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Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Monthly Statistical Report - July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

At the end of July 2012 TADAWUL All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 6,878.19 points, gained 168.28 points (2.51%) over the close of the previous month.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For July 2012 Contract

Date 01/08/2012

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for July 2012 contract is 49,340 yen.

Maple And TMX Group Announce Take Up Under Maple Offer; All Conditions To Maple Offer Have Been Satisfied

Date 01/08/2012

• New Maple Board of Directors has been appointed
• Approximately 91% of outstanding TMX Group shares deposited under Maple offer
• Offer remains open until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 10

SIFMA Statement On SEC Report On Municipal Securities Market

Date 31/07/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from Leslie Norwood, co-head of SIFMA’s municipal securities division after the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a comprehensive report on the state of the municipal securities market.  

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Board Increases Quarterly Dividend; Extends Share Repurchase Program

Date 31/07/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 25-percent increase to its quarterly cash dividend to $0.15 per share from $0.12 per share and authorized the company to repurchase an additional $100 million of its outstanding unrestricted common stock. 

SIFMA: US Municipal Bond Credit Report, 2012 Q2

Date 31/07/2012

About the Report

The municipal bond credit report is a quarterly report on the trends and statistics of U.S. municipal bond market, both taxable and tax-exempt. Issuance volumes, outstanding, credit spreads, highlights and commentary are included.

Summary

According to Thomson Reuters, long-term municipal issuance volume, including taxable and tax-exempt issuance, totaled $113.1 billion in the second quarter of 2012, a 44.8 percent and 70.1 percent increase, respectively, quarter-over-quarter ($78.1 billion) and year-over-year ($66.5 billion). Refundings as a percentage of issuance continued to stay elevated in the second quarter as issuers sought to take advantage of low rates, with approximately 62.5 percent of issuance in 2Q'12 derived from refundings, having abated slightly from the 66.7 percent in 1Q'12 but well above 48.9 percent in 2Q'11. Year-to-date, municipal issuance totaled $191.2 billion, a smidge shy of the 10-year average ($194.3 billion year-to-date).

Thomson Reuters Reports Second-Quarter 2012 Results

Date 31/07/2012

• Revenues grew 3% before currency
• Adjusted EBITDA of $892 million with a margin of 28.0%
• Underlying operating profit of $617 million with a margin of 19.3%
• Adjusted earnings per share were $0.54 vs. $0.51 in the second quarter 2011
• 2012 Outlook affirmed

ISDA: Response To The Third FSB Progress Report On Implementation Of OTC Derivatives Market Reforms

Date 31/07/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) would like to take this opportunity to respond  to  the  Financial  Stability  Board’s  Third  Progress  Report  on  Implementation  of  OTC Derivatives Market Reforms, as published on 15 June 2012 (“the Progress Report”).

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Bermuda ‘Cup Match’ Public Holidays

Date 31/07/2012

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that the BSX will be closed on 02 and 03 August, 2012, for the Emancipation Day and Somers Day (collectively known as “Cup Match”) public holidays in Bermuda. The Exchange will reopen on Monday, 06 August, 2012.

Thomson Reuters And FX Alliance Inc. (FXall) Announce Expiration Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period Relating To Tender Offer For Shares Of FXall

Date 31/07/2012

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, and FXall (NYSE:FX), the leading independent global provider of electronic foreign exchange trading solutions to corporations and asset managers, today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), has expired in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer made by CB Transaction Corp., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of FXall. Expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions necessary for the consummation of the tender offer.