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  • London Stock Exchange Group Plc Pre-Close Period Update For The Eleven Months Ended 29 February 2012

    Date 30/03/2012

    Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the eleven months ended 29 February 2012 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year. 

    • Continued good operational performance, underpinning expectations of strong results for the current financial year
    • Total equity capital raised on our markets amounted to £34.6 billion (2011: £37.4 billion), with 144 new issues admitted to our markets (2011: 167). In addition, a further 458 bonds have been admitted to the Group's MOT and ORB bond markets (2011: 219)
    • Average daily UK equity value traded down 2 per cent and Italian average daily volumes up 2 per cent; trading on Turquoise's equity platform increased 54 per cent. Share of order book trading in UK cash equities for Q4 to date increased to 62.7 per cent (Q3 60.5 per cent)
    • In fixed income trading, MTS money markets (repo) and cash markets value traded decreased 8 and 10 per cent respectively; MTS trading is up sequentially Q4 on Q3. MOT retail bond trading volumes up 33 per cent with Q4 trading significantly higher than Q3
    • Derivatives trading volumes on IDEM increased 2 per cent over the same period last year; Turquoise Derivatives increased 16 per cent
    • Clearing volumes up 3 per cent and open interest increased 19 per cent on last year at 5.7 million contracts; net treasury income has remained strong in the final quarter of the current financial year and is expected to exceed Q3 even after reductions in deposit interest rates achieved in March
    • Settlement instructions decreased 3 per cent; the custody business saw a 1 per cent increase in value of assets under custody at €3.04 trillion
    • The number of professional users of UK real-time information decreased by 2,000 to 91,000, while professional users of Borsa Italiana data declined by 3,000 to 135,000 year on year; demand for other information products, including FTSE, UnaVista and SEDOL, remained good

  • Appointments To Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Committees

    Date 30/03/2012

    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce new appointments and re-appointments to the following committees with effect from 1 April 2012:

    • Academic and Accreditation Advisory Committee
    • Disciplinary Chair Committee
    • Investor Compensation Fund Committee
    • Investor Education Advisory Committee
    • Nominations Committee
    • Products Advisory Committee
    • Securities Compensation Fund Committee
    • SFC Dual Filing Advisory Group
    • SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee
    • Takeovers and Mergers Panel
    • Takeovers Appeal Committee

  • NZX Consults On Proposed Rule Changes

    Date 30/03/2012

    NZX has today released a consultation memorandum regarding proposed amendments to the Main Board and Debt Market Listing Rules (“Listing Rules”).

  • Tokyo Grain Exchange: Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charge

    Date 30/03/2012

    We refer to (2) (c) of 11. in Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar for the contract month of Jul 2012 is US$5.32 per metric ton for each additional discharging port. 

  • Economy:US And Europe Facing Separate Growth Tracks, Says OECD

    Date 29/03/2012

    Economic growth in the G7 countries is expected to be firmer through the first half of 2012, but the recovery remains fragile and is expected to proceed at different speeds in North America and Europe, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment.