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Singapore Exchange: Dividends Boost Mid Cap Index To +6.3% In YTD

Date 04/03/2013

• In the year to date the FTSE ST Mid Cap Index has generated a price gain of +5.27%, with dividend distributions boosting the gain to +6.27%.
• The next quarterly review of the FTSE ST Index Series which includes the FTSE ST Mid Cap Index is scheduled for 7 March.
• The Mid Cap’s five biggest gainers in February were Ezion Holdings , ARA Asset Management, Ying Li International Real Estate, Super Group and Raffles Medical Group.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Manulife Asset Management For Internal Control Failings

Date 04/03/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a reprimand to Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (Manulife Asset Management) and fined it HK$24 million for inadequate internal controls in relation to the distribution of Manulife Global Fund from 2007 to 2012.

Osaka Securities Exchange SPAN Parameter Updated - March 11, 2013 - March 15, 2013

Date 04/03/2013

SPAN Parameter is the fundamental data for calculating margin requirements and is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Outlines Recent Developments And Announces Future Plans

Date 03/03/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) held a press conference at the ADX premises in Abu Dhabi to outline the recent developments within the government institution in 2012 and to announce the stock market’s future plans for the year 2013.  

SIFMA Statement On SEC's Request For Information On Fiduciary Duty

Date 02/03/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ira Hammerman, senior managing director and general counsel after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a request for data and other information to help the agency consider whether to write new rules implementing a uniform fiduciary standard of conduct for brokers and investment advisers.

BATS 1000 Index Gains 0.2% This Week

Date 02/03/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 32.09 points, or 0.2%, this week to close at 17,139.84 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today. 

OneChicago Announces February Security Futures Volume Rise 219% From February 2012

Date 02/03/2013

• OneChicago’s volume continues to grow…..second best February in Exchange history
• Volume soars as managed futures community diversifies holding using single stock futures

SIFMA Statement On SEC's Request For Information On Fiduciary Duty

Date 01/03/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ira Hammerman, senior managing director and general counsel after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a request for data and other information to help the agency consider whether to write new rules implementing a uniform fiduciary standard of conduct for brokers and investment advisers. 

Survey Of Buy-Side Market Participants Shows Concern Over CFTC’s SEF Proposal

Date 01/03/2013

The buy-side members of SIFMA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and with participation of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) today released summary of results from a member survey where over 84 percent of respondents indicated that the five request for quotes (RFQ) rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) would result in increased transaction costs.

TSX Block List Leaders By Volume And By Values - February 2013

Date 01/03/2013

Block Trade Summaries

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. For a full list of block trades for all brokers, get our Broker Block Summary.