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Deutsche Börse: Two New SPDR Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - Both ETFs Focus On High Dividend Yields

Date 17/10/2011

Two further exchange-listed equity index funds issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra® since Monday. The new ETFs have a focus on companies with high dividend yields, one concentrating on the USA and the other on emerging markets.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Consultation Begins On Proposed Regulatory Regime For OTC Derivatives Market

Date 17/10/2011

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have issued a joint consultation paper on the proposed regulatory regime for Hong Kong’s over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. 

ReMATCH Introduces New Service To Eliminate Quanto Credit Default Swap Risk

Date 17/10/2011

ReMATCH, the CDS portfolio rebalancing and market risk mitigation service, announced today that it has introduced a new service to help its customers reduce their exposure to Quanto CDS risk. The service, launched in September, has eliminated over $15billion of Quanto CDS risk for customers in its first three sessions.

LME Launches New December Prompt Dates For Official Prices

Date 17/10/2011

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today extends its range of published Official Prices to include forward December prompt dates, which will replace the 15- and 27-month forward prompts.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Trading System Commodity Exchange Joint Stock Company (ETS) Sign MOU

Date 17/10/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Trading System Commodity Exchange Joint Stock Company (ETS) today (Monday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation and the exchange of information.

First Quarter Financial Year Ended 30 September 2011 (1Q FY2012) - Singapore Exchange Reports $88 Million Profit

Date 17/10/2011

• Revenue: Up 12% to $178 million ($159 million in 1Q FY2011)
• EBITDA: Up 15% to $115 million ($100 million) and Net Profit: $88 million ($74 million)
• Earnings per share: Up 18% to 8.2 cents (7.0 cents)
• Interim Dividend per share: 4 cents (4 cents)

STOXX Launches Ex Financials And Ex Banks Indices For Europe And Euro Zone

Date 17/10/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of a new set of ex Financials and ex Banks indices for Europe and the Euro zone. The new indices exclude all companies which are part of the Industry Classification Benchmark's (ICB) industry Financials or the supersector Banks, respectively.

Kx, Intel And HP Show Impressive Results In Latest STAC M3 Benchmarks

Date 17/10/2011

Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and timeseries analysis, announced impressive new test results from the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC) for benchmark testing[1] on timeseries data using Kx’s kdb+, in conjunction with HP and Intel.

Quote MTF Board Acquires Ex-Chairman’s Shares To Sever All Ties With Swift Trade’s Peter Beck - Quote MTF Removes Association With Mr. Beck, Demonstrating Uncompromising Standards In Its Transparent And Regulated Marketplace

Date 17/10/2011

Quote MTF,a next generation, lit trading venue for Pan-European equities, today confirmed that its Board of Directors has severed all ties with Peter Beck, CEO of the former day trading firm Swift Trade. The Quote MTF Board had acquired Mr. Beck’s share of the Company, held by BRMS Holding, removing any association between the European regulated liquidity pool and Mr. Beck.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New ETF To Be Listed On Nov. 4, 2011 (Fri.) - TOPIX Asia Focus ETF (Managed By Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited.)

Date 17/10/2011

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of a new ETF created by Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited. The ETF will be listed on Friday, November 4, 2011.