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August 6, 2013

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I have the privilege of leading the NIBA Legal Update once again this year. This panel of industry experts including Mike Coglianese and Jeff Kopiwoda will address legal developments - CFTC, NFA and others - which will affect an IB or CTA business.

One issue we will discuss is CFTC Reauthorization and why it is important to each of us. The NIBA has submitted a number of suggestions to the U.S. Senate Committee chaired by Debbie Stabenow which is responsible for the reauthorization process. Included are comments on customer protections, liquidation processes in the event of an FCM bankruptcy, Reg. 1.35 Recordkeeping Requirements, customer account insurance and FCM bankruptcy reform. We will be include all of this and more in our panel at 2:30pm, September 18, CME Group Building, Chicago.

I look forward to seeing you in Chicago. Please contact me directly if there are issues you would like addressed at our Legal Update.

Steve Pherson, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham
spherson@srcattorneys.com

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