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CalPERS Issues Statement On Pension Plan Assets

Date 28/04/2011

Anne Stausboll, Chief Executive Officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), today issued the following statement in response to a national study on public pension assets, released this week by the Pew Center on the States.

CME Group Extends Incentive Program For New Traders

Date 28/04/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced that it will further support the development of new traders globally by expanding and renaming its Emerging Market Incentive Program . The New Trader Incentive Program will replace the Emerging Market Incentive Program, effective May 1, 2011, and will be extended to April 30, 2012.

MGEX Reports Top 10 Electronic Volume Day - Top 12 Total Exchange Volume Day

Date 28/04/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced estimated electronic trading of its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract reached 12,743 contracts, making it the tenth highest daily electronic trading volume in Exchange history.  Total MGEX futures and options volume was an estimated 17,809, or a top 12 total volume day.  Of that total, HRSW options trading accounted for an estimated 4,623 contracts.

Industry Commentary - Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes In April: Growth Is Beautiful - Or Is It? - By Gerard Al-Fil

Date 28/04/2011

A number of Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) Indexes posted gains in April.  After diving 10.17% in the first quarter of 2011, the DJIM Kuwait Index rebounded, registering a gain of 7.04% to 963.52 (as of the close of trading on April 26). In a nation with nearly 95% of its federal budget is tied to oil revenues, rising oil prices drove the Gulf state’s stock market higher. The resignation of Kuwait’s old and unpopular cabinet also helped. Kuwait was followed (on a percentage basis) by the DJIM Hong Kong Index, up 6.50% to 1,655.53; and the DJIM Philippines Index, up 5.90% to 1,855.26.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/04/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, April 28, 2011:

• The shareholders of Continental Minerals Corporation (TSXVN:KMK) have approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the shares of the company will be acquired by Jinchuan Group Ltd. for $CDN2.60 cash per share. Continental Minerals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of Thursday, April 28, 2011.
• The shareholders of UNX Energy Corp. (TSXVN:UNX) have accepted the Offer to Purchase from HRT Participacoes em Petroleo S.A. UNX Energy will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of Thursday, April 28, 2011.

April 2011 “Islamic Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 28/04/2011

Based on the close of trading on April 26, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 2.99% month-to-date, closing at 2397.07. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 2.46%, closing at 189.49.

Remarks By U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner At The Detroit Economic Club

Date 28/04/2011

It’s great to be in Detroit. My visit here has been a powerful reminder of how the President made the right choice to help stabilize the auto industry. Today, the American automakers are growing stronger, creating new jobs, and manufacturing the fuel-efficient cars and trucks that will carry us toward an energy independent future.

Defining The Scope Of A Consumer Education And Protection Program For The Post-Dodd-Frank World - CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia

Date 28/04/2011

Good morning. I’d like to welcome you all to the first public meeting to explore how the CFTC should rebuild its consumer education, protection, and outreach program as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. I have organized this meeting today as a way to initiate the dialogue among individuals, organizations, and fellow regulators at the forefront of the most successful financial literacy, education, and outreach programs to advise the Commission as to how to establish a quality consumer education and outreach program. It would be foolish for the Commission to try and attempt to establish a program out of whole cloth without consulting the experts.

SIFMA Issues Quarterly Government Securities Issuance And Rates Forecast For 2Q 2011

Date 28/04/2011

SIFMA today issued its quarterly government securities issuance and rates forecast for the second quarter of 2011.

Opening Statement, Open Meeting On The Fourteenth Series Of Proposed Rulemakings Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 28/04/2011

Good morning. Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you to all the teams for their hard work on the proposals we consider today. A number of these proposals are critical lynchpins to the new regulatory structure we are creating. I know the public, the industry, end users, and members of Congress have been anxiously awaiting some of these proposals.