FINRA Reg. Notice 12-22 On June 4, 2012, FINRA will introduce a new public offering filing system for public offerings that are required to be filed under FINRA Rules 5110, 5121 and 2310 (Corporate Financing Rules).The new Public Offering System will provide operational efficiencies and useful enhancements for filers. The new system will replace COBRADesk, which has been operational since 1999 and will be retired on June 20, 2012. This Notice provides information on the transition period to the new system and describes certain process enhancements for filing shelf offerings. To avoid any

See: 77 FR 25320 The CFTC is adopting a final and interim final rule for commodity options. The final rule and interim final rule apply to commodity options that are subject to the definition of "swap" as it will be further defined by the CFTC and SEC. Exchange-traded options on futures are specifically excluded from the swap definition and will not be affected by this rule. The final rule will generally authorize commodity options to transact subject the same laws and rules applicable to all other swaps. The interim final rule will provide a trade option exemption for certain physically

The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2012 will be: institution and settlement of injunctive actions; institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; other matters relating to enforcement proceedings; and an opinion. At times, changes in SEC priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

International Capital Market Association April 4, 2012 ICMA has published its quarterly report for the second quarter of 2012.

International Capital Market Association April 4, 2012 ICMA has published its annual legal opinion on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement for a number of jurisdictions worldwide.