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DFM Accredits “Mena Corp Financial Services” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 05/05/2015

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Mena Corp Financial Services” has been accredited to provide Direct Market Access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 11 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

UBS Q1 Net Profit CHF 2 Billion, Up 88%

Date 05/05/2015

• Adjusted profit before tax CHF 2.3 billion
• Diluted earnings per share CHF 0.53
• Best-in-peer-group fully applied Basel III CET1 ratio 13.7%, up 50 basis points
• Fully applied Swiss SRB leverage ratio 4.6%, up 80 basis points
• Adjusted return on tangible equity above target at 14.4%

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – April 2015

Date 05/05/2015

The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, fell 1.5% in April 2015. This performance is in contrast to rises in other major markets, including Hong Kong up 13.0%, the UK up 2.8%, Japan up 1.6%, Singapore up 1.2% and the US up 0.9%. Germany was down 4.3%.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Small DIMS Providers Benefit From Reduced Reporting Requirements

Date 05/05/2015

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has provided smaller businesses that offer a Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS) relief from some financial reporting requirements.

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