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DFM Welcomes The Listing Of US$ 750 Million Sukuk Issued By The Government Of Dubai - His Excellency Essa Kazim: The New Listing Raises The Total Value Of Sukuk Listed On Dubai Capital Markets To US$ 20.38 Billion

Date 30/04/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced the listing of US$ 750 million Sukuk for the Government of Dubai on Wednesday, April 30th 2014. The 15 years issue matures in 2029.

EURO STOXX 50 Index Licensed To Mirae Asset Global Investments To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 30/04/2014

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Index has been licensed to Mirae Asset Global Investments, a leading Korean asset management specialist, to serve as the basis for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will be listed on Korea Exchange(KRX) today.

BME Posts €42.2 Million Net Profit, Up 27.9% Year-On-Year

Date 30/04/2014

Results for the first quarter

• The best quarterly result since 2010 and the best first quarter of the last 6 years
• Revenue for the first quarter stood at €86 million, up 17.8% year-on-year
• EBITDA increased by 27.2% to €60.9 million
• The efficiency ratio is 29.2%, more than 21 points above the average for the sector
• Return on Equity (ROE) was 41.1%, over 27 points above the sector average
• The capitalization of the new companies admitted to trading on the stock exchange (€1.03 billion) is 15 times higher than in the first quarter in 2013

Eurex To Launch Index Futures Contracts Based On TASE’s Main Index In June - New Contracts Available As Of 9 June 2014

Date 30/04/2014

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives marketplace and part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced today during a joint press briefing, that Eurex Exchange will list index futures based on the TA-25, Israel’s blue chip index, as of 9 June 2014. The TA-25 index is one of the most heavily traded regional equity indexes. Eurex Exchange’s TA-25 index futures will be denominated in US dollars.

Moscow Exchange: FX Rates For Variation Margin For USD/UAH Futures On 2 May

Date 30/04/2014

Moscow Exchange's management has decreed that 2 May will be a trading day for all of the exchange's markets.

GMEX Group Subsidiary Global Derivatives Indices Announces Strategic Partnership With Tullett Prebon Information

Date 30/04/2014

Global Derivatives Indices (“GDI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Markets Exchange Group International LLP (“GMEX Group”), today announced a strategic collaboration with Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), part of Tullett Prebon, one of the world’s leading inter-dealer brokers. The deal allows GDI the rights to use TPI’s high quality, independent over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives data as part of its accurate and reliable index benchmarks.

Islamic Course Participants Visit Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 30/04/2014

Tehran Stock Exchange’s CEO, Dr. Ghalibaf Asl, received his Pakistani counterpart from Islamabad Stock Exchange, Mr. Ayyaz Afzal. Both authorities discussed about their capital markets and investment opportunities.

Establishment Of The Asian Financial Partnership Center (AFPAC)

Date 30/04/2014

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has established the Asian Financial PArtnership Center (AFPAC) today with a view to addressing the issues related to the financial markets in Asia, to review our financial sector technical assistance for infrastructure development, and to further strengthen cooperative relationships with Asian financial authorities.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Survey Shows Investors Look Forward To Easy-To-Follow IPO Offer Documents

Date 30/04/2014

A New Zealand investor survey conducted on behalf of the Financial Markets Authority and NZX shows there is good support for companies making initial public offerings (IPOs) among those who have invested in recent IPOs.

Notice On Holding The Activity Of 2014 Selection Of Dalian Commodity Exchange Outstanding Futures Products Researchers

Date 30/04/2014

To encourage researchers of futures companies to strengthen the research and development of DCE’s products and improve the R & D capacity and the level of service for industries of the futures companies, DCE and www.hexun.com will jointly hold the activity of “2014 Selection of DCE Outstanding Futures Products Researchers”.