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BME Posts €33 Million Net Profit To March

Date 30/04/2013

• The net profit improves from the two preceding quarters by +8.6% (4Q12) and +6.3% (3Q12) but is down 7.1% from the first quarter 2012
• Revenue for the first quarter stood at €73 million, down 5.6% on the same period in 2012
• Investment flows channelled through the exchange reached €7.9 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up 15.3% from the same period a year earlier
• EBITDA decreased by 8.5% to €47.9 million
• The efficiency ratio is 34.5%, more than 12 points above the average for the sector
• Return on Equity (ROE) was 31%, over 17 points above the sector average

Equiduct Announces New Investment From Leading Financial Institutions - BNP Paribas Securities Services, KBC, VIEL GROUP And Winterflood Join Pan-European Trading Platform Consortium

Date 30/04/2013

Equiduct announced today that it has secured new funding to support its growth plans.  Participation in the funding involves several new strategic investors including BNP Paribas Securities Services, KBC Securities, VIEL GROUP and Winterflood Securities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SGX Welcomes Rakuten Securities As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 30/04/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes Rakuten Securities, Inc to its derivatives market as a Trading Member.

Call For Applications: SC-OCIS Scholar In Residence Programme At The Oxford Centre Of Islamic Studies

Date 30/04/2013

Applications and nominations are now open for the Visiting Fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies under the Scholar in Residence Programme in Islamic Finance for the academic year commencing October 2013.

OANDA Responds To Forex Trader Demand For More CFDs - Four New Instruments Added To The Award-Winning OANDA fxTrade Platform Include UK And German 10-Year Government Treasury Bonds, The Swiss Market Index, And The Russell 2000 Index

Date 30/04/2013

As European retail investors seek ways to diversify their portfolios, OANDA Europe is responding to customer demand to add more contracts for difference (CFDs) to its forex trading platform. The new assets give Europeans the opportunity to trade more indices and Treasury bonds on the same platform they rely on for currency trading.

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated (May 07, 2013 - May 10, 2013)

Date 30/04/2013

SPAN Parameter is the fundamental data for calculating margin requirements and is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis.

Liquidnet Launches Trading Of Thai Stocks Expanding Breadth In Emerging Markets - Liquidnet Members Can Now Access Institutional Liquidity And Opportunities Across 10 Asia Pacific Markets And 42 Markets Globally

Date 30/04/2013

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, continues its expansion in high growth markets with the announcement that institutional investors can now trade securities listed in Thailand.

Broadridge Launches SWIFT Global Electronic Trade Confirmation Solution - Enables Brokers To Automate Buy-Side Services And Increase Post-Trade Operational Efficiency

Date 30/04/2013

With brokerage firms under pressure to demonstrate the quality and competitiveness of their services to buy-side clients, Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) has today launched its solution for SWIFT Global Electronic Trade Confirmation (GETC).  The solution enables sell-side institutional brokers to optimize their service provision to institutional fund managers through a fully automated confirmation and affirmation process for trade allocations.  It also enables brokers to maximize STP rates and streamline their own post-trade processing and settlement operations.

Xchanging Plc: Further Re London Metal Exchange Contract

Date 30/04/2013

Xchanging plc ("Xchanging"), the business process, procurement and technology services provider reports that, following its announcement of 26 March 2013 on this matter and following further discussion, the provision of services under the current contract with the London Metal Exchange ("LME") will end with effect from 1 May 2014.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission: Court Of Final Appeal Dismisses Tiger Asia Appeal

Date 30/04/2013

In a landmark ruling, the Court of Final Appeal today dismissed the appeal of Tiger Asia Management LLC (Tiger Asia) and three of its officers, Mr Bill Sung Kook Hwang, Mr Raymond Park and Mr William Tomita (collectively the Tiger Asia parties) against legal proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).