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Royal Shield Ltd Receives License To Operate From The DIFC - Regional Reinsurance Intermediary Identifies Dubai International Financial Centre As Its Gateway To Africa & Beyond

Date 24/02/2011

Royal Shield Ltd has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Opening Statement, Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 24/02/2011

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to consider issuance of proposed rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding:

• Requirements for prompt and efficient processing for clearing and for the transfer of customer positions;
• Conforming amendments to Part 4 of Commission Regulations regarding commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors; and
• Conforming amendments to Part 3 of Commission Regulations regarding registration of intermediaries.

February 2011 “Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.80% Gain in February, European Stocks Gain 1.19%, Asia Rises 1.83% and World Equities Rise by 1.67% - Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain for February in U.S - Technology Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for February in Asia & Worldwide

Date 24/02/2011

As of February 23, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.80% in February, closing at 12105.78. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and globally were up in February, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index provider, Dow Jones Indexes.

SEC Charges Former Treasurer Of Major Mortgage Lender For Role In Securities Fraud And TARP Scheme

Date 24/02/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former treasurer of the one-time largest non-depository mortgage lender in the country with aiding and abetting a $1.5 billion securities fraud scheme and an attempt to scam the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Industry Commentary February 2011 - Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes In February: Lessons From The Turmoil - By Gerard Al-Fil

Date 24/02/2011

Based on the close of trading on February 22, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 1.40% month-to-date, closing at 2326.40. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 1.82%, closing at 185.87.

“Risky Business” - Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Chilton

Date 24/02/2011

I support the proposed interpretive order regarding disruptive trading practices that we are considering today. At the same time, I want to be clear that we need to do more than merely this order. We need explicit rules to address trading using advanced analytics. Cheetah traders (High Frequency Traders or HFTs) and algorithmic traders are relatively new to markets and deserve special consideration and action to ensure that they do not disrupt the fundamental purposes of futures markets.

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

Date 24/02/2011

Based on the close of trading on February 22, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 1.40% month-to-date, closing at 2326.40. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 1.82%, closing at 185.87.

Opening Statement, Twelfth Series Of Proposed Rulemakings Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 24/02/2011

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me thank the teams for their hard work in developing the four rulemaking proposals and the interpretive guidance before us today.

RTS Stock Exchange Holds Seminar "Russian Commodity Workshop" In London

Date 24/02/2011

On February 23, 2011 within the framework of International Petroleum WEEK 2011 organized by the Energy Institute, RTS Stock Exchange held the seminar ‘Russian Commodity Workshop’ presenting a report titled "On-Exchange Commodity Market in Russia: new ideas and prospects" to 70 seminar participants.

ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume And Brent Crude Futures Records

Date 24/02/2011

IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that ICE Futures Europe set an exchange-wide daily volume record of 1,626,277 contracts on 23 February. The new record surpassed by more than 9% the previous daily record of 1,429,384 contracts, which was established on 28 January 2011.