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March Performance Update Of The EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes - Good Month Of March For Hedge Funds

Date 18/04/2013

In March, the stock markets continued to rise for the fifth consecutive month with significant momentum. The S&P 500 gained 3.75%, registering a 10.61% progression during the first quarter of 2013. Equity implied volatility dropped sharply, reaching a five-year low of 12.7%. High-grade bonds were mixed but almost unchanged (Lehman Global: 0.10%, Lehman US: -0.21%), credit spreads were flat (index: 0.04%) and convertible bonds rebounded vigorously, benefiting from their equity component (1.34%). Commodities scored a modest 1.05% gain. The dollar, finally, maintained some momentum with a 0.79% return.

Singapore Exchange Appoints Jenny Chiam As New Securities Head

Date 18/04/2013

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) appoints Jenny Chiam to the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Securities. Prior to joining SGX, Ms Chiam served as the Head of South East Asia Equities and as CEO of Nomura Securities Singapore.

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Achieves Carbon Neutrality For Second Year - First Exchange In The Nordic Countries To Achieve Carbon Neutral Status

Date 18/04/2013

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki has achieved carbon neutrality status for the second straight year, further decreasing its carbon footprint by 7.9 percent in 2012. This was accomplished through the purchase of EUA CO2 emission certificates on the NASDAQ OMX Commodities market and by leveraging innovative carbon mitigation processes. It is a milestone achievement in the ongoing NASDAQ OMX corporate sustainability project.

Strong Performance Across Equity And Bond Markets In Q1 2013 - ISE Statistics

Date 18/04/2013

• Highest quarterly trades ever recorded on ISE [786k] demonstrates underlying liquidity and strong demand for trading on ISE
• ISEQ up 16.5%, continuing 2012 momentum with biggest Q1 gain since 1998
• 44% upsurge in equity turnover confirms positive performance of Irish equity markets
• Turnover and trading levels in Irish Government securities also show large % gains 

ESMA Announces A Vacancy For A Temporary Agent Head Of Unit (Legal, Cooperation And Convergence Unit) - Deadline 20 May 2013

Date 18/04/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is launching a recruitment procedure in order to recruit a successful candidate and establish a reserve list of candidates for the following position:

Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Goes Live On AlgoSpan Low Latency Infrastructure And Exchange Access

Date 18/04/2013

AlgoSpan, the specialist market infrastructure provider, is pleased to announce that Bank of America Merrill Lynch has gone live with AlgoSpan’s European low latency exchange market access platform, “AlgoNet’.

STOXX Introduces 3D Printing Index

Date 18/04/2013

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX Global 3D Printing Tradable Index. The new index represents 30 companies that generate revenues directly from the 3D printing sector. It is specifically designed to underlie exchange-traded funds and other investable products by adding several tradability features to the index methodology, and will enable investors to participate from the performance of the booming 3D printing sector.

MTS Credit Platform Signs Crédit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank (CIB) For Non-Government Bonds - Next Step In Delivery Of Pan-European E-Trading In Corporate, Covered And SSA Bonds - Meets Cassiopeia Committee Drive For Pan-European Non-Government Bond Platform - Offers Three Points Of Access To Suit Diverse Range Of Trading Strategies

Date 18/04/2013

MTS Credit* is pleased to announce that Crédit Agricole CIB will be the first prime bank on its pioneering new e-platform for trading non-government bonds.

KVH Expands Information Delivery Platform Business In Asia Pacific - Launching Two New Data Centers In Singapore And Hong Kong, And Broadening Cloud Platform Capabilities Across 10 Sites In Asia And Europe

Date 18/04/2013

KVH Co. Ltd., Asia’s leading information delivery platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, today announced it is broadening its presence in Asia Pacific with the expansion of an information delivery platform business through the launch of two new data centers in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as extending the KVH Cloud Services (infrastructure-as-a-service) platform to reach 10 sites throughout Asia and Europe in partnership with Colt Technology Services.

Bursa Malaysia Registers PATAMI Of RM38.2 Million In First Quarter Of 2013

Date 18/04/2013

• PATAMI at RM38.2 million, down 6%
• Operating revenue at RM101.7 million, up 1%
• Operating expenses at RM54.9 million, up 5%
• Average daily trading value for securities market at RM1.7 billion, down 13%
• Market capitalisation at end of March 2013 at RM1.5 trillion, up 9%
• Velocity at 28%, down 18%
• Average daily contracts traded for derivatives market at 45,188 contracts, up 46%