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ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – April 2015

Date 05/05/2015

New listings for the month were Eclipx Group Limited (ECX), Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (PIQ), Scentre Group Trust 1 and Scentre Group Trust 2 (SCA), 360 Capital Total Return Passive Fund (TOT) and 360 Capital Total Return Active Fund (TOT).

Dissenting Statement In the Matter Of Deutsche Bank AG, Regarding WKSI, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, May 4, 2015

Date 05/05/2015

I respectfully dissent from the Commission’s Order (“Order”), approved on May 1, 2015, by a majority of the Commission. The Order grants Deutsche Bank AG a waiver from ineligible issuer status triggered by a criminal conviction of its subsidiary, DB Group Services (UK) Ltd. (collectively with Deutsche Bank AG, “Deutsche Bank”), for manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), a global financial benchmark. This waiver will allow Deutsche Bank to maintain its well-known seasoned issuer (“WKSI”) status, which would have been automatically revoked as a result of its criminal misconduct absent a Commission waiver.

ISE ETF Ventures Receives Award For “Most Proactive Exchange For ETF Options/Derivatives” At 11th Annual Global ETF Awards®

Date 04/05/2015

ISE ETF Ventures announced today that it received the “Most Proactive Exchange for ETF Options/Derivatives - Americas” award at the 11th Annual Global ETF Awards® Dinner and Workshop on April 30, 2015. This marks the fifth consecutive year that ISE ETF Ventures has received this honor. In addition to index conceptualization and development, ISE ETF Ventures assists in bringing new exchange traded funds (ETFs) to market through capital commitment, business development, and marketing support. Currently, total assets under management for exchange traded products (ETPs) tied to ISE ETF Ventures exceeds $2.7 billion.

SIX Swiss Exchange Q1 2015: Bonds Quarterly Statistics

Date 04/05/2015

CFTC Chairman Massad To Testify Before U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding CFTC’s FY 2016 Proposed Budget Request

Date 04/05/2015

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Tim Massad to testify before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee to review CFTC’s FY 2016 proposed budget request.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: April 2015

Date 04/05/2015

• Trading turnover since the start of 2015: CHF 534.3 billion (+33.1% versus the same period in the prior year of 2014)
• Number of trades since the start of 2015: 18,297,635 (+39.9% versus the prior year period)
• Average trading turnover per day of CHF 6.5 billion

CFTC Staff Issues Interpretive Letter To Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

Date 04/05/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Clearing and Risk (Division) today published a letter interpreting Section 2(h)(7)(C)(iii) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to clarify that a securitization special purpose vehicle that is wholly-owned by, and consolidated with, an entity described in Section 2(h)(7)(C)(iii) of the CEA qualifies as a captive finance company and, therefore, is eligible to elect the end-user exception from a clearing requirement determination issued by the Commission under Section 2(h) of the CEA.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces New Portfolio For Ibovespa And Other Indices Valid For May-August 2015

Date 04/05/2015

BM&FBOVESPA announces the new BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of May 04-September 04, 2015, based on the closing of the April 30, 2015 trading session. SMLE3 (SMILES ON) is a new addition to this portfolio, which is now made up of 66 stocks from 62 companies.

EBA Updates Its Monitoring Of Additional Tier 1 Capital Instruments

Date 04/05/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update of its first report on the monitoring of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital instruments issued by EU institutions and released on 7th October 2014 . This update is partly based on the review of new AT1 issuances and includes some final conclusions of the EBA on issues previously flagged as being under investigation. The EBA expects to gather further insight on the basis of future issuances. 

Platts Names Martin Fraenkel Chief Content Officer - Former CME Global Head Of Energy To Lead Platts’ Global Editorial Team As Company Evolves Its Offerings In Data, Price Assessments, News And Analytics

Date 04/05/2015

Platts, a leading global energy and commodities information provider and premier source of benchmark price references, today announced it has named Martin Fraenkel, most recently managing director and global head of energy at CME Group Inc., to the position of chief content officer.  In this role, Fraenkel will be responsible for managing the global editorial team, as well as for developing strategies for price assessments and analysis, and all publications for the global commodities markets that Platts covers.