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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2001-124
SEC CHAIRMAN HARVEY PITT ANNOUNCES THE SELECTION OF
MICHAEL W. ROBINSON AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Washington, DC, October 26, 2001 Securities and
Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced
the selection of Michael W. Robinson as Director of the
Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation, and Research.
Mr. Robinson 37, will serve as the SECs principal
spokesperson and raise public awareness of the Commissions
mission and actions.
Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Robinson was Vice
President of Corporate Communications at the Arlington, Va.-
based investment firm of Friedman Billings Ramsey.
Previously, he was a spokesman for Mobil Corporation, and
the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr.
Robinson also served at the Department of Justice and the
White House from 1989-1991.
Chairman Pitt said, We are delighted that Michael has
joined the SEC. His experience in the securities industry,
coupled with his ability to understand complicated issues
and create clear explanations, will be a tremendous asset to
us.
Mr. Robinson received his B.A. degree from the S.I.
Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Maxwell
School of Citizenship at Syracuse University.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2001-125
SEC AND CFTC EXTEND COMMENT PERIODS FOR JOINT RULES
RELATING TO MARGIN REQUIREMENTS AND TREATMENT OF
CUSTOMER FUNDS FOR SECURITY FUTURES PRODUCTS
TO DECEMBER 5, 2001
Washington, DC, October 29, 2001 On October 25,
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a
30-day extension of the public comment periods for
proposed rules relating to the implementation of
provisions of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act
of 2000 (CFMA). The CFMA lifted the 19-year ban on
the trading of single-stock and narrow-based stock
index futures in this country.
The comment periods are extended until December 5,
2001 for the rules proposed jointly by the CFTC and the
SEC that would govern the collection of customer margin
for security futures and the proposed rules relating to
the applicability of CFTC and SEC Customer Protection,
Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Bankruptcy Rules and the
Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to Accounts
Holding Security Futures Products.
Copies of the proposed rules, as well as the
release extending the comment periods, are available on
the websites of the CFTC and the SEC, at www.cftc.gov
and www.sec.gov, respectively.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2001- 127
SEC Releases Full Agenda and Panelists for
Third Annual Municipal Market Roundtable
"Secondary Market Disclosure for the 21st Century"
Washington, DC, November 1, 2001 - The Securities and
Exchange Commission today released the full agenda and names of
panelists for the Third Annual Municipal Market Roundtable
that its Office of Municipal Securities will host on Wednesday,
November 14, 2001 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Roundtable will take
place at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42
West 44th Street, New York, New York, 10036. The event is open to
the public and free of charge. Seating will be on a first come,
first served basis. For additional information, please call the
Office of Municipal Securities at (202) 942-7300.
The Roundtable will provide a forum for a wide variety of
municipal market participants to present their observations and
opinions on the status of the secondary market disclosure system
under Rule 15c2-12 and discuss possible changes to the current
system.
AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. ARRIVAL
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. OPENING REMARKS:
Stephen J. Weinstein, Esq.
Attorney-Fellow
SEC Office of Municipal Securities
9:10 - 10:10 a.m. PANEL I -- NRMSIRs AND SIDs: Repository
representatives identify problems which they experience with
the current system and suggest possible solutions.
Moderator:
Margaret "Peg" Henry, Esq.
Attorney-Fellow
SEC Office of Municipal Securities
Panelists:
Peter Schmitt
President
DPC Data Inc.
Arthur Brasch
Director of Municipal Products
FT Interactive Data
Maryrose Carosia
Director of Information Services
Standard & Poors/J.J. Kenny Repository
Doug Kemp, Esq.
Attorney
Bloomberg Municipal Repository
Dan Black
Executive Director
Municipal Advisory Counsel
10:10 - 11:10 p.m. PANEL II -- CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE
15c2-12:
A discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to the
current continuing disclosure system.
Moderator:
Mary N. Simpkins, Esq.
Senior Special Counsel
SEC Office of Municipal Securities
Panelists:
Alan Polsky
First Vice President & Director of Research
Dougherty & Company LLC
Leslie Richards-Yellen, Esq.
Principal
The Vanguard Group
Walter K. Knorr
Chief Financial Officer
City of Chicago
Charles Brass
Executive Vice President
New York City Housing Development Corporation
Relmond P. VanDaniker
Executive Director
National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers & Treasurers
Frank Chin
Managing Director
Salomon Smith Barney
Diane McNabb
Managing Director
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Patrick K. Arey, Esq.
Abramoff, Neuberger & Linder LLP
11:10 - 11:30 a.m. BREAK
11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. PANEL III -- BRAINSTORMING IMPROVEMENTS
IN SECONDARY MARKET DISCLOSURE
Moderator:
Martha Mahan Haines, Esq.
Chief, SEC Office of Municipal Securities
Panelists:
Terry Atkinson
Managing Director, Municipal Securities Group
UBS Paine Webber
Robert A. Estrada, Esq.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.
Jeffrey Pohl, Esq.
General Counsel
New York Dormitory Authority
Frank Hoadley
Capital Finance Director
State of Wisconsin
Paul M. Maco, Esq.
Vinson & Elkins
M. Jane Dickey, Esq.
Rose Law Firm
Roger L. Davis, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
12:50 - 1:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
Martha Mahan Haines, Esq.
Chief, SEC Office of Municipal Securities
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