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London Stock Exchange Welcomes Egypt’s Edita Food Industries

Date 02/04/2015

• Edita becomes first Egyptian company to complete a dual, Egyptian and UK offering
• First listing by an Egyptian company in London since 2012
• First Egyptian company to raise money in London since 2008

TOCOM Off-Floor Trading System Updates On April 1

Date 02/04/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) as of April 1 revised a number of rules to improve its Off-Floor Trading System. This follows regulatory approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on March 31.

In New Research, EDHEC-Risk Institute Proposes A Comprehensive Framework To Measure Performance In Privately-Held Infrastructure Equity Investments

Date 02/04/2015

A new paper entitled “The Valuation of Privately-Held Infrastructure Equity Investments,” drawn from the Meridiam and Campbell Lutyens research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “Infrastructure Equity Investment Management and Benchmarking,” contributes a rigorous valuation framework to the debate on the benchmarking of privately-held infrastructure equity investments. The study also proposes a parsimonious data collection template, which can be used on an industry-wide basis to improve existing knowledge of the performance of privately-held infrastructure equity investments on an ongoing basis.

Investment Opportunities In Romania Were Presented To US Investors, During The Second Romania Investors Days Event In NY

Date 02/04/2015

Bucharest  Stock  Exchange  (BVB),  Fondul  Proprietatea,  Swiss  Capital  and  Auerbach  Grayson presented to US-based investors the investment opportunities in Romania, during the second Romania Investors Days event in New York.

TSI Scrap Index Provides Settlement Basis For New Borsa Istanbul Futures Contract - First Platts-Published Physical Market Price Data To Be Selected For Turkish Exchange Derivatives - Futures For Turkish Scrap Imports Launch On April 2

Date 02/04/2015

Borsa Istanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP), the Turkish derivatives trading exchange, is utilizingThe Steel Index (TSI)'s daily scrap price index published by Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information, as the settlement basis for its steel scrap futures contract launching April 2.

ASIC Suspends FX Company’s Licence

Date 02/04/2015

Following an investigation, ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of FX provider AGM Markets Pty Ltd (AGM).

Bourse de Montréal Market Holiday Trading Hours Over Easter

Date 02/04/2015

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, April 2, 2015. Furthermore, the Exchange's offices and markets will be closed on April 3, 2015 (Good Friday).

CBOE Holdings Reports March 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/04/2015

• Total Volume of 94.9 Million Contracts Traded
• ADV of 4.3 Million Contacts Down From Prior Month, Year Ago

BM&FBOVESPA Investment In Latin America (Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago)

Date 02/04/2015

Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”), inconnection with the ‘Notice to the Market’ released on November 24, 2014, informs that it acquired today an equity stake of approximately 2% in Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, Chile, through an auction procedure carried out in the Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago. This investment amounts to CLP2.0 billion (approximately BRL10.3 million). BM&FBOVESPA also informs that it will continue to assess expansion opportunities inactivities connected to its core business.

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports March 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/04/2015

• 3.7 Million VIX Futures Contracts Traded
• VIX Futures ADV, Total Volume Up From Prior Month