CME Group has announced that it will host the fifth annual Global Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC) this November 12-14, 2012. The following topics are to be discussed: Impact of geopolitical trends on global financial market; High frequency trading and evolving capital market dynamics; The new global energy landscape; Effect of the U.S. elections on markets;and Potential outcome of current and proposed regulatory policy.

SIFMA has released this comment letter to the MSRB on draft amendments to Rule G-37 ("Political Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal Securities Business"). The draft amendments require an increase in the type of information publicly disclosed regarding contributions to bond-ballot campaigns. (This requirement would affect broker-dealers and municipal securities dealers.) This letter notes that while SIMFA was supportive of the MSRB’s initial disclosure regime for bond-ballot campaign contributions, it has concerns regarding the following aspects of the proposed amendments: Revision of

The witnesses will be: Mr. David Lauer, Market Structure and High-Frequency Trading Consultant, Better Markets; Mr. Andrew Brooks, Head of U.S. Equity Trading, T. Rowe Price; Mr. Chris Concannon, Partner and Executive Vice President, Virtu Financial, LLC; and Mr. Larry Tabb, Founder and CEO, TABB Group. Thursday, September 20, 201210:00 AM - 12:00 PM538 Dirksen Senate Office Building View notice in full here(links externally to U.S. Senate Banking Committee website). See also: Yesterday's news item as to the Chicago Fed Study on electronic trading.

New rules and rule proposals from CBOE, CME, FINRA, NASDAQ OMX BX, and NYSE Arca: CBOE: Proposed Rule - Change to Amend Rules Regarding Requests for Data Related to Exchange Reviews CME: Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Regarding Acceptance of Additional Interest Rate Swaps for Clearing FINRA: Effective Immediately - Rule Change to Delete FINRA Rule 7064A (Late Fees) NASDAQ OMX BX: Effective Immediately - Rule Change Regarding Strike-Price Intervals in the Short-Term Options Program (See also: Exhibit 5) NYSE Arca: Proposed Rule - Change Relating to the Listing and

A PDF of this bill is now available via the GPO website. Click here. See also Related news entry from September 18.