77 FR XXXX The CFTC is authorizing the National Futures Association (NFA), to take the following actions: to process and grant applications for registration and withdrawals of registration with respect to swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs), and to notify of provisional registration; to confirm initial compliance with requirements applicable to SDs and MSPs under CEA Section 4s; to conduct proceedings to deny, condition, suspend, restrict or revoke the registration of any SD or MSP or of any applicant for registration in either category; to maintain records regarding SDs and

ISDA/SIFMA filed an Emergency Motion to Stay Rule, requesting that the Court of Appeals stay the effective date of the Position Limits for Futures and Swaps; Final Rule and Interim Final Rule, including all its new provisions codified in 17 C.F.R. § 151 and its revisions to 17 C.F.R. § 1, while this litigation is pending. See attached for the full pleading. Effective date: March 9, 2012. The pleading in promulgating its rule "the Commission deemed itself liberated from this most basic constraint on regulatory decision making, it adopted onerous limits without a reasoned basis"; that it "failed

Futures Industry The FIA announced that its board of directors has appointed Walter Lukken as president and chief executive officer. Lukken brings to the FIA many years of experience in government as well as expertise in the mechanics of clearing, a critically important issue for the FIA and its members. He succeeds John Damgard, who has been the head of the association since 1982. The appointment concluded a selection process that began in March 2011, when Damgard announced his plans to retire. Lukken will take up the new position in time for the next annual meeting of the FIA board of

Financial Services Authority January 4, 2012 The Financial Services Authority has published guidance on its role under the Payment Services Regulations 2009. The guidance aims to clarify the FSA's approach to firms which are, or are seeking to become authorised or registered as payment institutions, as well as other entities which are subject to certain provisions of the regulations.

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators December 27, 2011 In anticipation of the entry into force of the regulation on wholesale energy market transparency and integrity (REMIT) on December 28, 2011, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published guidance for market participants on the reporting of inside information and suspicious transactions.