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Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Finished Up 1.82% In August - Index Measures Performance Of 100 Of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks - Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index Lose 1.52% - Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index End August In Positive Territory

Date 06/09/2012

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished August up 1.82%, according to data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The index measures the performance of 100 of the world’s leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks.

SEC Charges Oregon-Based Investment Adviser For Failing To Disclose Revenue Sharing Payments

Date 06/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted a settled administrative proceeding against two Portland, Oregon-based investment advisory firms and their owner regarding the failure to disclose a revenue-sharing agreement and other potential conflicts of interest to clients.

Brodsky At CBOE Risk Management European Conference: Announces Plans For 24-Hour VIX Futures Trading And CFE London Hub

Date 06/09/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) plans to expand trading hours for CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures to virtually 24 hours from eight hours beginning sometime in 2013, CBOE Holdings Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky announced today at the CBOE Risk Management Conference Europe near Dublin, Ireland. VIX Index futures will be the first contract traded on a CBOE Holdings exchange with around-the-clock access, five days a week, pending regulatory approval.

For A European Public Space - Remarks By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB On Receiving The M100 Media Award 2012, Potsdam, 6 September 2012

Date 06/09/2012

It is an honour to be recognised as a contributor to the European project, and to join the company of such illustrious previous recipients. Working for Europe is not only my profession, but also, on a personal level, a driving mission. And in these difficult times – when, unfortunately, we are rarely sans souci – striving to build a strong, united and stable Europe is more important than ever.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On ECB Decisions

Date 06/09/2012

Managing Director Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement regarding today’s decisions of the European Central Bank (ECB):

“We strongly welcome the ECB’s new framework, the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT), for intervention in sovereign bond markets of countries accepting EFSF and ESM support for their macroeconomic adjustment programs and adhering to the associated structural and fiscal reform efforts. The IMF stands ready to cooperate within our frameworks."

European Central Bank: Technical Features Of Outright Monetary Transactions

Date 06/09/2012

As announced on 2 August 2012, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has today taken decisions on a number of technical features regarding the Eurosystem’s outright transactions in secondary sovereign bond markets that aim at safeguarding an appropriate monetary policy transmission and the singleness of the monetary policy. 

NYSE Euronext Announces Date For Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 06/09/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) will  announce earnings for the third quarter 2012 before the market opens on  Tuesday, November 6, 2012. A news release will be issued at  approximately 2:30 a.m. (New York) / 8:30 a.m. (Paris) and a conference call  with remarks by NYSE Euronext  senior management will begin at 8:00 a.m. (New York)/ 2:00  p.m. (Paris). A presentation will be referenced during  the call and available on our website at http://www.nyseeuronext.com/ir.

BATS Global Markets Achieves New U.S. Equities Market Share Record - 12.8%; Sets Numerous European Records - U.S. Options Market Share At 3.7% - BATS Chi-X Europe Remains Largest Pan-European Market

Date 06/09/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS),a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today reported August U.S. equities market share of 12.8%, the best monthly market share performance in the company’s six-year history.

LJSE Monthly Statistical Report August 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Please click here to download the LJSE Monthly Statistical Report for August 2012.

Majority Of Hedge Funds Successfully Complete First Form PF Filing With Advise Technologies - Funds Representing Over $900 Billion In Private Fund Regulatory Assets Under Management Achieve Regulatory Reporting Milestone

Date 06/09/2012

Advise Technologies LLC, a software solutions provider for global regulatory compliance, today announced that the majority of hedge funds, representing over $900 billion in combined private fund regulatory assets under management (RAUM), successfully filed Form PF for the first time using its Consensus RMS solution. August 29, 2012, was the first deadline for registered investment advisers of over $5 billion RAUM to file Form PF for their private funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission.