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Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange Group Markets: March 2012

Date 03/04/2012

• The highest monthly value of trading in shares, volume of trading in index contracts and options in 2012 reported in March;
• The total value of trading in shares on the Main Market in Q1 2012 (PLN 59.3 billion) decreased by 12.6% year on year;
• A growing value of trading on the WSE debt markets: Catalyst (session trading) and Treasury BondSpot Poland (cash transactions) reported the highest monthly and quarterly turnover;
• The monthly volume of spot transactions on the WSE electricity markets reached 1.77 TWh as compared to 1.84 TWh in March 2011;
• The highest ever quarterly volume of transactions in property rights for certificates issued under certificates of origin for energy

EBS Appoints New Global Head Of Product Development And Global Head Of EBS Spot Platform And Market Risk

Date 03/04/2012

EBS, the world’s leading FX trading platform, announced today that it has appointed Nichola Hunter Global Head of Product Management, responsible for defining and executing EBS’s product strategy and for directing the product development process. EBS also announced that John Schoen has been appointed Global Head of EBS Spot Platform and Market Risk, a new role reporting to Nichola, in which he will lead EBS’s efforts to ensure the continuous delivery of the most reliable source of genuine liquidity to the market. 

UK's Financial Services Agency Decides To Fine Ian Hannam Chairman Of Capital Markets At J P Morgan Cazenove For Market Abuse

Date 03/04/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published a Decision Notice for Ian Hannam, the Chairman of Capital Markets at J P Morgan Cazenove. The Decision Notice indicates that the FSA has decided to fine Hannam £450,000 for market abuse.

Alan Whiting To Succeed Hugh Freedberg As Chairman Of NYSE Liffe

Date 03/04/2012

NYSE Liffe today announced that Alan Whiting will succeed Hugh Freedberg as the  new non-executive Chairman¹ of the company’s global derivatives  business. Mr Whiting’s appointment will take effect from May 1, 2012. Mr  Freedberg who previously served as CEO of NYSE Liffe from 1998 to 2009 is  retiring from his role as Chairman, which he has held since 2009.

ESMA Publishes The Responses Received To The Consultation On ESMA Guidelines For The Regulatory Framework For ETFs And Other UCITS Issues

Date 03/04/2012

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Börse Berlin: Stable Development In Q1/2012

Date 03/04/2012

In Q1/2012 the total turnover of both market places, XONTRO and Equiduct, reached 11.5 bn. Euro (vs. 11.6 bn. Euro in Q4/2011). In the same period the number of trades added up to 1.84 m compared to 1.83 m in Q4/2011. 

Maibaum Leaves EEX

Date 03/04/2012

The Managing Director Exchange and Senior Vice President Customer Relations Oliver Maibaum will leave European Energy Exchange (EEX) on his own request and resigns from all his offices at EEX Group with immediate effect. After 12 years of co-operation with the EEX, Maibaum will take up a new challenge in the energy sector.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Conditions (Outlook & Initial Figures) Fiscal Year 2011

Date 03/04/2012

This report contains trading conditions of the Tokyo Stock Exchange for fiscal year 2011.

New EDHEC-Risk Survey Reveals The Investment Management Opinions Of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Date 03/04/2012

In a new survey entitled “What Asset-Liability Strategy for Sovereign Wealth Funds?” produced as part of a research chair supported by Deutsche Bank, Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) respondents have underlined the need for a change in investment practices to take into account both short-term constraints and liabilities. The survey presents the results of the Deutsche Bank research chair’s foundation paper – a dynamic asset-liability management (ALM)model developed to guide asset allocation and risk management decisions at the SWF level, and describes the results of a call for reaction on its theoretical and practical appeal for sovereign fund management.

CME Group Acquires GreenX Holdings LLC

Date 03/04/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has acquired a 100% equity interest in GreenX Holdings LLC (GreenX Holdings), the parent company of Green Exchange LLC (GreenX), and is now the sole owner of the company.  CME Group will migrate GreenX contracts and open interest to CME Group’s portfolio of products, and will work with market participants to ensure that trading and clearing of existing contracts on CME Globex and CME ClearPort continues with minimal impact. Customers that currently have open interest on GreenX will continue to be subject to the GreenX rulebook until the contracts and open interest are transitioned to a CME Group CFTC designated contract market.