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Benchmarks: EDHEC-Risk Institute Warns Against The False Promises Of Governance - Transparency Key To Informed Decision-Making And Mitigating Conflicts Of Interest

Date 11/03/2013

In the context of the ongoing regulatory debate on financial benchmarks and the recent consultations by the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)/European Banking Authority (EBA), EDHEC-Risk Institute wishes to underline that transparency is both crucial to allowing users to assess the risks, relevance and suitability of indices and the most powerful tool to mitigate conflicts of interests existing across the indexing industry.

Trayport® Wins Post-Trade Services And Coal Trading Awards

Date 11/03/2013

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, today announced that it has won two awards – best Post-Trade Services and best Coal Trading from Energy Risk magazine.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report February 2013

Date 11/03/2013

Total number of trading days in February 2013 amounted to 20 days with a total value traded of US$ 1,847.51 million (LE 12,434.51 million). Value traded of the main market amounted to US$ 1,742.77 million (LE 11,729.52 million), of which shares, bonds and funds represented 59.67%, 40.33% and 0%, respectively. Unlisted securities i.e. Over the Counter trading reached US$ 101.34 million (LE 682.08 million), which represents 5.49% of total value traded for the month. Additionally, Nilex has recorded a trading value of US$ 3.40 million (LE 22.91 million) during the month.

Long Term Refinancing Operations Continues To Weigh On European Repo Market

Date 11/03/2013

The European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) today released the results of its 24th semi-annual survey of the European repo market. The survey, which measures the amount of repo business outstanding on 12 December, sets the baseline figure for market size at EUR 5,611 billion. This figure shows a 0.9% decline in the size of the market since the last survey in June 2012 and represents a 9.5% reduction of repo business since the December 2011 survey.

Brady Physicals Appoints New CEO

Date 11/03/2013

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals, recycling, energy and soft commodities, announced today that, with effect from 2nd April 2013, Brian Collins has been appointed CEO of Brady’s Physicals Division, replacing Robert De Picciotto, who will be retiring from the operational side of the Company.

Thailand Futures Exchange Upgrades CGF To Trade All Derivatives Products Effective From March 13

Date 11/03/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under the Stock Exchange of Thailand group, announces that TFEX and Thailand Clearing House Co., Ltd. have approved Classic Gold Futures Co., Ltd. (CGF), a precious metal-related member, to become a full member, allowing the broker to trade all types of derivatives products on the TFEX, effective from March 13.

Brady Plc Revenues Up 47% - Revenues And EBITDA Up 47% And 52% Respectively - Record Year Of New License Deals With Deal Value Increasing By 77% - Customer Base Doubled - Transformational Acquisitions In Brady Energy And Entry Into The Recycling Market - Successful Initiatives With Cloud And A Service Oriented Architecture Programme - Well Placed To Deliver Further Growth In The Coming Year

Date 11/03/2013

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals, recycling, energy and soft commodities, announced today reports on what has been a significant year both from a financial and operational perspective. With revenues and EBITDA up 47% and 52% respectively and a substantial increase in underlying profitability, this set of results is a further year of growth and gives the Group an impressive five year compound average growth rate of 38%.

Thomson Reuters Global Equities Monthly Market Share Data Updated To Reflect February 2013 Activity

Date 11/03/2013

Trading is fragmenting between exchanges and competing venues. But by how much and which venues? Find out in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

FIA Volume Report: Global Futures And Options Volume Fell 15.3% In 2012

Date 11/03/2013

The number of futures and options traded on exchanges around the globe fell 15.3% in 2012 to 21.2 billion contracts from 24.9 billion in 2011. 2012’s total was the lowest number of contracts traded since 2009 and reflected double-digit declines across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, according to statistics compiled by Futures Industry Association.

Singapore Exchange Announcement Pursuant To Rule 703(4) Of The Listing Manual - Clarification Pertaining To Bloomberg’s Report “Singapore Bourse Plans Thai, Philippine Futures” On 8 March 2013

Date 11/03/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) wishes to make a clarification pertaining to Bloomberg’s report “Singapore Bourse Plans Thai, Philippine Futures” on 8 March 2013. The statement “SGX will increase revenue from derivatives 10 percent to 15 percent this year as the operator of Southeast Asia's biggest bourse introduces more products linked to benchmark stock indexes in the region” was an explanation of the general growth trends of SGX’s derivatives business should there be a continuation of past trends. As announced in SGX’s February report, SGX’s derivatives daily average volume (DDAV) grew 59% year-on-year and 11% month-on-month to a third straight record one-month high of 512,551 contracts. The Bloomberg report is not to be misconstrued as a forecast of SGX’s revenue.