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  • Rules that stipulate how non-E.U. firms access and operate in the E.U., known as third country access provisions, could have a detrimental effect on the U.K. financial market as well as the E.U. financial sector if the current proposals are implemented, according to a report from the House of Lords European Union Committee on the updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Paula Drake as chief counsel and chief compliance and ethics officer in the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, effective Aug. 6.
  • Freddie Mac has named William McDavid as executive v.p., general counsel and corporate secretary, effective July 16.
  • New rules in Thailand, aimed at regulating the sale and marketing of structured notes for the first time, will make it harder to sell deals and grow the market, according to lawyers.
  • Paul Tucker, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, has called for a review of all indices based on submissions and not real transactions. The probe should be part of the remit for Martin Wheatley, managing director of the U.K. Financial Services Authority, who will investigate how Libor is set and the possible sanctions for those that abuse it.
  • It was a quiet week, especially in the U.S. as the July 4 holiday fell smack in the middle of it. Deal flow was limited, but there was plenty to talk about with the growing LIBOR scandal in London and, in California, municipalities making a play on underwater mortgages.