Reminder - Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee Meeting January 26; Draft Agenda Attached

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January 12, 2012

TO: DERIVATIVES MARKETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 2-12
SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 3-12 RE: REMINDER - DERIVATIVES MARKETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 26; DRAFT AGENDA ATTACHED

 

The next meeting of the Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the offices of the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H Street, N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, DC.  The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time in the David Silver Conference Room and should conclude no later than 2:30 p.m.  Lunch will be served.  The revised agenda for the meeting is attached to this memorandum.

We are pleased to announce that we will have two guest speakers at the meeting.  David Blass, Chief Counsel of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets will be joining us to discuss recent SEC proposals and initiatives impacting the derivatives markets.  Jonathan Jachym, Associate Director, Government Relations, CME Group, will be discussing the implications of the Dodd-Frank Act and global derivatives reform initiatives for U.S. funds.  As the agenda reflects, there have been many developments since our last meeting relating to derivatives markets reform, so we hope you will be able to join us. 

Registration can be accomplished online at http://members.ici.org/reg/deriv.  If you have questions about registration, please contact Jennifer Odom at (202) 326-5833 or jodom@ici.org.  We look forward to seeing you on January 26.

 

Sarah A. Bessin
Senior Counsel

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