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ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – April 2013

Date 03/05/2013

In April 2013 the average daily number of trades was 30% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded was 6% higher than the pcp.

NZX April 2013 Shareholder Metrics

Date 03/05/2013

Please find attached shareholder metrics for April 2013.

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – April 2013

Date 03/05/2013

New listings for the month were IPB Petroleum Limited (IPB); Laramide Resources Ltd (LAM); Series 2013-1 WST Trust (WSQ); Swala Energy Limited (SWE); Tlou Energy Limited (TOU); and US Select Private Opportunities Fund II (USG).

NGX Receives Foreign Board Of Trade Status Approval From The CFTC

Date 03/05/2013

Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (NGX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, today announced that its application to become registered as a foreign board of trade (FBOT) has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The FBOT registration replaces NGX's exempt commercial market status, which was eliminated by the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Jon Macdonald – Independent Director Of NZX Limited

Date 02/05/2013

Further to the announcement on 16 April 2013 of the appointment of Jon Macdonald as an NZX Director, effective 3 May 2013, NZX Limited ("NZX") advises, pursuant to NZSX Listing Rule ("Rule") 3.3.3(b), that the board of directors have determined Jon Macdonald to be an Independent Director of NZX, as that term is defined in the Rules.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – April 2013 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX

Date 02/05/2013

TMX Group Limited today announced April 2013 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX), Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), TMX Select and Alpha.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter Providing Relief Surrounding Certain Foreign Exchange Transactions With A Settlement Cycle Of No More Than Seven Local Business Days

Date 02/05/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a time-limited no-action letter that provides swap dealers and major swap participants with relief from compliance with External Business Conduct Standards rules in connection with certain foreign exchange transactions that have a settlement cycle of no more than seven local business days.

Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Roundtables To Receive Input On Statutory ‘Best Interest’ Duty

Date 02/05/2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) will host two roundtables to further explore and discuss the issues identified in CSA Consultation Paper 33-403 – The Standard of Conduct for Advisers and Dealers: Exploring the Appropriateness of Introducing a Statutory Best Interest Duty When Advice is Provided to Retail Clients.

CFTC Issues Order Of Registration For The Natural Gas Exchange Inc.

Date 02/05/2013

On May 2, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an Order of Registration to the Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (NGX), a foreign board of trade located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Under the Order, NGX is permitted to provide its identified members or other participants located in the U.S. with direct access to its electronic order entry and trade matching system.

Statement By DTCC General Counsel Larry Thompson

Date 02/05/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) General Counsel Larry Thompson today issued the following statement:

“The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC (DDR) today filed a lawsuit challenging three interrelated actions by U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and asking a federal court to vacate the Commission’s approval of Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (CME) Rule 1001 and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Rule 211. The CME and ICE Rules are anticompetitive and undermine the core pro-competitive principles of the Dodd-Frank Act. By approving these Rules, CFTC changed its original adherence to the pro-competitive principles of Dodd-Frank and instead sanctioned anticompetitive behavior that allowed these clearing houses to require reporting of cleared swap data to their captive swap data repository (SDR).