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SGX Reiterates Directors Must Disclose Interest - Boards Are Ultimately Responsible For Announcements

Date 03/05/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) notes the executive summary of the Special Audit Report released by Singapore Post Limited (SingPost).

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover In Excess Of EUR 6.7 Billion In April - Trading Volume Reaches Almost The Same Level As In March // Increase In Trading In Equities And Investment Fund Units

Date 03/05/2016

According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover in excess of EUR 6.7 billion in April 2016. The trading volume was almost on a par with the previous month.

HKEX: Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Final Dividend For 2009

Date 03/05/2016

On 21 March 2016, HKEX announced that, pursuant to HKEX’s Articles of Association, the final dividend for 2009 of HK$2.09 per share, payable on 3 May 2010 and remaining unclaimed on 3 May 2016, would be forfeited and would revert to HKEX. Accordingly, the unclaimed final dividend for 2009 amounting to HK$10,441,267.98 is forfeited and reverts to HKEX today.

FTSE Russell Index Selected For First Infrastructure ETF Traded On ASX

Date 03/05/2016

• FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index licensed by VanEck Australia
• First infrastructure index-linked ETF traded on the Australian Securities Exchange
• Index captures 155 infrastructure stocks representing the world’s Developed Markets

SGX Oil & Gas Monthly Report – April 2016

Date 03/05/2016

Oil

• The highlight of the oil calendar in April was the Doha talks scheduled for the 17th, where 18 oil-producing nations including Saudi Arabia and Russia met to discuss an output freeze (again!). Crude rose steadily in anticipation of the talks, even though they once again promised no more than a freeze and Iran had already said they wanted no part in it. A strong market across the commodities complex – iron ore year-to-date has rallied over 50% - also helped. As it was, the meeting broke up with no agreement, with the Russian oil minister going so far as to say the Saudis were ‘unreasonable’ for demanding the presence of Iran.

HKEX Announces New Head Of Cash Trading

Date 03/05/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Kenneth Kok as Managing Director, Head of Cash Trading, effective today (Tuesday).  Mr Kok reports to Roger Lee, HKEX's Head of Markets.

SGX Freight Monthly Report – April 2016

Date 03/05/2016

SGX freight derivative volumes totaled a record 73,264 contracts in April (+19% m/m; +420% y/y), while open interest also hit a new record averaging 116,310 contracts during the month (+3% m/m; +261% y/y).

triResolve’s Repository Reconciliation Service And DTCC Collaborate To Reconcile Data Reported To Asian Regulators

Date 03/05/2016

TriOptima, the award-winning post trade infrastructure provider, announces today that its triResolve Repository Reconciliation service is actively reconciling data reported to The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)’s Global Trade Repository (GTR) by institutions regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).

Sea Otter Selects Tbricks By Itiviti To Grow ETF Business – Sea Otter Securities Group LLC Deploys Tbricks By Itiviti For ETF Market Making On NYSE Arca.

Date 03/05/2016

Itiviti, a world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, today announced that Sea Otter Global Ventures LLC, a private investment firm based in New York, has chosen the Tbricks by Itiviti platform for ETF market making on NYSE Arca.

UBS's First-Quarter 2016 Results - UBS 1Q Adjusted Profit Before Tax CHF 1.4 Billion

Date 03/05/2016

• Net profit attributable to UBS Group AG shareholders CHF 707 million; diluted earnings per share CHF 0.18
• Fully applied CET1 capital ratio 14.0%; Swiss SRB fully applied leverage ratio 5.4%
• UBS raises record USD 471 million Oncology Impact Fund to develop cancer treatments