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ASIC Facilitates Internet Securities Offers

Date 03/03/2014

Companies looking to raise capital quickly and gain market opportunities will benefit from an ease in compliance requirements, after ASIC today released updated guidance to facilitate and encourage the use of the internet and other interactive media for making offers of securities.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Adds Minsheng, Everbright As Futures Margin Depository Banks

Date 03/03/2014

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For February 2014 Contract

Date 03/03/2014

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for February 2014 contract is 67,470 yen.

Martin Noréus Becomes Deputy Director General Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen

Date 02/03/2014

FI is expanding and strengthening its organisation with a new position. As of 1 February, Martin Noréus is Deputy Director General.

Dubai Financial Market Welcomes Delegates From Japan’s Okasan Securities Group - The Visit Aimed To Gain Knowledge On Dubai’s Capital Market And Explore Investment Opportunities For The Group’s Customer Base

Date 02/03/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) received a visiting delegation Japan’s Okasan Securities Group, who met DFM’s senior management to gain knowledge on Dubai’s capital markets and explore investment opportunities for the group’s customer base.

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Monthly Statistical Report - February 2014

Date 02/03/2014

Market Summary

Value of Shares Traded Reached SR 135.15  billion 2.23 million Transactions Executed During February 2014

At the end of February 2014 TADAWUL All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 9,106.55 points, gained 345.93 points (3.95%) over the close of the previous month. 

CFTC Staff Re-Issues Frequently Asked Questions On Commodity Options

Date 28/02/2014

In an effort to address questions the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has received regarding the Trade Option Form (Form TO) filing process and the circumstances which trigger the filing requirement, today the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) is re-issuing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document on this topic. This FAQs document was originally issued by DMO in September 2013.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Arizona Resident Ray Thomas Brown To Pay Over $1.2 Million For Solicitation Fraud And Misappropriation In Operating Two Commodity Scams

Date 28/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Frederick J. Martone of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted the CFTC’s motion for summary judgment and entered an Order of permanent injunction against Defendant Ray Thomas Brown, of Phoenix, Arizona. The Order imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Brown and requires him to pay restitution and disgorgement totaling $1,131,941.98 and a civil monetary penalty of $140,000.

SEC Fee Rate Advisory #4 For Fiscal Year 2014

Date 28/02/2014

Pursuant to Section 31(j)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commission has determined that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 fee rate for fiscal year 2014 is not required.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 1.1% This Week

Date 28/02/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 238.21 points this week to close at 20,982.12 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.