Exclusive: Future of bank benchmark rate under review - LONDON (Reuters) - A global probe into whether banks colluded to set the interest rates at which they borrow money from each other has thrown into question the future of the benchmark they use to price financial products worth an estimated $360 trillion. This intense scrutiny has prompted the British Bankers' Association (BBA), which establishes the parameters for the benchmarks, to hire ...

Exclusive: MF Global triggers regulatory rethink at CFTC - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told Reuters on Wednesday. CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler ordered the review after questions emerged about whether the CFTC or exchange-operator CME Group, whose self-regulatory arm ...

iShares Launches Five Global Commodity Producer Equity ETFs - BlackRock, Inc. announced today that its iShares® Exchange Traded Funds business, the world's largest manager of ETFs, has launched five funds focused on commodity producers.

Seaview Energy Inc., Charger Energy Corp., Silverback Energy Ltd. and Sirius Energy Inc. Announce Mailing of the Joint ... - Seaview Energy Inc., Charger Energy Corp., Silverback Energy Ltd. and Sirius Energy Inc. Announce Mailing of the Joint Information Circular and Provide 2012 Update

GMX Resources Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual 2011 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information - OKLAHOMA CITY -- GMX RESOURCES INC., today announces that the Company will release its 2011 fourth quarter and annual financial and operational results after the close of trading on the New York Stock ...

MF Global Triggers Regulatory Rethink at CFTC - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.

2012 Forecast: US Dollar to Rally in First Half, Only to Fade Again - 2012 Forecast: US Dollar to Rally in First Half, Only to Fade Again

Rising potential in agriculture - In retrospect to some disasters in 2011, we have seen the economies receiving damage in some important territories. [...

Will MF Global Customer Interests Be Crushed by Big Banks? - The MF Global trustee released an update discussing fund movements in the final days of the broker's solvency, but customers are still left wondering whether they'll be made whole.

Teck Reports Unaudited Results for 2011 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - All dollar amounts expressed in this news release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. -Teck Resources Limited reported record annual profit attributable to shareholders ...