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Cleartrade Exchange Implements FIX 5.0 - Business Enhancements Include Lifecycle Trade Tagging

Date 04/04/2012

Cleartrade Exchange Pte Ltd. (CLTX), the OTC electronic global marketplace for commodity derivatives, in conjunction with Baymarkets, a leading European-based specialist software developer for the financial markets, announced today the release of a new version of its electronic trading platform, utilising FIX 5.0.

EPEX SPOT/EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In March

Date 04/04/2012

In March 2012, a total volume of 28.4 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s auction and intraday markets (March 2011: 26.5 TWh).

Tokyo Stock Exchange: ETF/ETN Monthly Report for March 2012 - Continuing From The Previous Month, TSE ETFs' Trading Value, Particularly That Of TOPIX And Nikkei 225 based ETFs Is On The Rise

Date 04/04/2012

Trading value in the TSE-listed ETFs has risen by 32.55% in March, particularly ETFs benchmarked against TOPIX and Nikkei 225 show strong performance.

NZX Monthly Shareholder Metrics - March 2012

Date 04/04/2012

Please see attached Shareholder Metrics for March 2012

Dow Jones Indexes To Add Banco Santander Brasil S.A. To Dow Jones BRIC 50 DR Index - Thailand’s Total Access Communication PCL To Join Dow Jones Emerging Markets Telecommunications Titans 30 Index - Telefonica Brasil S.A. Added To Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite 100 Index - CPFL Energia S.A. Selected To Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR Index

Date 04/04/2012

The sale of Brazil’s Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. to Oi S.A. of Brazil has prompted Tele Norte Leste Participacoes to be removed from four of Dow Jones Indexes’ market gauges.

SIFMA Statement On FSOC Finalization of Non-Bank SIFI Designation Process

Date 03/04/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan after the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) finalized rules to codify the process by which non-bank financial institutions would be designated as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) and subject to heighted regulatory oversight by the Federal Reserve. 

SEC Seeks Comment On Investor Testing Regarding Target Date Retirement Funds

Date 03/04/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today said it is seeking comment on the results of investor testing regarding target date retirement funds. The Commission will consider the comments before acting on a proposal it issued in 2010 intended to enhance the information provided to individuals investing in such funds.

TMX Group – Consolidated Trading Statistics March 2012 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Montreal Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange

Date 03/04/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced March 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), as well as TMX Select, TMX Group's alternative trading system.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/04/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Provident Energy Ltd. (TSX:PVE) have accepted the share exchange offer from Pembina Pipeline Corporation (TSX:PPL). Provident Energy will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend, the S&P/TSX Equity Income and the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight Indices effective after the close on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

IMF Executive Board Approves Activation Of Standing Borrowing Arrangements For A Further Six-Month Period

Date 03/04/2012

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved activation of theNew Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) for a further six-month period from April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. The NAB is subject to activation for periods of up to six months and was last activated effective October 1, 2011 for a six-month period through end-March 2012. (see Press Release No. 11/342).