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Mergermarket's League Tables Of Financial Advisors - Q1 2013 Global M&A

Date 02/04/2013

Key findings include:

• JP Morgan leads the financial advisor by deal value (US$ 124.2bn) for the first quarter since Q1 2011.  
• Morgan Stanley is most active in the global financial advisor league table by deal count having worked on 56 deals.

• Despite the eurozone crisis' negative impact on M&A activity, Q1 2013 recorded 13 deals over US$ 2bn, worth a combined value of US$ 57.5bn, driving up Europe's share of global M&A activity to 28.6%.  
• The Virgin mega-deal accounted for 18.9% of European M&A. 

HKEx Welcomes Government Appointments To Its Board

Date 02/04/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's appointment of Mrs Margaret Leung Ko May-yee and reappointment of John Barrie Harrison, Stephen Hui Chiu-chung and Michael Lee Tze-hau to its Board.

Taiwan’s Asustek Computer Lists Global Depositary Shares On The Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 02/04/2013

On 28 March 2013, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange listed and admitted to trading an issue of global depositary shares from Asustek Computer Inc of Taiwan.

Burgundy: Aggregated Market Shares – Finnish Equities, March 2013

Date 02/04/2013

In cooperation with SIX Telekurs, Burgundy publishes aggregated market shares in Finnish equities on a monthly basis, in order to provide a better picture of the market

HKEx Announces Liquidity Providers For After-Hours Futures Trading

Date 02/04/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has appointed the following liquidity providers for its After-Hours Futures Trading (AHFT) session between the session’s launch on 8 April 2013 and 31 December 2013.

Burgundy: Aggregated Market Shares - Swedish Equities, March 2013

Date 02/04/2013

In cooperation with SIX Telekurs, Burgundy publishes aggregated market shares in Swedish equities on a monthly basis, in order to provide a better picture of the market.

JSE To Welcome REITs Regime

Date 02/04/2013

From yesterday the 1st April 2013 South Africa will implement a local Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) regime that will usher in a new era for the listed property sector. From this date all property companies currently listed on the JSE either property loan stocks or property unit trusts will convert to a REIT structure and any new listings in this sector will have to comply with JSE REIT listing requirements.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Matters Concerning Arbitrage

Date 02/04/2013

Dalian Commodity Exchange

To all member units:

We plan to implement the Administration Measures for Arbitrage of Dalian Commodity Exchange (hereinafter referred to as Arbitrage Administration Measures” in the near future, with the review and approval of the Council and after reporting to China Securities Regulatory Commission. 

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The Full-Year 2012

Date 02/04/2013

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012. Higher volumes on FX and Money Markets as well as increased interest income resulted in strong growth in revenues and net income year-over-year.

Moscow Exchange Indices Weekly Review: March 25-29, 2013

Date 02/04/2013

Weekly Review: March 25-29, 2013 (pdf, 657 Kb)