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Key Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland April 2013: Pleasing Trend Since The Start Of The Year

Date 02/05/2013

Since the beginning of 2013, a total of 11,637,574 transactions have been conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach CH. This marks an increase of 4.9% on the previous year. At 10,817,071 trades, the equities including funds + ETPs segment (+5.2%) also posted growth. With 333,302 trades, the ETF segment was also 22.1% up on the previous year. 

SEC Announces Departure Of Senior Enforcement Official David P. Bergers After 13 Years Of Federal Service

Date 02/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David P. Bergers, Acting Deputy Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division and Director of the Boston Regional Office, will be leaving the agency this spring after 13 years of federal service.

Results Of The Annual General Meeting Of UBS AG

Date 02/05/2013

At the Annual General Meeting held on May 2, 2013, UBS's shareholders confirmed in their offices those members of the Board of Directors who had stood for re-election, and voted Reto Francioni onto the Board for the first time. 2'501 shareholders attended the General Meeting, representing 1'809'082'901 votes.

Deleveraging Abating In Emerging Europe Amid Regulatory And Structural Shifts

Date 02/05/2013

The second wave of funding reductions by western banks vis-à-vis Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe (CESEE) that started in mid-2011 is petering out. However, funding reductions have not stopped in all countries of the region and remain significant in Hungary and Slovenia, according to the latest Deleveraging Monitor from the Vienna 2 Initiative Steering Committee.

Average Daily Volume Of 9.8 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In April

Date 02/05/2013

SEC Charges Gatekeepers Of Two Mutual Fund Trusts For Inaccurate Disclosures About Decisions On Behalf Of Shareholders

Date 02/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the gatekeepers of a pair of mutual fund trusts with causing untrue or misleading disclosures about the factors they considered when approving or renewing investment advisory contracts on behalf of shareholders.

Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 103 Billion Euros In April

Date 02/05/2013

Order book turnover on Xetra, the Xetra Frankfurt Specialist trading and Tradegate stood at €103.0 billion in April (April 2012: €99.2 billion). Of the €103.0 billion, €95.6 billion were attributable to Xetra (April 2012: €94.6 billion). €4.3 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt Specialist trading (April 2012: €4.6 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €3.1 billion in April (April 2012: €2.7 billion).

European Bank For Reconstruction And Development (EBRD) : Deleveraging Abating In Emerging Europe Amid Regulatory And Structural Shifts

Date 02/05/2013

The second wave of funding reductions by western banks vis-à-vis Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe (CESEE) that started in mid-2011 is petering out. However, funding reductions have not stopped in all countries of the region and remain significant in Hungary and Slovenia, according to the latest Deleveraging Monitor from the Vienna 2 Initiative Steering Committee.[1]

Program Trading Averaged 24.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Apr. 22-26

Date 02/05/2013

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Apr. 22-26.

Permission To Merge Oslo Børs ASA And Burgundy AB

Date 02/05/2013

Oslo Børs has received permission from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance to merge Oslo Børs ASA and its Swedish subsidiary Burgundy AB, with Oslo Børs ASA as the acquiring company. The merger is scheduled for 2nd quarter of 2013.