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Dubai Financial Market Official Working Hours During Ramadan

Date 18/07/2012

The official working hours in Ramadan shall be from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, while trading hours shall remain same from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Ramadan Kareem.

Bursa Malaysia Posts 3% Increase In Half Year Patami

Date 18/07/2012

Bursa Malaysia Registers Patami Of MYR40.8 Million In First Quarter

Date 18/07/2012

Dalian Commodity Exchange - Maturity Of The Futures Market: Steady Operation Under Huge Volume Of Soybean Pulp Transactions

Date 18/07/2012

From July 9 to July 13, 23.33 million transactions of soybean pulp futures were made in the Chinese market within one week, and at the weekend positions reached 1.98 million, which undoubtedly created a new record in the Chinese futures market. However, as the general situation tended to be stable, the soybean pulp futures gradually returned to normal and continued to be under steady operation. Market professionals point out that the steady operation of the soybean pulp futures has revealed the domestic (Chinese) futures market and its administrative capacity have reached a new level of development, and the market situation has been completely different from that of the past.

CalPERS Welcomes Bill Slaton To The CalPERS Board

Date 17/07/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today welcomed Bill Slaton to the pension fund’s Board of Administration.

DTCC Testifies On Readiness To Meet Dodd-Frank Reporting Deadline - DTCC SDR For Credit And Interest Rate Swaps Will Be Operational Before Mid-September Reporting Deadline

Date 17/07/2012

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today testified before a Senate Committee that the company is fully prepared to meet the September deadline for compliance with new swap data reporting requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act.

Short Selling Brothers Agree To Pay $14.5 Million To Settle SEC Charges

Date 17/07/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that two options traders who the agency charged earlier this year with short selling violations have agreed to pay more than $14.5 million to settle the case against them.

Futures Industry SRO Committee Announces Additional Initiatives To Strengthen Safeguards For Customer Segregated Funds

Date 17/07/2012

A special committee composed of representatives from the futures industry's self-regulatory organizations (SRO) has proposed additional requirements to SRO rules and regulatory practices designed to strengthen safeguards for customer segregated and secured funds held at the firm. The special committee, formed in January 2012, includes representatives from CME Group, NFA, InterContinental Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

Opening Statement, Thirteenth Open Meeting To Consider Final Rules Pursuant To The Dodd-Frank Act, CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers

Date 17/07/2012

Thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the rulemaking teams for the hard work and diligence in crafting these rules. We have before us today the long-awaited final rules relating to the further definition of “Swap,” the End-User Exception to the Clearing Requirement for Swaps, and the proposed rules relating to the Clearing Exemption for Certain Swaps Entered into by Cooperatives.

CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee - Full Committee To Focus On Possible Technological Solutions To Improve Direct Access To Customer Segregated Accounts

Date 17/07/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on Thursday, July 26, 2012, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (the “TAC” or “Committee”) will hold a public meeting at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This meeting will focus on identifying and exploring technological issues and possible solutions relating to the ability of the CFTC, self-regulatory organizations and futures commission merchant (FCM) customers to verify the location and status of funds held in customer segregated accounts.