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In the News (Tue 2 Dec 08)

  
 Ministry of Finance-Securities Market Act (ZTVP-1)
Securities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 51 may be traded on the organised securities market if the issuer, either at the time of the issue or later, obtains the authorisation for organised training to be granted by the Agency.
The issuer of securities shall be obliged to previously notify the Agency of any intended issue of securities referred to in the third paragraph of Article 15 or non-public offering referred to in the first paragraph of Article 18 herein and to submit to the Agency the decision on the issue of securities.
A public offering of securities shall be a published invitation addressed to an undefined circle of persons to subscribe for securities in the event of an initial offering or to buy securities in the event of secondary offerings.
www.a-tvp.si /ZTVP-1angl.htm

  
 03appC.txt
As used in this article: (a) "Local agency" means county, city, city and county, including a chartered city or county, a community college district, or other public agency or corporation in this state.
Securities eligible for investment under this subdivision shall be issued by an issuer having an "A" or higher rating for the issuer's debt as provided by a nationally recognized rating service and rated in a rating category of "AA" or its equivalent or better by a nationally recognized rating service.
Securities eligible for investment under this paragraph shall be issued by an issuer having an "A" or higher rating from the issuer's debt as provided by a nationally recognized rating service and rated in a rating category of "AA" or its equivalent or better by a national recognized rating.
www.treasurer.ca.gov /cdiac/LAIG/03appC.txt

  
 Agencies/Government Sponsored Enterprise Securities (GSEs) Product Overview
Agencies, as their name implies, are issued by official government bodies (e.g., Government National Mortgage Association-Ginnie Mae).
This differs from the explicit guarantee for U.S. Treasury securities, which states that the securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Furthermore, it should be noted that their increased credit risk over Treasury securities is the main reason for the typically higher yields associated with GSEs.
personal.fidelity.com /products/fixedincome/poagency.shtml

  
 Education
Agencies that issue structured notes that are direct obligations, such as step-up notes from a Federal Home Loan Bank, may have greater risk than other agency securities.
Agency securities as a whole are not as liquid as U.S. Treasury securities, but liquidity varies widely within the agency market depending on the issuer and the specific debt obligation.
Agency securities are deemed suitable investments for banks, and they are frequently purchased by banks and held in their investment portfolios.
www.bondtrac.com /zions/docs/agency.edu

  
 Merrill Lynch - Products & Planning - /publish/marketing_centers/products/inv014_AgencySecurities/0,,,00.html
An agency security represents a loan to the issuing agency, which then is obligated to repay the investors the principal amount of the loan, plus interest, in a certain amount of time.
Agency securities are actively traded in the secondary market, thereby providing investors with liquidity in the event that they need to sell their agency securities prior to maturity.
Agency securities are highly creditworthy debt obligations, issued by a U.S. agency or government-sponsored enterprise.
askmerrill.ml.com /publish/marketing_centers/products/inv014_AgencySecurities

  
 State Securities Board Decisions
To better conform the Texas Securities Act with the National Securities Markets Improvement Act's (NSMIA) limits on state record keeping requirements, remove the requirements that federally registered broker dealers (1) post their certificate of authority, and (2) notify their customers that complaints may be filed with the State Securities Board.
To distinguish securities that are subject to registration with SSB from those that are only subject to notice filing requirements, define "federal covered securities" in the Securities Act.
Specify in the Texas Securities Act that investment advisers and federally covered advisers are exempt from all registration, fee, and notice filing provisions of the Act if they do not have a place of business in Texas and have fewer than six clients in Texas.
www.sunset.state.tx.us /77threports/ssbdecisions.htm

  
 cccmt1.txt
The Agency has also determined that it is impractical to assume that "float contracts" or obligations of the Resolution Funding Corporation would be available to fund the Agency's escrow because of its term to maturity.
Request The Agency believes that the only practical alternative to fund a cost effective defeasance escrow for the Prior Bonds is to utilize SLGs with maturities in excess of thirty years, and the Agency hereby requests that those securities be made available.
However, those securities are not defeasance securities and the Agency has been advised by bond counsel that those securities raise issues regarding "market pricing" under Section 148 o f the Internal Revenue Code.
www.publicdebt.treas.gov /cc/cccmt1.txt

  
 About the Agency: Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner
If you are curious about aspects of the securities industry or need to brush up on the basics of investing, browse our selection of Investor Education materials.
If an investment offering has not been registered with (or declared exempt by) the Securities Commissioner or the salesperson is not licensed to sell securities, it may indicate a potentially dishonest or fraudulent situation.
The Kansas Securities Act was passed in 1911, making Kansas the first of the United States to regulate the securities industry.
www.securities.state.ks.us /about.html

  
 Allianz Group - Agency securities lending: A win-win business
The advantage of lending through an agency program is that DrKW is responsible for all aspects of lending from trading to operations and therefore there is very little work for the client to do.
He comments: "We have been very pleased with the progress of the Agency Lending group which was a key component of our strategy to combine a number of financing businesses under one umbrella.
Agency Lending and Prime Brokerage are two examples of our investment in strategic businesses which not only provide annuity type revenue streams for the Bank, but they are also products which are of interest to many parts of the Allianz family."
www.allianz.com /azgrp/dp/cda/0,,181575-44,00.html

  
 BondSchool.com
The interest income on U.S. agency securities is subject to federal income tax with exemption from state and local taxes varying by agency and state.
Essentially, an option to call the security is sold by the investor to the issuer, and the investor is compensated with a higher yield.
GSE debt securities are considered to carry greater risk than securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and certain government agencies (e.g., Ginnie Mae) whose securities have the full faith and credit guarantee of the U.S. government.
www.bondschool.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=tutAgencies.print

  
 U.S. Treasury - FAQs: Economy
The term “agency securities” is sometimes used by brokers, dealers and investment advisors to refer to securities issued or guaranteed by a variety of entities other than the U.S. Treasury.
Agency securities are not the same as U.S. Treasury securities.
In contrast, the securities of government sponsored enterprises (or GSEs) are not obligations of, nor are they guaranteed by, the U.S. government and these GSE issuers are required by law to disclose this fact in their securities issuances.
www.ustreas.gov /education/faq/markets/fixedfederal.shtml

  
 Agency Securities
This is the act of making an investment security out of something that isn't; and in doing so, they bring liquidity to financial firms.
The bank will immediately sell the loans to federal agency The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA, called "Fannie Mae") to minimize the interest rate risk and to bring the million dollars back to the bank to make more loans.
As we have studied debt (bonds) issued by corporations, municipalities and the U.S. [Federal] Government, there are agencies of the Federal Government that are for-profit, stock-held corporations that are given charters by the Government to operate.
www.markrosa.com /agency_securities.htm

  
 ---- <<< Beatnik >>>> ----
First, let's consider the definition of a "security." A security is an investment in a profit-making enterprise that is not run by the investor.
Technically, a corporation is required to register the sale of shares with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its state securities agency before granting stock to the initial corporate owners (shareholders).Registration takes time and typically involves extra legal and accounting fees.
If your ownership interests are considered securities, you must get an exemption from the state and federal securities laws before the initial owners of your LLC invest their money.
www.beatnikinfotech.com /faq.htm

  
 Cititrade Research Bonds U.S. Agencies
Callable Agency Securities - Many of the new issue Agency debentures are now being offered with call features that allow the issuers to call the bonds away from the bondholders after a specified time period and typically at specified intervals thereafter prior to maturity.
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), also known as Ginnie Mae - GNMA is a wholly owned corporate agency operating within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Federal agencies, on the other hand, are fully owned by the U.S. government and have been authorized to issue debt on their own behalf.
www.mycititrade.com /research/bonds/bonds_usagencies.html

  
 Section 15C -- Government Securities Brokers and Dealers
No government securities broker or government securities dealer shall make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce to effect any transaction in, or to induce or attempt to induce the purchase or sale of, any government security in contravention of any rule under this section.
When such a government securities broker or government securities dealer ceases to act as such it shall file with the appropriate regulatory agency a written notice that it is no longer acting as a government securities broker or government securities dealer.
Pending final determination whether registration of any government securities broker or government securities dealer shall be revoked, the Commission, by order, may suspend such registration, if such suspension appears to the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, to be necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.
www.law.uc.edu /CCL/34Act/sec15C.html

  
 National Security Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Headquarters for the National Security Agency is at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, approximately ten miles (16 km) northeast of Washington, DC.
The AFSA was to be responsible for directing the communications and electronic intelligence activities of the military intelligence units - the Army Security Agency, Naval Security Group and the Air Force Security Service.
Established by a U.S. presidential executive order, the NSA is a component of the Department of Defense and has always been directed by a three-star flag or general officer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Security_Agency   (2700 words)

  
 Agency Securities Lending
Our London entity does business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("GSAL"), a division of Goldman Sachs Europe, and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Clients in our Agency Lending Program grant us the authority to lend their securities, on a fully-collateralized basis, to a client-approved group of broker/dealers.
Goldman Sachs entered the agency securities lending business in 1996, with the acquisition of Boston Global Advisors ("BGA").
wwwqa.gs.com /client_services/trading_services/agency_securities_lending   (2700 words)

  
 National Securities Corporation
National is small enough to give clients the individualized attention that they deserve, but we have the resources necessary to provide products and services competitive with the very largest firms.
Founded in 1947, National Securities Corporation has registered representatives located throughout the United States, and has evolved into one of the country's largest independent broker-dealers.
www.nationalsecurities.com   (2700 words)

  
 deal.txt
TIIS that are used as pledged securities are reported at par value, which is the value of the security at original issuance (unadjusted for inflation).
There are two parties to every fail: one party fails to receive the security (fails to receive) and one party fails to deliver the security (fails to deliver).
Figures cover financing involving U.S. government, federal agency, government sponsored enterprise, mortgage-backed and corporate securities.
www.ny.frb.org /markets/statistics/deal.txt   (2700 words)

  
 securities.htm
If the agency chooses to maintain permanent records solely in electronic format, it is committed to funding any system upgrades and migration strategies necessary to ensure the records' permanent preservation and accessibility.
(ADAH staff members are available to work with agency staff in determining the best location and storage conditions for the long-term care and maintenance of permanent records.)
The Alabama Securities Commission is made up of the Attorney General of Alabama, the State Superintendent of Banks, the State Insurance Commissioner, two attorneys, and two certified public accountants appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
www.archives.state.al.us /officials/rdas/securities.htm   (2700 words)

  
 Investment banking in global financial markets - Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Agency Securities Lending is an asset and liability management process; it extracts additional value out of assets through the repo and money markets and is applicable to both debt and equity products.
The Agency Securities Lending business is client driven, low risk and profitable and will facilitate better usage of the Allianz Group asset pool, creating further yield enhancement for the respective asset holders within the Allianz Group and for external third-party clients.
He joins DrKW after six years at Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for developing the agency securities lending business as well as client relationships in Europe.
www.drkw.com /eng/press/324_780.php   (2700 words)

  
 Securities Links
Agency focused on detecting and preventing fraudulent use of mails
Provides nationwide support services for enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime.
A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center, the IFCC addresses fraud committed over the Internet.
www.sec.state.ma.us /sct/sctlink/linkidx.htm   (2700 words)

  
 Agency.com Ltd. - Securities Class Action
Summary: According to a Press Release dated June 28, 2001, a class action lawsuit was filed against Agency.com Ltd. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
On or about December 8, 1999, Agency.com commenced an initial public offering of 5,900,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $26.00 per share.
No reader should, on the basis of information contained in or referenced by this Web site, assume that any of these allegations are truthful.
securities.stanford.edu /1019/ACOM01   (2700 words)

  
 FRB: Z.1 Release--L.210--Agency- and GSE-backed Securities--June 9, 2005
Agency- and GSE-backed securities include: issues of federal budget agencies (line 2) such as those for the TVA; issues of government sponsored enterprises (line 3) such as FNMA and FHLB;
and agency- and GSE-backed mortgage pool securities issued by GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, and the Farmers Home Administration (line 4).
Agency-and GSE-backed mortgage pools total mortgages (total financial assets and net increase in pool securities) asset
www.federalreserve.gov /releases/Z1/Current/accessible/l210.htm   (2700 words)

  
 Expansion of Acceptable Agency Securities as PB Collateral
The Clearing House has completed a review of agency securities and the agency securities described in this memo are now acceptable as performance bond collateral effective immediately.
The Clearing House of CME is pleased to announce the expansion of agency securities as acceptable performance bond collateral.
This new expansion applies to the direct deposit of agency securities through CME’s current custodians and to the IEF3 and IEF4 specialized collateral programs.
www.cme.com /clearing/clr/clradv/printerFriendly/7205.html   (2700 words)

  
 Description of Agency Securities Held in Trust
As custodian, the State Treasurer maintains the collateral in accounts established for each agency and company, or in rare instances (such as may be the case with bearer instruments) secures the collateral on the premises if necessary.
When a private entity engages in specific activities with the State of Ohio, Ohio law requires that securities be pledged with the State Treasury for the benefit of that Agency to secure that obligation.
To determine collateral sufficiency for obligations that must be secured by private entities, the entity must contact the individual agency directly.
www.ohiotreasurer.org /a-c-desc.htm   (2700 words)

  
 Securities and Exchange Commission >> The Federal Register agency
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2005, the Boston Stock Exchange (``BSE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II Securities and Exchange Commission
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on May 9, 2005, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
www.thefederalregister.com /b.php/agency/Securities_and_Exchange_Commission?offset=20   (2700 words)

  
 National Security Agency employee handbook
As a participant in the activities of the National Security Agency organization, you are urged to be always mindful of the importance of the work being accomplished by NSA and of the unique sensitivity of the Agency's operations.
As an NSA affiliate, you are prohibited from initiating or maintaining associations (regardless of the nature and degree) with citizens or officials of communist-controlled, or other countries which pose a significant threat to the security of the United States and its interests.
NSA employees may, however, participate in bona fide public affairs such as local politics, so long as such activities do not violate the provisions of the statutes and regulations which govern the political activities of all federal employees.
www.mega.nu:8080 /ampp/nsamanual.html   (6989 words)

  
 UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY - WHO WE ARE
NSA has been a premier information agency of the industrial age, and, through ongoing modernization and cutting edge research, will continue to be a premiere knowledge agency of the information age.
NSA was established by Presidential directive in 1952 to provide signals intelligence and communications security activities of the Government.
NSA sponsors employees for bachelor and graduate studies at the Nation's top universities and colleges, and selected Agency employees attend the various war colleges of the U.S. Armed Forces.
www.intelligence.gov /1-members_nsa.shtml   (930 words)

  
 FIPS 140-1, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules
For Security Levels 2, 3 and 4, a cryptographic module shall perform either role-based authentication or identity-based authentication of the operator accessing the module (either directly or indirectly via a computer process acting on his or her behalf) in order to verify that the operator is authorized to perform desired roles and services.
The security level of a cryptographic module shall be chosen to provide a level of security appropriate for the security requirements of the application and environment in which the module is to be utilized and the security services which the module is to provide.
Many security experts feel that a trusted operating system is needed in order for software cryptography to be implemented with a level of trust comparable to hardware cryptography.
csrc.nist.gov /publications/fips/fips1401.htm   (15813 words)

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