July 5, 2013; Daily segregated statements are not required to be prepared as of July 4, 2013; Daily 30.7 secured, cleared swaps customer collateral and forex statements are required to be prepared as of July 4, 2013, and to be submitted by noon on July 5, 2013. If an FCM is required to file a July 4, 2013 Daily 30.7 secured or cleared swaps customer collateral statement, it should also include the most

The SEC announced that Julie M. Riewe and Marshall S. Sprung have been named Co-Chiefs of the Division of Enforcement's Asset Management Unit. Ms. Riewe and Mr. Sprung have been serving as the deputy chiefs of the Asset Management Unit since May 2012. See: Full SEC Press Release.

The SEC announced the appointment of Timothy B. Henseler as the new Director of the agency's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Mr. Henseler formerly served as the Deputy Director of the Office and has been its Acting Director since July 2012. See: SEC Press Release.

Regional Office Director, Merri Jo Gillette, has resigned from the SEC's Chicago Regional Office to join the law firm of Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP.Ms. Gillette will be succeeded by Tim Warren, Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the Chicago Office. See: SEC Press Release.

The SEC approved amendments to MSRB Rules G-37 ("Political Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal Securities Business") and G-8 ("Books and Records to be Made by Brokers, Dealers and Municipal Securities Dealers"). The amendments require the public disclosure of additional information related to contributions to bond ballot campaigns by brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers and the retention of records related thereto. The effective date of the amendments is July 1, 2013. See: MSRB Notice 09-2013.