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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Delivers Best Ever Performance With A Record 36 % Increase In 2013 Trading Volumes

Date 05/01/2014

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East ended 2013 on a record high with its flagship DME Oman Crude Oil Futures contract posting year-on-year average daily volume trading growth of 36 per cent with 6,355 lots per day.

Dubai Financial Market Performance 2013

Date 05/01/2014

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 107.7% to 3369.8 points at the end of this year compared to 1622.5 points at the end of 2012. At the sectoral level, indexes of seven out of the nine sectors represented on DFM ended the year in the green, with the Financial & Investment Services sector increasing the most by 169.2%, followed by the Banking and Real Estate & Construction sectors by 120.6%, and 108.2% respectively. The Consumer Staples sector index down by 9.9%, and the Insurance sector index down by 7.2%.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 1 January 2014

Date 04/01/2014

TSE’s broad index lost 0.02% in the week ended 1 January.

Performance Of The Amman Stock Exchange During 2013

Date 04/01/2014

Mr. Nader Azar, the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the trading value for the ASE during 2013 reached JD3.0 billion compared to JD2.0 billion for 2012. The ASE price index weighted by free float shares closed at 2065.8 points, an increase of 5.5% compared with the closing of 2012 which stood at 1958 points. The number of traded shares also witnessed an increase during 2013 of 13.5% and reached 2.7 billion shares, traded through 1074.4 thousand transactions, compared with 2.4 billion shares traded during 2012 through 975 thousand transactions. The share turnover ratio has increased to reach 37.8% during 2012, compared with 33.9% during 2012.

One Last Note To CFTC Staff From CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 03/01/2014

Dear Colleagues,

I want to thank all of you for welcoming me into the CFTC family these last five years.

Five years ago, when the President was formulating his financial reform proposals, he placed tremendous confidence in this small agency, which for eight decades had overseen the futures market.

BATS 1000 Index Slips 0.6% This Week

Date 03/01/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 120.51 points this week to close at 20,619.86 as of the 4 p.m.  ET market close today.  

Canadian Securities Administrators Announces Service Transition Cutover Date For Information Management Services

Date 03/01/2014

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced in April 2013 the signing of a new service agreement with CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. Under the agreement, CGI will assume responsibility for the hosting, operation and maintenance of the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) and the National Registration Database (NRD).

Dissenting Statement By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Request For Comment On Application Of Commission Regulations To Swaps Between Non-U.S. Swap Dealers And Non-U.S. Counterparties Involving Personnel Or Agents Of The Non-U.S. Swap Dealers Located In The United States

Date 03/01/2014

If you thought that the Commission’s approach last year regarding cross-border issues resulted in an unsound rulemaking process, the start of 2014 is no better.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At The Annual Meeting Of The American Economic Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 3, 2014 - The Federal Reserve: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Date 03/01/2014

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In less than a month my term as Fed Chairman will end. Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful--for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally. I thought it appropriate today to reflect on some accomplishments of the past eight years, as well as some uncompleted tasks. I will briefly cover three areas in my remarks: (1) the Federal Reserve's commitment to transparency and accountability, (2) financial stability and financial reform, and (3) monetary policy. I will close by discussing the prospects for the U.S. and global economies.

CFTC Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen Names Joseph Cisewski And Scott Reinhart As Co-Chiefs Of Staff And Co-Chief Operating Officers

Date 03/01/2014

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen today announced that Joseph Cisewski and Scott Reinhart have been named Co-Chiefs of Staff and Co-Chief Operating Officers.