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Sharia-compliant tahawwut master agreement arrives finally
Isda and IIFM unveil sharia-compliant hedging master agreement for Islamic derivatives
India woos foreign investment with CDM project reforms
Government to push through more CDM projects
Life settlement funds hit Asia
Life settlement fund market set for growth as Asian institutions show interest
Structurers call on SFC not to remove ‘safe harbour’ rules
Providers fear collapse in private placement volumes and shift of business to Singapore
CME launches crude palm oil contract
A dollar-denominated, cash-settled crude palm oil futures contract will begin trading on CME Globex on May 23, 2010 under a partnership between CME Group and Bursa Malaysia.
Russia plans pipeline to speed oil feed to China
Russia will start construction on a $1.34 billion oil pipeline link this week, in order to speed up its delivery of crude supplies to China.
CFTC and Ferc continue turf war over transmission rights
Wholesale electricity market participants yesterday called for an exemption for energy end-users from legislation that could see the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) increase its jurisdictional powers over the sector.