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Thomson Reuters Reports First-Quarter 2013 Results - First-Quarter Performance Consistent With Full-Year Expectations

Date 30/04/2013

• Revenues grew 2% before currency
• Adjusted EBITDA declined 2% to $757 million with a margin of 24.4%
• Underlying operating profit declined 7% to $462 million with a margin of 14.9%
• Severance expense of $78 million incurred (an $0.08 impact to adjusted EPS)
• Adjusted earnings per share were $0.38 
• 2013 Outlook affirmed

Securities Commission Malaysia Obtains Conviction Against An Individual For Unlicensed Trading In Futures Contract

Date 30/04/2013

The Sessions Court convicted Zamani bin Hamdan today for carrying on the business of trading in futures contracts without a Capital Markets Services License (CMSL) through his company Rantau Simfoni Sdn Bhd. 

HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 30/04/2013

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (As at 30 April 2013)

Xetra/FWB: IPO In Prime Standard: RTL Group S.A.

Date 30/04/2013

RTL Group S.A. (ISIN: LU0061462528) joined the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 30 April. The placement volume in shares at the IPO totalled 23,182,000. The placement price was €55.50 and the initial listing price €55.50.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publicly Censures Horn Express Ltd (Formerly Known As Qaran Express Money Transfer Limited) For Breaches Of The Payment Services Regulations

Date 30/04/2013

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Horn Express Limited (formerly known as Qaran Express Money Transfer Limited, “QEMTL”) for failing to safeguard and segregate customer funds.  The FCA would have fined QEMTL £136,687 had the firm not produced verifiable evidence that imposing a fine would have caused it serious financial hardship.

BME Posts €33 Million Net Profit To March

Date 30/04/2013

• The net profit improves from the two preceding quarters by +8.6% (4Q12) and +6.3% (3Q12) but is down 7.1% from the first quarter 2012
• Revenue for the first quarter stood at €73 million, down 5.6% on the same period in 2012
• Investment flows channelled through the exchange reached €7.9 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up 15.3% from the same period a year earlier
• EBITDA decreased by 8.5% to €47.9 million
• The efficiency ratio is 34.5%, more than 12 points above the average for the sector
• Return on Equity (ROE) was 31%, over 17 points above the sector average

Equiduct Announces New Investment From Leading Financial Institutions - BNP Paribas Securities Services, KBC, VIEL GROUP And Winterflood Join Pan-European Trading Platform Consortium

Date 30/04/2013

Equiduct announced today that it has secured new funding to support its growth plans.  Participation in the funding involves several new strategic investors including BNP Paribas Securities Services, KBC Securities, VIEL GROUP and Winterflood Securities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SGX Welcomes Rakuten Securities As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 30/04/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes Rakuten Securities, Inc to its derivatives market as a Trading Member.

Call For Applications: SC-OCIS Scholar In Residence Programme At The Oxford Centre Of Islamic Studies

Date 30/04/2013

Applications and nominations are now open for the Visiting Fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies under the Scholar in Residence Programme in Islamic Finance for the academic year commencing October 2013.

OANDA Responds To Forex Trader Demand For More CFDs - Four New Instruments Added To The Award-Winning OANDA fxTrade Platform Include UK And German 10-Year Government Treasury Bonds, The Swiss Market Index, And The Russell 2000 Index

Date 30/04/2013

As European retail investors seek ways to diversify their portfolios, OANDA Europe is responding to customer demand to add more contracts for difference (CFDs) to its forex trading platform. The new assets give Europeans the opportunity to trade more indices and Treasury bonds on the same platform they rely on for currency trading.