The SEC named Peter Curley as the Associate Director for Clearance and Settlement in the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets.  In that role, he will oversee the Division’s clearance and settlement program, which has been expanded significantly over the past 2 years. Traditionally focused on securities clearing agencies and transfer agents, this Office is now additionally responsible for implementing regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act for clearing agencies that clear security-based swaps, and will be responsible for overseeing security-based swap data repositories. Mr. Curley has been an Attorney Fellow in the Division of Trading and Markets since August 2010.  Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Curley had served as Head of Corporate Strategy and Head of IPO Regulation with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.  He also was a partner with Allen & Overy.  Mr. Curley holds an MBA from MIT, a JD from the UVA School of Law, and a BA from Colgate.   [SEC PR 11-229, 10/27/11]