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STOXX Limted Launches Global Rare Earth Index

Date 28/07/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX Global Rare Earth Index, which consists of companies that generate at least 30% of their revenues in the rare earth sector globally. The importance of what is known as "rare earth" metals is growing as these elements are used in a multitude of high-tech products such as mobile telephones, hard drives, lasers and electric car batteries.
DGCX Sets New Daily Volume Record On July 27

Date 28/07/2011

Dubai, 28 July, 2011: Trading on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) surged to a new daily volume high of 21,980 contracts, valued at US $1.033 billion on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The new record surpasses the previous best of 20,112 contracts set on July 21, 2011.
Bulgarian Stock Exchange: Launch Of A Corporate Governance Index - CGIX

Date 28/07/2011

The National Corporate Governance Commission in Bulgaria has approved the methodology for calculating the index, which will include publicly traded companies strictly applying corporate governance principles.
Seminar On Sukuk Was Held In Tehran

Date 28/07/2011

The Seminar on "Financing through Sukuk and Its Issuing Procedures" was held on July 25by Mellat Investment Bank and Technology Center of Sharif University in Tehran.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Appoints New Governor For DIFC - Comments From HE Abdullah Mohammed Saleh

Date 28/07/2011

“First of all, I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the trust he places in me by appointing me as Governor of DIFC. I am delighted to accept this appointment to lead the Centre’s strong management team under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of DIFC. Last year DIFC developed its new business strategy which it is successfully implementing. I look forward to working with DIFC, its management team and related entities to further develop the Centre as a global financial and business hub.

Federal Court In Illinois Orders Jay C. Nolan And His Company, Lodge Capital Group, LLC, To Pay $825,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Multi-Million Commodity Pool Fraud Scheme - Nolan Sentenced To 60 Months Imprisonment In A Criminal Proceeding For The Same Fraudulent Scheme

Date 27/07/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Charles R. Norgle of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a consent order requiring defendants Jay C. Nolan of Wilmette, Ill., and his company, Lodge Capital Group, LLC (Lodge Capital), jointly and severally to pay an $825,000 civil monetary penalty for commodity pool fraud (see CFTC Press Releases 5778-10 and 5785-10). The order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Nolan and Lodge Capital, among other sanctions.
SEC Charges Liquor Giant Diageo With FCPA Violations

Date 27/07/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged one of the world’s largest producers of premium alcoholic beverages with widespread violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stemming from more than six years of improper payments to government officials in India, Thailand, and South Korea.
ISDA: CDS On US Sovereign Debt Q&A

Date 27/07/2011

The following are responses to the most frequently-asked questions that ISDA has received in connection with a potential CDS Credit Event on US sovereign debt. The following does not constitute legal advice, and is subject in all respects to any determination that the ISDA Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee may make in relation to CDS referencing the United States. ISDA makes no comment on the likelihood of the events described in this Q&A.
SEC Staff Issues Summary Report Of Sweep Examination Of Structured Products Sold To Retail Investors

Date 27/07/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today issued a report identifying common weaknesses seen in sales of structured securities products and describing measures by broker-dealers to better protect retail investors from fraud and abusive sales practices.
Americas Trading Group Selects NYSE Technologies To Develop And Manage Its High-Performance Execution Platform For Latin America

Date 27/07/2011

Americas Trading Group (ATG) announced today that it has selected NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, as a primary technology provider for the development and operation of ATG's new electronic trading platform for the Latin American markets. This broker-neutral, high performance execution platform combines the robustness of NYSE Technologies Managed Transaction Hub infrastructure with ATG´s leading expertise in electronic trading throughout the region.