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HOMAIR VACANCES Launches Initial Bond Offer On NYSE Alternext - Largest Issue Of Its Type Since IBOs Were Introduced At The End Of 2012

Date 03/05/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced a successful €15 million bond issue by HOMAIR VACANCES, one of Europe’s leading mobile home holiday rental specialists, on NYSE Alternext in Paris. It was the market’s first Initial Bond Offer (IBO) of 2013 and the largest transaction of its type since NYSE Euronext first introduced this innovative instrument, which allows SMEs to raise both capital and visibility, in the second half of 2012.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics April 2013

Date 03/05/2013

Please click here for the April 2013 ISE monthly statistical report.

Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets - The Trading Volume On The Spanish Stock Exchange In April Reaches €57.6 Billion, Up 11% From The Previous Month

Date 03/05/2013

• The trading volume on the stock exchange to the end of April totalled €219.8 billion 
• ETF trading in the first four months was up 44% from the same period last year 
• In April, trading in Options on Stocks came in at 315,658 contracts, up 9.4% from the same month in 2012 
• Corporate Debt trading reached €138.6 billion in April, up 74% from the same period last year

IOSCO Publishes Principles For CIS Valuation

Date 03/05/2013

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions published today the final report onPrinciples for the Valuation of Collective Investment Schemes, containing a list of Principles intended to serve as a basis for both industry practitioners and regulators to assess the quality of regulation and industry practices regarding the valuation of collective investment schemes (CIS).

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Launches Swedish-Norwegian Electricity Certificate Instruments On May 6, 2013

Date 03/05/2013

As previously announced, Swedish-Norwegian Electricity Certificate instruments will be launched for trading and clearing at NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe (the “Exchange”) and NASDAQ OMX Clearing (the “Clearinghouse”).

HKEx: Scrip Dividend Scheme In Relation To The Final Dividend For The Year Ended 31 December 2012 - Calculation Of Market Value

Date 03/05/2013

At HKEx’s annual general meeting held on 24 April 2013, Shareholders approved payment of the Final Dividend, as recommended by the Board, to Shareholders whose names appeared on HKEx’s register of members on the Record Date. The Final Dividend will be payable in cash with a scrip alternative under which eligible Shareholders may elect to receive the Final Dividend wholly or partly in the form of New Shares instead of in cash.

SGX Derivatives And Commodities Activity Grows

Date 03/05/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported growth in derivatives and commodities trading in April. Securities turnover and over-the-counter (OTC) commodities clearing volume fell month-on-month but rose from a year earlier.

European Commission Spring 2013 Forecast: The EU Economy – Slowly Recovering From A Protracted Recession

Date 03/05/2013

Following the recession that marked 2012, the EU economy is expected to stabilise in the first half of 2013. GDP growth is projected to turn positive gradually in the second half of the year before gaining some traction in 2014. As domestic demand is still constrained by a number of impediments that are typical of the aftermath of deep financial crises, external demand is set to be the main growth driver this year. The headwinds on private consumption and investment are expected to abate gradually, making way for a modest domestically sustained recovery next year. This forecast remains based on the assumption that continued policy implementation will prevent a renewed intensification of the sovereign-debt crisis.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report

Date 03/05/2013

Please click here to download MSE's weekly trading report.

Two Arrested In UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Insider Dealing Investigation

Date 03/05/2013

On the 30 April the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with the assistance of the City of London Police Economic Crime Directorate executed a search warrant in West London. Two people, a man aged 41 and a woman aged 37, were arrested and questioned in connection with an investigation in to insider dealing and market abuse.