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Source: U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY, 7/26/12
Examining the Futures Markets: Responding to the Failures of MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group
August 1, 2012
9:00 a.m. EDT
328-A, Russell Senate Office Building
The hearing will continue an ongoing examination into the collapse of financial firm MF Global as well as the recent collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, and how customer protections can be strengthened to prevent future misuse of customer funds in the futures markets. Witnesses detailed below.
· Hon. Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC
· Hon. Jill Sommers, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, DC
· Mr. James Giddens, Trustee for the Securities Investment Protection Act Liquidation of MF Global, Inc., Hughes Hubbard & Reed, New York, NY
· Mr. Ira Bodenstein, Chapter 7 Trustee for Peregrine Financial Group, Inc., Shaw Gussis, Chicago, IL
· Hon. Walter Lukken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association, Washington, DC
· Mr. Terrence Duffy, President and Executive Chairman, CME Group, Chicago, IL
· Mr. Dan Roth, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Futures Association, Chicago, IL
· Ms. Diana Klemme, Vice President and Director-Grain Division, Grain Service Corporation, Atlanta, GA on behalf of the National Grain and Feed Association
· Mr. John Roe, Co-Founder, Commodity Customer Coalition, Chicago, IL
***A live webcast of the hearing can be viewed on the Committee’s website at http://ag.senate.gov.
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