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European Central Bank: Assessment Of A New Direct Link Between Securities Settlement Systems In The Euro Area

Date 05/04/2012

The Governing Council of the ECB today approved the direct link between the Greek securities settlement system (SSS) BOGS (“investor” SSS) and Clearstream Banking AG – CASCADE (“issuer” SSS) as eligible to be used for the collateralisation of Eurosystem credit operations.

Program Trading Averaged 32.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 26-30

Date 05/04/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Mar. 26-30.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 14 2012

Date 05/04/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 14 - 2012. 
This week no trading on Friday because of a holiday (Good Friday). TOM MTF derivatives market had an overall market share this week of 20% in the classes offered with a total of 20.261 options contracts traded. 

ETF Global Insight - Findings For ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) For Q1 2012

Date 05/04/2012

SUMMARY

• At the end of Q1 2012, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry had 347 ETFs, with 455 listings, assets of US$58.4 Bn, from 82 providers on 14 exchanges.
• 37 new ETFs were listed YTD to March 2012.
• In March 2012, ETFs saw net outflows of US$0.6 Bn.

Changes In The Composition Of The FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

Date 05/04/2012

The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange at its meeting today, examined the prerequisites for the classification of the listed companies in the Surveillance Category. 

Warsaw Stock Exchange Remains Europe’s Leader By Number Of IPOs In Q1 2012 - WSE Is Europe’s #1 Exchange By The Number Of Ipos And #4 By The Value Of Ipos In Q1 2012

Date 05/04/2012

According to the latest quarterly PwC IPO Watch Europe report, which covers the number and value of initial public offerings (IPOs) on European exchanges, the Warsaw Stock Exchange once again ranked #1 in Europe by the number of IPOs. There were 25 IPOs on the WSE in Q1 2012, including 4 IPOs on the Main Market and 21 IPOs on NewConnect.

ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin - March 2012

Date 05/04/2012

Please click here to download the Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin for March 2012

FEAS Newsletter March 2012 Issue

Date 05/04/2012

• Baku Interbank Currency Exchange:  BBVB and the Central Bank of Azerbaijan CBA signs the contract on connection of BBVB to bank system Temenos T24.
• BUCHAREST SE:  Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ends 2011 with a turnover of RON 21.73 million, with a growth of 66.4%, the net profit of BVB for 2011 increased compared to 2010 by 197% up to RON 16.96 million1 and the operating result was 21 times higher than the one obtained in 2010.
• NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA:  Henri Bergström holds the position of the Director of New Markets at NASDAQ OMX, leading company’s initiatives aimed at identifying and acting upon growth opportunities from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
• Palestine Exchange:  The stock market that has most consistently ranked as a top performer in the Arab world over the past few years has not been that of Dubai or Cairo, but the Palestine Securities Exchange in Nablus on the West Bank. During the Arab Spring uprising last year, the financial crisis in 2008 and the regional boom year of 2005, the exchange outperformed most regional rivals as listed Palestinian companies reported hefty profits in spite of ongoing political Analysts say investor interest in public Palestinian companies has grown over the past two years, with many new listings on the exchange at a time when initial public offerings have remained at a standstill elsewhere in the Middle East. 

ATHEX: Hellenic Republic Announcement Regarding The PSI

Date 05/04/2012

Please click here to view the announcement.

The Securities Commission Malaysia Approves Eight Private Retirement Scheme Providers

Date 05/04/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the initial list of eight intermediaries approved as providers of Private Retirement Schemes (PRS Providers), marking a significant milestone in the development of a long-term sustainable private retirement industry for Malaysia.