Release Number 5895-10

September 14, 2010

CFTC, SEC Announce Panelists, Room Update and Webcast Address for September 15 Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Execution Facilities and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

Washington, DC – The staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced the panelists, a room update and the webcast address for their September 15, 2010, public roundtable to discuss Swap Execution Facilities (“SEFs”) and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities (“SB SEFs”).

Room Update and Webcast Address

The roundtable will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room (Room L-006) at the SEC Headquarters located at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC. Members of the public should disregard the room noted in CFTC press release #5889-10 and SEC press release #2010-166 (see related documents). The discussions will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Members of the public also may listen by telephone and should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. The roundtable’s agenda and call-in information may be found in CFTC press release #5889-10 and SEC press release #2010-166 (see related documents).

In addition to listening by telephone, members of the public may access a webcast of the roundtable at: www.sec.gov.

Panelists

Panel One:

SEFs and SB SEFs

  • William De Leon, Global Head of Portfolio Risk Management, PIMCO
  • Yves P. Denizé, Director & Associate General Counsel, TIAA-CREF
  • Andrew Downes, Managing Director, UBS Securities LLC
  • Richard DuFour, Executive Vice President, Chicago Board Options Exchange
  • Julian Harding, Executive Director, Tradition Brokerage, Chairman, Wholesale Markets Brokers Association Americas
  • John J. Jeffers, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, OTC Global Holdings
  • Ben MacDonald, Global Head of Trading, Bloomberg L.P.
  • Lee Olesky, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Tradeweb
  • Stephen Semlitz, Managing Director, HESS
  • Heather Slavkin, Senior Legal Policy Advisor for the Office of Investment, AFL-CIO
  • Jeff Sprecher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
  • S. “Vish” Viswanathan, Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Panel Two:

Compliance with Core Principles for SEFs and SB SEFs:

  • Athanassios Diplas, Managing Director and Global Head of Counterparty Management Group, Deutsche Bank
  • William De Leon, Global Head of Portfolio Risk Management, PIMCO
  • Yves P. Denizé, Director & Associate General Counsel, TIAA-CREF
  • Bryan T. Durkin , Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Products and Services, CME Group
  • Julian Harding, Executive Director, Tradition Brokerage, Chairman, Wholesale Markets Brokers Association Americas
  • Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
  • Michael Masters, President, Masters Capital Management, Americans for Financial Reform
  • Richard McVey, Chief Executive Officer, MarketAxess
  • Stephen Semlitz, Managing Director, HESS
  • S. “Vish” Viswanathan, Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
  • Philip Weisberg, Chief Executive Officer, FXall
  • Brian S. Yelvington, Director – Strategy, Knight Capital Group, Swap and Derivatives Market Association

Media Contacts
Scott Schneider
202-418-5174

R. David Gary
202-418-5085

Last Updated: September 14, 2010