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SMX Partners With Metal Bulletin For World’s First Iron Ore Futures Contract SMX Iron Ore Futures Contract, Settled Basis The Metal Bulletin Iron Ore Index (MBIOI), Is The Exchange’s First Index-Based Derivative

Date 29/09/2010

Singapore Mercantile Exchange (“SMX”), the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange, today announced that it plans to list the world?s first Iron Ore Futures Contract*, settled basis the Metal Bulletin Iron Ore Index. Metal Bulletin is the leading independent premium information and pricing provider for the metals industries.
ASX: AGM Address By Chairman And CE)

Date 29/09/2010

Click here to download the address by the Chairman and Managing Director and CEO of the ASX.
Statement Regarding CFTC Funding: Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 28/09/2010

Landmark financial reforms were passed by the Congress and signed by the President earlier this year. The new law will ensure more efficient and effective markets, better protect consumers and cast light upon current "dark" markets that have been out of view of regulators -- markets which led, in large part, -- to the economic calamity that began two years ago.
Two Major North American Global Banking Groups Implement FinArch’s Liquidity Risk Calculation And Reporting Solution

Date 28/09/2010

Financial Architects NV (FinArch), the leading provider of Finance Resource Planning (FRP), is pleased to announce that two of North America’s largest globally operational banks are implementing the Liquidity Risk Calculation and Reporting solution from the Financial Studio platform to meet all the requirements of the UK FSA’s liquidity risk regime.
CFTC Seeks Comment Regarding Agricultural Swaps

Date 28/09/2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment regarding the appropriate regulatory treatment of agricultural swaps.

September 2010 “Islamic Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 28/09/2010

Based on the close of trading on September 27, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 9.05% month-to-date, closing at 2052.87. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 8.55%, closing at 2067.03.
CFTC Charges People’s Alternative, Inc. And Its Principals With Commodity Pool Fraud And Misappropriation - Court Issues Emergency Order Freezing California Defendants’ Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 28/09/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants People’s Alternative, Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif. and its principals, Jaime Gallardo of Pasadena, Calif., and Karl Ochoa and Maria Iracheta, both of Los Angeles. The court’s order also prohibits the destruction of books and records and grants the CFTC immediate access to such documents.
"Priorities Of The Belgian Presidency Of The EU For The Financial Services Area" Speech By Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The EUROFI Conference, Brussels, 28 September 2010

Date 28/09/2010

Introduction “While the Committee [of wise men] strongly believes that large, deep, liquid, and innovative financial markets will result in substantial gains and therefore bring individual benefits to European citizens, it also believes that greater efficiency does not necessarily go hand in hand with enhanced stability. Increased integration of securities markets entails more interconnection between financial intermediaries on a cross border basis, increasing their exposure to co
Joint Statement By CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler And European Commissioner Michel Barnier On The Financial Reform Agenda

Date 28/09/2010

United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler and European Commissioner Michel Barnier spoke today and reaffirmed their strong determination to cooperate closely in strengthening the global financial system. Specifically, Chairman Gensler and Commissioner Barnier discussed regulatory reform of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets with respect to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the September 2010 European proposal for a
Remarks Before EUROFI Financial Services Forum - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 28/09/2010

Good morning. I thank the Belgian E.U. Presidency and Eurofi for inviting me to speak this morning on regulatory reform of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, or swaps, markets. I also want to thank Commissioner Michel Barnier for his open invitation to come to Brussels to continue our partnership and coordination on these issues. Lastly, I want to thank each of my fellow CFTC Commissioners and our staff for all of their hard work.