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HKEx 2012 First Quarter Results

Date 07/05/2012

Profit attributable to shareholders decreased to $1,148 million in the first quarter of 2012 against$1,238 million for the same period in 2011.   The decrease was mainly due to lower turnover-related income and higher operating expenses, but partly offset by higher net investment income.

Deutsche Börse Opens Entry And General Standard Conference - Current IPO Indicator Signals Market Upturn In New Issues

Date 07/05/2012

Deutsche Börse opened the 8th Entry and General Standard Conference in Frankfurt today. The event takes place from 7 to 9 May 2012 and is aimed at listed companies in the Entry and General Standards as well as investors and analysts. Over 70 young companies and SMEs will present their business models and the figures from their latest annual financial statements as part of an investor and analysts’ conference. In addition, current financing and capital market issues will be discussed in relation to the needs of exchange-listed SMEs.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - April 2012

Date 07/05/2012

The average daily turnover for the first four months of 2012 was $60,253 million, a decrease of 21 per cent when compared with $76,742 million for the same period last year.

NASDAQ OMX Starts Trading In New ETFs From Swedbank Robur

Date 07/05/2012

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today starts trading in a new series of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) from Swedbank Robur. The ETF portfolio from Swedbank Robur is named Swedbank Robur ETF and today three new ETFs were listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

ESMA Publishes Its 2012 Regulatory Work Programme

Date 07/05/2012

ESMA’s annual regulatory programme aims to provide information on the planned technical standards, technical advice and guidelines & recommendations to be issued by ESMA in 2012.

ICAP Reports Total Electronic Broking Volumes On BrokerTec And EBS Platforms Of US$714.2bn For April

Date 07/05/2012

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, announces today that average daily volumes on the BrokerTec and EBS platforms for April were US$714.2bn, a decrease of 5% month-on-month. This reflects the seasonal slowdown over the Easter period. For April year-on-year volume, there was a decrease of 13%.

ESMA Launches A Call For Evidence On Transaction Reporting

Date 07/05/2012

This call for evidence seeks to collect interested parties’ views on what elements ESMA should consider in its work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting, as well as opinions on what areas of the OTC derivatives guidelines need to be updated. On the basis of responses received to this call for evidence, ESMA will define its further work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting and launch a full public consultation.

Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) ETF/ETP Industry As At End Of April 2012 - Preliminary Findings

Date 07/05/2012

Summary for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) listed ETFs

• At the end of April 2012, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry had 350 ETFs, with 458 listings, assets of US$60.3 Bn, from 82 providers on 14 exchanges.

Korea Exchange Fee Schedule - Effective From May 2, 2012

Date 07/05/2012

The Korea Exchange has released a new fee schedule, which is effective from May 2, 2012.  Please click here for details. 

NZX: Resignation Of Officer - Caroline Leckie, Head Of Market Supervision

Date 06/05/2012

NZX advises that Caroline Leckie has resigned as Head of Market Supervision, effective 18 May, to take up a position with Lehman Brothers in the UK.