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SEC Charges A Former Biopharmaceutical Company Executive And Two Others With Insider Trading

Date 21/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former biopharmaceutical company executive and two others with insider trading on confidential information about the company’s key developmental drug.  The company’s stock price fell sharply when it announced clinical trial results for the drug.

MGEX HRSW Futures Open Interest Broken

Date 21/04/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announces record-breaking open interest after Thursday’s trade date. Both the all-time open interest record and the Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures open interest record were broken. Before April 16, 2014, the previous HRSW futures open interest record was set back in November 2010.

NASDAQ OMX Named Best Data Center Provider To The Sell Side - Water Magazine Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014 Selects NASDAQ OMX As 'Best Data Center Provider To The Sell Side'

Date 21/04/2014

NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) was recently named winner of 'Best Data Center Provider to the Sell Side' by Waters Magazine's second annual Sell-Side Technology Awards. NASDAQ OMX received the award for the NASDAQ OMX Data Center, which provides market participants with access to the most liquid electronic exchanges and over-the-counter platforms for trading in virtually every access class.

ICBC Financial Services Goes Live With DTCC ISO 20022 Corporate Actions Messages Using SunGard’s XSP

Date 21/04/2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services (ICBCFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of ICBC Limited, has gone live with DTCC ISO 20022 corporate actions message format using SunGard’s XSPrisa technology.

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.