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Prospects For IPOs Continuously Improving - Deutsche Börse IPO Indicator Shows Increase In Issuing Activity

Date 29/04/2010

Deutsche Börse published the IPO indicator for Q2 2010 on Thursday. According to this indicator, sentiment concerning IPOs on the German equities market is increasingly positive. Falling volatility on equity markets combined with increasing share prices indicates heightened issuing activity. Parallel to this, market participants’ expectations concerning IPOs have continued to improve. Market participant’s perception that the difference between the issuing price and first listing price, the under
BME Posts Net Profit To March Of €36.1 Million, Up 8% On The Same Period In 2009 - Revenue In The First Quarter Totalled €77.5 Million, Up 7% From The Same Period In 2009. - Favourable Efficiency Ratio Of 31.6% - Return On Equity (ROE) Of 30.5% For The Q

Date 29/04/2010

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) posted a net profit of €36.1 million in the first quarter 2010 – corresponding to €0.43 per share – up 8% on the same period in 2009.
Deutsche Börse: Ten ETCs And Five ETNs Issued By Royal Bank Of Scotland Launched On Xetra - RBS And Deutsche Börse Expand Offering In ETP Segment

Date 29/04/2010

Ten exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and five exchange traded notes (ETNs) issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland have been tradable throughout Europe on Xetra® since Thursday.
Spain Downgraded To 'AA' On Protracted Economic Adjustment And Risks To Budgetary Position - Outlook Negative

Date 29/04/2010

In Standard & Poor's opinion, Spain is likely to have an extended period of subdued economic growth, which weakens its budgetary position.We are lowering our long-term rating on the Kingdom of Spain to 'AA' from 'AA+'.The negative outlook reflects the possibility of a downgrade if Spain's budgetary position underperforms to a greater extent than we currently anticipate.
NZX And ANZ Launch ANZ Local Authority Bond Index

Date 29/04/2010

NZX and ANZ are launching the ANZ Local Authority Bond (LAB) Index. The ANZ LAB index is the latest addition to the suite of ANZ Debt Indices, calculated and distributed by NZX. ANZ Debt Indices are widely used by investors to benchmark the performance of fixed interest investments in the New Zealand debt market.

Direct Edge Final Market Structure Concept Release Comment Letter

Date 28/04/2010

The attached comment letter was filed with the SEC earlier today.
Oral Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The Senate Committee On Appropriations, Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government, April 28, 2010

Date 28/04/2010

Good afternoon Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Collins and members of the Subcommittee. I thank you for inviting me to testify today. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CESR Publishes Responses To Consultation On Extending Major Shareholding Notifications

Date 28/04/2010

CESR published yesterday the responses received to its consultation on extending major shareholding notifications to instruments of similar economic effect to holding shares and entitlements to acquire shares.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Extension Of Trading Hours In Evening Session

Date 28/04/2010

OSE announced to extend the trading hours of stock index futures and options in evening session until 23:30 starting from July 20, 2010, in order to improve convenience for investors.
CFTC Determines That Seven Contracts Traded On The IntercontinentalExchange Inc Are Significant Price Discovery Contracts - Contracts Are Subject To Commission Oversight, Emergency Authority And Large Trader Reporting Requirements

Date 28/04/2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today determined, by a 5-0 vote, that seven contracts traded on the IntercontinentalExchange Inc (ICE) perform significant price discovery functions. As such, the contracts must be traded in compliance with applicable core principles and statutory provisions. The Commission considered a total of 24 contracts traded on three Exempt Commercial Markets (ECMs): ICE, the Natural Gas Exchange, Inc (NGX) and the Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc (CCX