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House panel calls ex-MF Global chairman Corzine to testify

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee said on Tuesday its oversight and investigations subcommittee has called Jon Corzine, the former chief executive and chairman of MF Global, to testify about the firm’s collapse.

The subcommittee said it will focus on decisions and events leading to the collapse of MF Global, the effectiveness of regulators in overseeing MF Global’s activities, and the impact MF Global’s bankruptcy will have on its customers.

The hearing is scheduled for Dec. 15.

Also expected to testify are US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley, SEC Director of the Division of Trading and Markets Robert Cook, and MF Global COO Brad Abelow.

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