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Treasury Announces Pricing Of $5.0 Billion Of AIG Common Stock - Offering Brings Remaining Government Investment Related To AIG Down To $39 Billion – 79 Percent Reduction From Original $182 Billion Commitment

Date 07/05/2012

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has agreed to sell 163,934,426 shares of its American International Group, Inc. (AIG) common stock at $30.50 per share in an underwritten public offering. The aggregate proceeds to Treasury from the common stock offering are expected to be approximately $5.0 billion. As part of Treasury’s offering, AIG agreed to purchase 65,573,770 shares at the public offering price of $30.50 per share – representing $2.0 billion of Treasury’s expected proceeds from the sale. Treasury has granted the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option with respect to approximately 24.6 million additional shares of AIG common stock.

Dubai Financial Market Welcomes The Listing Of Two Government Of Dubai Sukuk With Total Value Of US$ 1.250 Billion

Date 07/05/2012

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced the listing of two Sukuk issues for the Government of Dubai with a total value of US$ 1.250 billion on Wednesday, May 2^nd 2012. 

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report April 2012

Date 07/05/2012

Click here to download Ljubljana Stock Exchange's monthly statistical report for April 2012.

Dubai Financial Market Performance – April 2012

Date 07/05/2012

Dubai Financial Market General Index decreased by 1.1% to 1631 points at the end of April compared to 1648.9 points at the end of March. At the sectoral level, seven out of the nine indices represented on DFM ended the month in the red, with Services sector decreasing the most by 17.3%, followed by the Industrial and Transportation sectors by 10.4%, and 9.3% respectively. Real estate & Construction index rose by 6.1%. The consumer staples sector has not witnessed any changes during this month. 

DIFC Discusses The Commercial Dispute Resolution Options Available At Its Knowledge Series Event - Experts Advise DIFC Audience How To Ensure Their Contracts Are Enforced

Date 07/05/2012

In its second Knowledge Series event for 2012, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) discussed the different specialist world-class resolution platforms available in Dubai for commercial disputes.

New OMX Stockholm Benchmark Portfolio Selected - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Stockholm Benchmark Index Will Become Effective On June 1, 2012

Date 07/05/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Stockholm Benchmark index, (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: OMXSB), which will become effective with the market open on Friday, June 1, 2012.

MIK White Paper On Portfolio Management And Data - Using Every Bit To Byte: Leveraging Data To Generate Alpha

Date 07/05/2012

Today MIK issued a white paper on portfolio management and data.

Introduction

Regardless of economic, competitive, regulatory, or market conditions, traditional asset and hedge fund managers are now, and always have been, faced with one primary mission: generating alpha.  Even when firms pursue similar investment strategies, satisfying the multiple demands of investors and giving sustained ROI is the goal.

Clearstream’s April 2012 Figures

Date 07/05/2012

In April 2012, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a decrease of 2 percent to € 11.1 trillion (compared to € 11.3 trillion in April 2011). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business increased by 2 percent from € 5.9 trillion in April 2011 to € 6.0 trillion in April 2012 – while domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 6 percent from € 5.4 trillion in April 2011 to € 5.1 trillion in April 2012.

New OMX Helsinki Benchmark Portfolio Selected - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Helsinki Benchmark Index Will Become Effective On June 1, 2012

Date 07/05/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki Benchmark index, (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: OMXHB), which will become effective with the market open on Friday, June 1, 2012.

HKEx Appointment Of Members To The Consultative Panels

Date 07/05/2012

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Monday) approved appointments to the Cash Market Consultative Panel, Derivatives Market Consultative Panel and Clearing Consultative Panel.  The service term of the re-appointed and newly appointed members is three years from 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2015.