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Lahore Stock Exchange Envisions The Vision On Capital Market Development Programme Of The 11th Five Year Plan Of The Government Of Pakistan To Discuss With The Stakeholders

Date 21/04/2014

Country’s capital market needs to position itself for partnering in meeting the growth objectives of the Nation. This was stated by Mr. Ahsan Iqbal while chairing a feedback session on the Capital Market Development Programme of the 11th five year plan of the government of Pakistan organized by the Lahore Stock Exchange.

International Islamic Financial Market Holds Industry Consultation On Sukuk Standardization

Date 21/04/2014

Bahrain based international standard-setting body, the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) organized an industry consultative meeting on "Sukuk Standardization (Structures, Documentation & Guidelines)". The meeting was hosted by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) at its Conference Centre and was attended by a diverse group of experts which included a number of regulators, renowned Shari'ah scholars, senior representatives from Islamic financial institutions, local & international law firms, accounting firms, consultants, rating agencies, multilateral developments institutions (International Monetary Fund, Islamic Development Bank Group etc) and other representatives from the industry.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 21/04/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 18 April 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI gained 0.07% to 116.63. 

• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.36%.

• The SFI reached 116.69 on Monday, the highest level since 30 October 2013 (116.79).

• 12 corporate issues were added to the SFI Corporate Bond Index in April 2014.

• YTD, the SFI Industrial Bond Index is up 3.86%, one of the strongest performers within the SFI suite.

"AlKhair Capital" The first Saudi Investment Institution To Receive A License To Operate From Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 21/04/2014

AlKhair Capital Saudi announced that it has opened an office at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), following approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) for a Category 4 license that allows AlKhair Capital Saudi to operate as an authorized entity from the DFSA. Making it the first Saudi Investment Institution registered and licensed by the Capital Market Authority in Saudi Arabia to get a license to operate in the DIFC.

Investors From The UAE And Beyond Access Platform For Online Subscriptions: DFM’s “eIPO” Platform Gains Popularity Amongst Investors - Ali Al Hashimi: “This Platform Will Gradually Eliminate The Lengthy Queues Of The Past At Bank Branches”

Date 20/04/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its “eIPO” platform, the sophisticated and efficient solution for IPO subscription directly linked with the receiving banks, is witnessing enormous turnout from investors in the UAE and various other countries in the region and beyond since the launch of the Marka (Public Joint Stock Company under formation) initial public offering (IPO). Marka is the first issuer to utilize the platform.

Dubai Financial Market Board Of Directors' Meeting

Date 20/04/2014

The Board of Directors' of Dubai Financial Market  PJSC  will  hold  a meeting on Wednesday 23 April 2014, at 2:00 PM at Borse Dubai to discuss the financial performance of the company and approve the Review report and condensed consolidated  interim  financial  information for  the three  month  period  ended  31  March  2014.  The Board of Directors will also discuss the  normal  business activities  and  any business issues as arise.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 18/04/2014

The current reports for the week of April 15, 2014 are now available.

TMX Group: Market Holiday

Date 18/04/2014

The Exchange's offices and markets are closed today, March 29, 2014 (Good Friday).

CFTC Charges New York Financial Advisor Wayne Pennoyer Weddington III And His Companies, Brunswick Capital And Brunswick Capital Partners, With Solicitation Fraud, Making False Statements, And Registration Violations In Connection With Operating A Commodity Pool

Date 18/04/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an enforcement action against Defendant Wayne Pennoyer Weddington III of New York, New York, and his companies,Brunswick Capital LLC (BCLLC), a Connecticut corporation, and Brunswick Capital Partners LP (BCLP), a Delaware corporation, charging them with solicitation fraud, making false statements, and registration violations in connection with a commodity pool that he formed called Pennoyer International Funds Global Opportunity LLC (the Pennoyer Fund). 

Moscow Exchange: Reasons For Trading Suspension On 17 April, Measures To Resume It

Date 18/04/2014

On 17 April, an error occurred in the core of the Derivatives Market"s trading system during the evening session at 9:29 pm MSK, resulting in the suspension of trading. The error occurred while  processing a service transaction updating  cash limits. To resume trading, exchange staff rebooted and conducted pre-launch testing of  the trading system"s core. The system was open  for order cancellation from 10:30 pm MSK,  trading was resumed at 11:00 pm MSK, and proceeded to the close normally.