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MARF Admits To Trading The First Issue By Elecnor For €15 Million - First Commercial Paper Programme

Date 14/04/2014

The Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF) today admitted Elecnor’s first issue of Commercial Paper, with a value of €15 million and maturity of one year, charged to the issues Programme registered with this market by the company, worth €100 million.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Haydale Graphene Industries AIM IPO

Date 14/04/2014

• Graphene company raises £6.6m
• Third graphene company to float on AIM in 13 months
• Company valued at £23m
• 12th technology IPO this year

Land Bank Firm Shut Down By UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Has Appeal Rejected By Court

Date 14/04/2014

The Court of Appeal has dismissed, on all counts, an appeal by David Banner-Eve and Asset Land L.I.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HKEx And Ping An Insurance Futures

Date 14/04/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 16 April 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

SGX: Distributions Boost Average REIT Return To 4% In YTD

Date 14/04/2014

• The 26 REITs listed on SGX have produced a 4.0% average return so far this year with 23 of these counters generating gains.
• The three best performing REITs so far this year were Suntec REIT, CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaRetail China Trust. 

Euro STOXX 50 Daily Leverage 3 And Lev DAX x3 Indices Licensed To ETF Securities - Exchange Traded Products Available On Xetra Today

Date 14/04/2014

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Daily Leverage 3 and LevDAX x3 indices have been licensed to ETF Securities to serve as the underlying for two exchange-traded products (ETPs). The ETPs will be listed on Xetra today.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 14/04/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 11 April 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI gained 0.47% to 116.54. 

• YTD, the SFI currently outperforms the STI by 0.33%.

• YTD, correlation between the SFI and STI is -18%, a significant change to the correlation in Q4 2013; +67%.

• The SFI Corporate Bond Index is currently at its highest point in 2014 (120.87).

• The SFI Industrial and SFI Financial Bond Indices are both currently at all-time highs (125.71 and 126.14 respectively).

• Correlation between the USD-SGD and SFI is very strong, currently at -90% since index inception

IXcellerate Announces First Data Centre In Russia To Achieve Prestigious IBM Certification

Date 14/04/2014

IXcellerate is pleased to announce that its Moscow One Datacentre has been certified for design, build and operation accreditation to IBM Resilience Level 3. The carrier neutral datacenter is the first in Russia to receive this prestigious IBM accreditation.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Result Of Pre-LOU Offering In Japan(Notification To ROC As LOU Candidate)

Date 14/04/2014

In response to the offer made by the FSA (2014.2.18 – 2014.2.27) with regard to LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) code allocation entity, Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan Exchange Group) has applied to the FSA to be registered as LOU (Local Operating Unit) of the global LEI system. The FSA has announced that it has notified ROC (Regulatory Oversight Committee) of TSE’s nomination as a candidate of LOU (Pre-LOU) in Japan.

The JSE Transfroms Its Brand Identity

Date 14/04/2014

Today the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) revealed its new brand which demonstrates the bourse’s identity as a modern African marketplace that connects investors to growth opportunities globally.