SCHWER-Gewichte in SILBER

Der so genannte ROUNDTABLE ("Runder Tisch") vom DONNERSTAG (16.6.2011) ist ja
nun schon Geschichte, so dass wir, falls dafür überhaupt BEDARF ist, damit anfangen könnten, die ERGEBNISSE zu discutieren. - Wer traut sich eine erste Einschätzung zu?

June 10, 2011
CFTC and SEC Staffs to Host Public Roundtable Discussion on Proposed Dealer and Major Participant Definitions under Dodd-Frank Act

"Washington, DC — The staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that they intend to hold a joint public roundtable on June 16, 2011, to discuss proposed definitions required under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).

The Dodd-Frank Act provides that the CFTC and the SEC, in consultation with the Federal Reserve, must work jointly to further define the meaning of certain key terms including “swap dealer,” “security-based swap dealer,” “major swap participant” and “major security-based swap participant.” Title VII also provides for the registration of dealers and major participants, and will subject them to a number of statutory requirements including capital, margin and business conduct requirements.

The CFTC and SEC have received more than 130 comment letters from the public in response to rules they proposed on December 7, 2010, to define these terms. These public comments have helped inform the commissions about a range of issues raised by these definitions.

The roundtable is intended to supplement these comments and help further inform the agencies as they proceed with final rulemaking. The discussion will focus on such issues as:

- General parameters of dealer activity,