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Platts Survey: Steel Industry Cites Oversupply, Slow Economy In Europe As Greatest Market Challenges

Date 11/04/2013

EDHEC-Risk Institute Study Illustrates That Short-Term Risk Control Is Not Incompatible With Long-Term Investment Performance

Date 11/04/2013

A new study produced as part of the BNP Paribas Investment Partners research chair on “Asset-Liability Management and Institutional Investment Management,” provides comprehensive insights into all of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s research on dynamic allocation in asset-liability management.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report March 2013

Date 11/04/2013

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 211 at the end of March 2013. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 21 at the end of the month.

Moscow Exchange: Start Of The Additional Trading Session On The Exchange On April 12, 15 And 16

Date 11/04/2013

Please be informed that in accordance with Clause 6.2 of the Derivatives rules of FORTS derivatives market the additional evening trading session on the Derivatives market will start at 19:10 MSK on April 12, 15 and 16, 2013 as these are the expiration days of the front month option contracts.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines China Everbright Securities (HK) And Its Responsible Officer $1.6 Million

Date 11/04/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited (CES) and fined it $1.2 million for internal control and supervisory failures.

LCH.Clearnet To Clear For Australian-Based FEX Global

Date 11/04/2013

LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), the multi-national, multi-asset clearing house, has been granted regulatory approval by the Australian Government to clear energy, commodity and environmental derivatives listed on Australia’s Financial and Energy Exchange, FEX Global.

SGX MSCI Indonesia Index Futures Hits New Record Volumes: World’s Only Liquid Indonesia Futures - Average Daily Traded Value In March 2013 Exceeds US$13 Million

Date 11/04/2013

SGX MSCI Indonesia Index Futures which was launched in June 2012, has surpassed a cleared volume of US$2 billion within a short span of 9 months. In the month of March 2013, the average daily volume for the product exceeded 1,100 contracts, more than double the volume from 6 months ago. This marks a significant level of liquidity in the relatively new contract. Open interest reached an all-time high of more than 7,000 contracts on 22 Mar 2013.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Outcome Of Investigation Regarding Reduction In Order Validity During The March 29 Session

Date 11/04/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange investigated the trading system incident it announced on April 1 and confirmed that it was caused by an error in a system maintenance program. The system was installed shortly after 16:00 JST of March 29 and resulted in a reduction in order validity for some trades. This program is being fixed and will be reinstalled after thorough retesting.

SGX Iron Ore Contracts Set Multiple Records In Q1 2013

Date 11/04/2013

SGX Iron Ore Swap contract has set a new monthly record volume of 18.5 mil mt (36,995 lots) in March 2013, surpassing the previous record of 17.7 mil mt (35,414 lots) set in September 2012. Quarterly volume for Q1 2013 set a new record of 51.5 mil mt (102,978 lots).  This is a 19.6% increase over the previous record of 43.1 mil mt (86,138 lots) set in Q3 2012. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Hosts The 31st AOSEF General Assembly

Date 11/04/2013

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) hosted the 31st General Assembly of the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF) in Shenzhen from April 9^th through 11^th, 2013. The General Assembly was opened by Madam Song Liping, President and CEO of SZSE. Mr. Chen Dongzheng, Chairman of SZSE, made opening remarks.