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Exchange Of Views With The Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee Of The European Parliament On Financial Assistance To Cyprus - Introductory Statement By Jörg Asmussen, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Brussels, 8 May 2013

Date 08/05/2013

Dear Madam Chair,

Honourable Members of Parliament,

Thank you for inviting me to this exchange of views on financial assistance to Cyprus.

Clearstream’s April 2013 Figures - Clearstream’s Assets Under Custody Reach Record Levels - Further Steep Increase Of Investment Funds Transactions - Phil Brown: “Very Positive Trend Since The Beginning Of The Year”

Date 08/05/2013

In April 2013, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 4 percent to EUR 11.6 trillion (compared to EUR 11.1 trillion in April 2012). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business increased by 3 percent from EUR 6.0 trillion in April 2012 to EUR 6.1 trillion in April 2013 – while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 6 percent from EUR 5.1 trillion in April 2012 to EUR 5.4 trillion in April 2013.

HKEx: Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Final Dividend For 2006

Date 08/05/2013

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), the unclaimed final dividend for 2006 is forfeited and reverts to HKEx.

STOXX Introduces EURO STOXX 50 Buywrite 100% Index

Date 08/05/2013

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the EURO STOXX 50 BuyWrite 100% Index. The new index measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio of a long position of the EURO STOXX 50 Index and a sold call option based on the EURO STOXX 50 Index. It is designed to underlie financial products such as exchange-traded funds and other investable products.

Global Board Of Trade (GBOT), The First Exchange In Africa, To Successfully Launch Contracts For Difference (CFDs)

Date 08/05/2013

• GBOT has successfully launched CFDs on 18th April 2013
• GBOT is the 1st exchange in Africa and 2nd in the world to introduce CFDs
• GBOT has introduced four CFD contracts on Gold, WTI (Crude Oil), EUR/USD  and GBP/USD
• Individuals and organizations can trade with as low as USD 20

HKEx: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Three Months Ended 31 March 2013 (Unaudited)

Date 08/05/2013

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Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics: Derivative Market - April 2013

Date 08/05/2013

Please click  here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for the derivatives market in April 2013.

Eurex Clearing: German Banking Industry Associations Presents The Clearing Framework Agreement (Clearing-Rahmenvereinbarung – CRV) For German Banks And Their Buy-Side Customers - Eurex Clearing Welcomes Approval Of CRV/CRV Can Be Used With The Eurex Clearing's Individual Segregation Model And EurexOTC Clear For Interest Rate Swaps

Date 08/05/2013

With the publication of the clearing framework agreement, the main associations of the German Banking Industry Committee (Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft – DK) have created an important legal framework for clearing standardized OTC derivatives in Germany. This new standard documentation can be used by banks and their customers with immediate effect.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic: New OMX Copenhagen Benchmark Portfolio Selected - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Copenhagen Benchmark Index Will Become Effective On June 3, 2013

Date 08/05/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Copenhagen Benchmark index, (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: OMXCB), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, June 3, 2013.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - April 2013

Date 08/05/2013

Please click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for April 2013.