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• EU Bank Firewalls, Citigroup ‘Defects,’ D.E. Shaw-CFTC Claims: Compliance

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  The European Commission published the members and remit of a group of experts that will examine whether banks should build internal firewalls to protect taxpayers and customers when failure of one part of a lender threatens to cascade throughout the company.

• CFTC’s Staff, ‘Criminal Club’, Volcker: Compliance

  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission says it will shift enforcement staff to meet Dodd- Frank Act demands in 2012, after failing last year to adequately oversee CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures exchange.

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  Derivative CDs Backed by FDIC Tempt Savers as Banks Reap 8% Fees

  A gray-haired woman picking a flower with a young girl adorns the cover of an HSBC Holdings Plc brochure that promises investors both “the growth of the market” and “the security of FDIC Insurance.”

• Singapore Begins Consultation on Derivatives Rules

  The Monetary Authority of Singapore released a discussion paper about proposals to regulate over- the-counter derivatives transactions.

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  Deutsche Boerse Plans Dividend, Buyback

  Deutsche Boerse AG, blocked from buying NYSE Euronext by European competition regulators this month, pledged to return capital to shareholders after posting a fourth-quarter profit.

• EU High-Frequency Trades, CFTC Budget, Europe Trading Tax: Compliance

  High-frequency traders may win a partial reprieve from proposed European Union rules designed to prevent a repeat of the so-called flash crash after banks and exchanges including Deutsche Bank AG and NYSE Euronext warned they could damage markets and lead to an exodus of traders.

• NYSE Euronext Profit Falls on Merger Costs, Exceeding Analyst Estimates

  NYSE Euronext, which was prevented last week from merging with Deutsche Boerse AG by European regulators, reported 19 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit after one-time charges related to the takeover and a French tax settlement. The shares rose as profit beat forecasts.

• Obama Said to Request 50% Increase in CFTC Budget for Dodd-Frank

  President Barack Obama will request $308 million to fund the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the main U.S. derivatives regulator, in the 2013 fiscal year, according to a person briefed on the budget request scheduled to be announced Feb. 13.

• U.S. Drops Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Antitrust Lawsuit After Merger Abandoned

  The U.S. Justice Department said it dismissed an antitrust lawsuit and proposed settlement agreement with Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext because the two exchange owners have given up on their proposed merger.

• Deutsche Boerse-NYSE, Gupta, Muni Bonds: Compliance

  European Union regulators vetoed a plan by Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext to create the world’s biggest exchange after concluding that the merger would hurt competition.

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