MF Global C.F.O. Says He Was 'Not Involved' In Customer Money MF Global's chief financial officer, Henri Steenkamp, will appear again before Congress on Wednesday in the latest hearing to examine the collapse of the brokerage firm. If his written testimony is any indication, the South African native is unlikely to shed any more light on the collapse of the firm than he did the first time. "While I am deeply distressed by the fact that customer monies have not been fully repaid, I unfortunately have limited knowledge of funds at the U.S. Broker-dealer subsidiary, MF Global Inc., during the last two to three days prior to the bankruptcy filing," Mr. Steenkamp plans to say in his prepared testimony. He also explained that, "as a general matter, I was not involved with the details of segregated funds," referring to industry terminology for customer money. Why did Mr. Steenkamp, one of the youngest and yet most senior officials at MF Global, have no clue about the intricacies of customer accounts? "I was taken up with other very serious matters," Mr. Steenkamp, who is in his mid-30s, said in the prepared testimony. If that sounds familiar, it's because lawmakers have already heard that refrain from a chorus of now familiar characters, including Mr. Steenkamp and the firm's former chief executive, Jon. S. Corzine. The hearing on Wednesday will mark the fifth Congressional examination of MF Global's demise - and the second time that former employees have been paraded before the oversight panel of the House Financial Services Committee. So far, the witnesses have offered little aside from condolences and unanswered questions. Still, the hearing this week will feature some fresh faces. Laurie Ferber, the firm's general counsel, and Christine Serwinski, the North American chief financial officer, will appear before the oversight panel. Edith O'Brien, an executive in the firm's Chicago office, will also appear before the panel but she is expected to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination. Ms. O'Brien is also declining to cooperate with federal prosecutors, without receiving immunity from criminal prosecution. Ms. O'Brien specialized in safeguarding customer money. Mr. Steenkamp joined MF Global's predecessor company, Man Financial, in 2006 as vice president of external reporting. He came from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm.