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For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Karen Wuertz (312) 781-1335, kwuertz@nfa.futures.org Larry Dyekman (312) 781-1372, ldyekman@nfa.futures.org National Futures Association adopts recommendations from an independent analysis of NFA's Peregrine Financial Group audits January 31, Chicago - The National Futures Association announced that at a special meeting of its Board of Directors today, the Board voted to accept the recommendations made by Berkeley Research Group (BRG) as part of its independent analysis of NFA's audits of Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. NFA staff will shortly develop a plan to act on the recommendations. The Board will also appoint a special committee to oversee the timely implementation of the recommendations. According to BRG, its 21 recommendations are "designed to improve the operations of NFA audits" based on the results of its analysis. The recommendations cover a wide range of topics, including audit

January 31, 2013 A letter from NFA's CEO and Chairman Dear Members, We wanted to send you a personal update on all that has happened in the months following the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. (PFG), and let you know that we have taken steps to refine and improve our regulatory practices and better protect you, your customers and the industry in the wake of this tragic situation. As you know, in July 2012, PFG filed for bankruptcy following the attempted suicide of its former president and CEO Russell Wasendorf, Sr., and subsequent discovery that he had defrauded PFG customers by using segregated funds for his personal gain and submitting falsified records to NFA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Shortly after we uncovered the PFG fraud, a Special Committee of NFA's public directors commissioned an independent review of our audit practices and procedures by Berkeley Research Group (BRG). As part of the review, BRG a

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» After 13 consecutive quarters of growth America's economy contracted by 0.1% at an annual rate in the last three months of 2012, according to a first estimate. One of the factors behind the surprising stumble was a 15% fall in federal spending. GDP grew by 2.2% for the whole year, compared with 1.8% in 2011. The poor quarterly figure took the shine off data that showed American home prices rising in November by 5.5%, the fastest pace since August 2006. See article» Happy slashers » Britain's economy also shrank from October to December, by 0.3%. Britain has recorded negative growth in four of the past five quarters. The government said it would plough on with its austerity plan, though some, notably at the IMF, have urged it to ease the pace of cuts. » The Reserve Bank of India reduced its main interest rate for the first time in nine months, to 7.75%. The move was expected after inflation fell to a three-year low. » Stanley Fischer said he w

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