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Assistant Secretary For International Affairs Clay Lowery - Remarks On International Financial Institution Reform At The Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee Conference On Building An International Monetary And Financial System For The 21st Century

Date 24/11/2008

I want to thank the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee for holding this conference on the International Financial System. Your timing couldn't be more impeccable. Just over a week ago, leaders from 20 of the world's largest advanced and emerging market countries – representing more than 85 percent of global economic output – met in Washington, D.C., to address the current crisis and lay the foundation for reforms that could help prevent a similar crisis in the future. The work plan that came
Statement By US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. On Geithner Nomination

Date 24/11/2008

The Treasury Department issued the following statement from Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on the President-Elect's announcement today that Timothy Geithner will be nominated for Treasury Secretary in the next administration: "I have the highest regard for Tim – his judgment and creativity have been critical to designing and implementing the necessary actions we've taken to protect and strengthen our financial system. I have great confidence in his understanding of markets, his judgm
Obama Economic Team Praised By SIFMA

Date 24/11/2008

Tim Ryan, president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today made the following statement after president-elect Obama announced his economic team.
Dubai Government Advisory Council Mandated To Cover Key Sectors

Date 24/11/2008

Initiative of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum rapidly addressing economic challenges Managing supply in real estate market to ensure equilibrium Focusing on clarifying Government debt burden; encouraging further Central Bank action to ensure
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Develops Singapore Dollar Sovereign-Rated Sukuks To Promote The Growth Of Islamic Finance

Date 24/11/2008

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that we are in the final stages of setting up a sukuk issuance facility to provide Shariah-compliant regulatory assets to financial institutions as part of our efforts to promote the growth of Islamic Finance in Singapore. This initiative was first announced at the 5th Islamic Financial Services Board Annual Summit held in Jordan in May 2008.

S&P 100 Index(OEX) Options To Trade On CBOE'S Hybrid Trading Platform Beginning December 9; Citigroup, Inc. Appointed Lead Market Maker (LMM)

Date 24/11/2008

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that options on the S&P 100 Index (OEX) will begin trading on CBOE's Hybrid Trading Platform on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.CBOE's Hybrid will enable multiple, competing quotes and high-speed electronic executions for OEX market participants and customers, in the product that introduced index options trading over 25 years ago.Additionally, the Exchange announced that Citigroup, Inc. has been appointed the Lead Market Maker (LMM) for OEX
FESE: General Implementation Report 2007 - Price Transparency And Access And Interoperability

Date 24/11/2008

The Monitoring Group of the Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement (MOG) requested all FESE Members (who have signed the Code of Conduct) to complete a General Implementation Report for 2007 consisting of two reports: one on price transparency and one on access and interoperability.
BM&FBOVESPA: Home Broker Trades BRL35.15 Billion In October

Date 24/11/2008

Trading performance on the Home Broker trading platform in October registered the following numbers: a total trading volume of BRL35.15 billion, in comparison to BRL30.01 in September; an average daily volume of BRL1.53 billion, up from BRL1.36 billion; an average amount per trade of BRL8,437.59, down from BRL9,352.15; a total number of trades of 4.16 million and a daily average of 181,116, up from 3.21 million and 145,849, respectively.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Trading And Processing Schedule For Thanksgiving, Christmas And New Year's Holidays

Date 24/11/2008

Click here to download Dubai Mercantile Exchange's trading and processing schedule for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays.
DIFC Forum: Dubai Can Meet All Its Debt Obligations, Says HE Mohammed Alabbar - Dubai Government’s Sovereign Debt Obligations Estimated At $10 Billion

Date 24/11/2008

His Excellency Mohammed Alabbar, Chairman, The Advisory Council, Government of Dubai and Chairman, Emaar Properties, put rest to speculation about Dubai’s debt obligations by saying that the Government of Dubai is fully capable of fulfilling them.