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BME To Distribute A Final Dividend To Its Shareholders 37% Higher Than Last Year´s - Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting Of BME

Date 30/04/2015

• The General Meeting of BME agrees to distribute €0.89 per share on 8 May
• Non-resident investors own 43% of the Spanish listed shares at end-2014, a record high
• BME’s net profitfor the first quarterof2015was47 millioneuros,up 11.5% year-on-year
• The efficiency ratio and ROE were favourable (17 and 23 points respectively) above the sector average in 2014
• The cost base coverage ratio in 2014 was 112%.
• Board members Juan March and Santos Martínez Conde are ratified

Dalian Commodity Exchange Adjusts Tick Size Of Coke, Coking Coal And Iron Ore Futures Contracts To RMB 0.5/Ton

Date 30/04/2015

In order to adapt to the spot markets’ changes and needs, enhance continuity of futures products’ prices, and further cut investors’ trading costs and risks, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued a notice of adjusting the tick size of coke, coking coal and iron ore futures contracts to RMB 0.5 per ton from RMB 1 per ton on April 10. The adjustment shall come into force on 21:00 on April 17, 2015.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Publishes Framework For Domestic Systemically Important Banks In Singapore

Date 30/04/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published its framework for identifying and supervising domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) in Singapore, and the inaugural list of D-SIBs. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Circular On Adjustments To Minimum Trading Margin And Price Limit Of Each Product And After-Hours Trading Time For The 2015 International Labor Day Holiday

Date 30/04/2015

According to Clause 9 of the “Risk Management Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange” and after determination upon discussion, DCE will make the following adjustments to the trading margin and price limit of each product around market closure time during the 2015 International Labor Day Holiday.

Qatar Stock Exchange And Iridium Establish First Investor Relations Excellence Program

Date 30/04/2015

Qatar Stock Exchange today becomes the region’s first stock exchange to launch a program that rewards excellence in Investor Relations. The program surveys the expert opinion of the domestic and international investment community to identify companies and individuals who display best practice. The program also features a detailed ranking of corporate investor relations websites. Qatar Stock Exchange will host a special event in December 2015 to announce the results.

Federal Court Orders California Residents Christopher Valois And Cynthia Wong And Their Companies To Pay Over $1.1 Million For Fraud And Registration Violations

Date 30/04/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Cormac J. Carney of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an Order of Default Judgment against Defendants Christopher Valois andCynthia Wong, both residents of Irvine, California, and their companies, Bertram Trade LLC and Churchhill Commodities Trading LLC. The Order requires the Defendants jointly to pay restitution of $448,371 and a $700,000 civil monetary penalty. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against them.

Chicago Business Barometer Makes Positive Start To Q2 - Businesses Not Concerned About Fed Rate Lift-Off

Date 30/04/2015

The Chicago Business Barometer made a positive start  to  the  second  quarter,  rising  by  6.0  points  to 52.3 in April, the highest since January, and further distancing itself from February’s 5½-year low.

MIAX Options Revoked Self-Help On BOX Options Exchange

Date 30/04/2015

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange has revoked self-help on the BOX Options Exchange as of 09:41.

MIAX Options Declares Self-Help On BOX Options Exchange

Date 30/04/2015

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange has declared self-help on the BOX Options Exchange as of 09:36.

HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 30/04/2015

(As at 30 April 2015)