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HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 25/04/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

ISDA Elects 12 Board Members

Date 25/04/2013

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today the election of 12 directors at its 28th Annual General Meeting in Singapore.

Doha Bank And Qatar Exchange Host Joint SME Workshop On Listing On The Qatar Exchange Venture Market

Date 25/04/2013

Doha Bank in partnership with the Qatar Exchange (QE) have hosted the first major workshop of its kind to highlight opportunities for SMEs seeking to be part of the QE Venture Market, which joins the QE Main Market and is a revolutionary new opportunity for small and medium business to pursue their bold entrepreneurial visions and also benefit from the access to capital that being listed entails.

Oslo Børs Has Discovered Shortcomings In The Reporting Of Bond Trading

Date 25/04/2013

Oslo Børs has carried out investigations of reporting by exchange member firms of trades in bonds listed on Oslo Børs and Nordic ABM (formerly Oslo ABM). These investigations have identified discrepancies, in some cases significant discrepancies, between the transactions that were actually carried out and reported to Oslo Børs. Oslo Børs has requested that members change their practice and procedures for reporting of bond trades.

European Commission Report Underlines Importance And Urgency Of Financial Sector Reforms As A Basis To Restore Long-Term Growth

Date 25/04/2013

The European Commission is publishing today the European Financial Stability and Integration Report (EFSIR), which is being presented at a joint conference with the European Central Bank (ECB) in Brussels. This event brings together policymakers, financial market leaders and academics for discussion on financial stability and integration in Europe.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Kraków Is The Second Biggest New Issuer Of Municipal Bonds On Catalyst

Date 25/04/2013

• Debt instruments issued by the City of Kraków at PLN 300 million have been newly listed on the exchange-operated bond market yesterday.
• It is the 164^th issuer on Catalyst and the 14^th new listing on the market in 2013.
• Yesterday’s new listing is one of the three biggest new listings of bonds on Catalyst this year¹ and the second biggest issue of municipal bonds at the time of new listing in the history of the market.

EEX And Powernext Launch PEGAS, Their Pan-European Gas Cooperation

Date 25/04/2013

European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext are proud to announce that their planned cooperation for the European natural gas market will be launched on 29 May 2013. With this step, the partners integrate the EEX and Powernext natural gas products on one trading platform which will be operated on Trayport®’s Exchange Trading System^SM (ETS).

Bank Of China (Hong Kong) And FTSE Group Jointly Announce Partnership To Develop A New Offshore RMB Bond Index Series

Date 25/04/2013

• Combines BOCHK’s unique competitive position in the offshore RMB business with FTSE’s global brand and leading index expertise
• Partnership meets increasing international demand for access to RMB fixed income products

New State Street Bond Index ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Tracks Inflation-Protected Corporate Bonds From Emerging Markets

Date 25/04/2013

A new exchange-listed bond index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable on Xetra® since Thursday.

Exchange Sector Shows Strengthening In Share Values - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Increases By 12.9 Per Cent In Q1 2013 - Index Closed Up 0.8 Per Cent In March

Date 25/04/2013

US exchanges continued to demonstrate strong returns for investors with stellar performances on the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index in Q1 of 2013. IntercontinentalExchange topped the leader board with an increase in share value of 31.7 per cent in Q1 2013 against a 7.2 per cent decrease in Q4 2012.