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ETF Global Insight - Findings For ETFs/ETPs Listed In United States For Q1 2012

Date 04/04/2012

SUMMARY

• At the end of Q1 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,154 ETFs, assets of US$1,077.1 Bn, from 30 providers on 3 exchanges.
• In March 2012, 12 new ETFs listed, while 6 ETFs delisted. YTD to Q1 2012, 75 new ETFs have listed, while 14 ETFs have delisted.
• In March 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$12.4 Bn.

The Asia Dow Gained 12.28% In 2012’s First Quarter Despite 2.10% Slide In March, According To Dow Jones Indexes - 29 Of The Asia Dow’s 30 Stocks Closed Q1 In Positive Territory - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Topped All Asia Dow Components With 41.70% Quarterly Gain, Led March Performers With 11.26% Increase

Date 04/04/2012

The Asia Dow, an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures 30 of the leading blue-chip stocks traded in the Asia/Pacific region, closed 2012’s first quarter with a 12.28% gain despite a 2.10% slide in March, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

STOXX Limited Announces Changes To The Index Universe Definiton For Chinese Shares - STOXX Americas 600 Index To Be Renamed

Date 04/04/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced a rule change to its indices in regard to the definition of the index universe for Chinese and Hong Kong share types. Furthermore, a name change for the STOXX Americas 600 Index and all sub- and sector-indices was announced. All changes will become effective with the Q2 Benchmark Review on June 18, 2012.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Closed Up 1.19% In March - Index Measures Performance of 100 of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks - Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index End March In Negative Territory - Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index Gained 2.61%

Date 04/04/2012

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished March up 1.19%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes. The index measures the performance of 100 of the world’s leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks.

The Europe Dow Finished Up 7.07% In 2012’s First Quarter, Despite 2.11% Slide In March, According To Dow Jones Indexes - 20 Of The Europe Dow’s 30 Stocks Closed Q1 In Positive Territory - Daimler AG Topped All Europe Dow Components With 36.73% Quarterly Gain - Tesco PLC’s 4.42% Gain In March Is Best Among Europe Dow Stocks

Date 04/04/2012

The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the region’s leading blue-chip stocks, closed 2012’s first quarter with a gain of 7.07% despite dropping 2.11% in March, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

ESMA Announces A Vacancy For An IT Project Manager

Date 04/04/2012

For further information and to apply, please see the section Vacancies.

Toronto Stock Exchange Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report - March 31, 2012

Date 04/04/2012

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ICMA Publishes 2012 Legal Opinions On Master Repo Agreement For Over 60 Jurisdictions

Date 04/04/2012

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the leading trade association for the international capital market, has today published the 2012 legal opinions on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), the standard agreement used for international repo transactions, together with the Guidance Notes and specific annexes to the GMRA 2011. The 2012 opinions support the use of the GMRA in more than 60 jurisdictions.

FINRA Hearing Panel Fines David Lerner Associates $2.3 Million For Selling Municipal Bonds, Cmos To Retail Customers At Unfair Prices, And For Supervisory Violations - Restitution Provided To Customers - Firm's Head Trader Fined And Suspended

Date 04/04/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that a FINRA hearing panel ruled that Long Island-based David Lerner Associates, Inc. (DLA) charged excessive markups on municipal bond and collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) transactions over a two-year period, causing the firm's retail customers to pay unfairly high prices and receive lower yields than they otherwise would have received. The panel fined DLA $2.3 million for the markup and related supervisory violations, and ordered the firm to pay restitution of more than $1.4 million, plus interest, to affected customers. The panel also fined its head trader William Mason $200,000 and suspended him for six months from the securities industry. The ruling resolves charges brought by FINRA's Department of Enforcement in May 2010.

Green Exchange Holiday Hours For Good Friday

Date 04/04/2012

CME Globex® and CME ClearPort® will be closed for trading on Friday, April 6th in observance of Good Friday.  Trading will resume as normal on Monday, April 9th.  Please note that CME Clearing will run a normal clearing processing day for GreenX contracts.