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CME Group Announces New Physically Delivered 1,000 oz. Silver Futures Contract

Date 18/04/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of a new physically delivered Silver (1,000 oz.) futures contract, scheduled to begin trading in June 2013. This contract will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.

Oslo Børs Emphasises The Nordic Dimension For The Bond Market

Date 18/04/2013

As part of its Nordic focus, Oslo Børs announces that Oslo ABM has changed its name to Nordic ABM. Nordic ABM targets fixed income issuers throughout the Nordic region, and a number of Nordic issuers have already listed bond issues on Nordic ABM. Since the Burgundy markets will become part of the Oslo Børs offer in June, a new fixed income market will be added to the trading system which will allow trading in fixed income instruments intended for Swedish investors that are denominated in Swedish kronor.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Bans And Censures Managing Director Of SIPP Operator Montpelier Pension Administration Services Limited

Date 18/04/2013

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Kevin Wells, the managing director of Montpelier Pension Administration Services Limited (MPAS), from performing any significant influence function at any regulated firm, and also censured him.

Thomson Reuters Brings Enhanced Workflow Capabilities To Disclosures Reporting - Solution Reduces The Time And Effort Associated With SEC Filings

Date 18/04/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced further strategic enhancements to its Accelus Disclosure Solutions PROFILE software, a next generation workflow solution that enables publicly-held organizations to more accurately prepare, update and deliver their financial disclosures to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Moscow Exchange To Increase The Maximum Amount Of Foreign Currency Accepted As Collateral For Derivatives Trades To 50 Million US Dollars

Date 18/04/2013

Besides Russian rubles, foreign currency and securities may be used by a clearing member to post collateral for derivatives trades to the Moscow Exchange's clearing house according to the Methodology for selecting and estimating foreign currency and securities accepted as collateral on the derivatives market.

Deutsche Börse Commodities: Majority Of Germans Consider Gold A Safe Investment - Savings Accounts Are The Most Popular Form Of Investment

Date 18/04/2013

Nine out of ten Germans believe investing in gold is safe – yet fewer than one in three include gold in their investment portfolio structure. The biggest gap between attitudes and investment behaviour lies with the 30 to 39-year-olds: although an above-average number of people (51 percent) in this age group believe that gold is very safe, only 29 percent of those surveyed actually invest in it. This was the finding of a representative study with over 1,000 respondents conducted by the opinion polling institute TNS Emnid on behalf of Deutsche Börse Commodities GmbH. 

March Performance Update Of The EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes - Good Month Of March For Hedge Funds

Date 18/04/2013

In March, the stock markets continued to rise for the fifth consecutive month with significant momentum. The S&P 500 gained 3.75%, registering a 10.61% progression during the first quarter of 2013. Equity implied volatility dropped sharply, reaching a five-year low of 12.7%. High-grade bonds were mixed but almost unchanged (Lehman Global: 0.10%, Lehman US: -0.21%), credit spreads were flat (index: 0.04%) and convertible bonds rebounded vigorously, benefiting from their equity component (1.34%). Commodities scored a modest 1.05% gain. The dollar, finally, maintained some momentum with a 0.79% return.

Singapore Exchange Appoints Jenny Chiam As New Securities Head

Date 18/04/2013

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) appoints Jenny Chiam to the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Securities. Prior to joining SGX, Ms Chiam served as the Head of South East Asia Equities and as CEO of Nomura Securities Singapore.

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Achieves Carbon Neutrality For Second Year - First Exchange In The Nordic Countries To Achieve Carbon Neutral Status

Date 18/04/2013

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki has achieved carbon neutrality status for the second straight year, further decreasing its carbon footprint by 7.9 percent in 2012. This was accomplished through the purchase of EUA CO2 emission certificates on the NASDAQ OMX Commodities market and by leveraging innovative carbon mitigation processes. It is a milestone achievement in the ongoing NASDAQ OMX corporate sustainability project.

Strong Performance Across Equity And Bond Markets In Q1 2013 - ISE Statistics

Date 18/04/2013

• Highest quarterly trades ever recorded on ISE [786k] demonstrates underlying liquidity and strong demand for trading on ISE
• ISEQ up 16.5%, continuing 2012 momentum with biggest Q1 gain since 1998
• 44% upsurge in equity turnover confirms positive performance of Irish equity markets
• Turnover and trading levels in Irish Government securities also show large % gains