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Tokyo Stock Exchange: ETF/ETN Monthly Report For February 2013 - Continued Market Vibrancy Pushes Average Daily Trading Value Past JPY 30 Billion

Date 06/03/2013

• The ETF/ETN market continued to show great energy in February, driven by activity in Japanese stock price index ETFs. The average daily trading value exceeded JPY 30 billion, up 25% from the previous month.
• The trading values of leveraged and inverse ETFs tracking TOPIX and the Nikkei 225 showed significant growth from the previous month, with the average daily trading value of "TOPIX Bull 2x ETF (1568)" increasing by more than 90% and that of "NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Inverse Index ETF (1571)" soaring by 70%.
• Among ETFs tracking foreign stock price indices, "NEXT FUNDS FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1323)" and "NEXT FUNDS Russia RTS Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1324)" ranked among the top performers in terms of price fluctuation rate.

Shanghai Stock Exchange And CSI Dividend Return Index To Be Launched

Date 06/03/2013

To further enhance the index family as well as to provide new analysis tools and underlying instruments for investors, SSE and CSI today announced that SSE Dividend Return Index and CSI Dividend Return Index to be launched on Mar 27, 2013. Regarding the methodology and more details of the above indices, please refer to the official website of SSE (www.sse.com.cn) and CSI (www.csindex.com.cn).

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Consults On Recommendations Of The Financial Advisory Industry Review

Date 06/03/2013

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released a consultation paper on the recommendations of the Financial Advisory Industry Review (FAIR). The consultation paper seeks feedback on all the recommendations made by the FAIR Panel as well as some additional recommendations from MAS.

Shanghai Stock Exchange And CSI Culture Industries Index, CSI Services Industry Index To Be Launched

Date 06/03/2013

Designed to serve as new benchmarks and investable underlyings for investors, today SSE and CSI announced the upcoming launch of SSE Culture Industries Index, CSI Culture Industries Index and CSI Services Industry Index on Mar 26th 2013. Regarding the methodologies and more details about the above indices, please refer to attached.

Keynote Speech At The 7th Gulf Cooperation Council Regulators’ Summit By SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 06/03/2013

Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. It is a great pleasure to be here in Qatar.

NZX February 2013 Shareholder Metrics

Date 05/03/2013

Please find attached Shareholder Metrics for February 2013.

NASDAQ OMX February 2013 Volumes

Date 05/03/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for February 2013 on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing the monthly volumes can be found at: http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/monthly-reporting/.

Changes To MDAX, SDAX And TecDAX - Deutsche Börse Reviewed Index Composition - Changes Are Effective On 18 March 2013

Date 05/03/2013

On Wednesday Deutsche Börse decided on changes in its selection indices that will become effective 18 March 2013.

Major Dealers Now Reporting Trades For Five Major OTC Derivatives Asset Classes To DTCC’s Swaps Data Repository - First And Only Data Repository To Offer Reporting For All Five OTC Derivatives Asset Classes

Date 05/03/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that registered swaps dealers are now submitting over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade information for all five major asset classes into the DTCC Data Repository (DDR), its US swaps data repository (SDR). The DDR is the only swap data repository to offer reporting across all asset classes, a major milestone in meeting regulatory calls for robust trade reporting and risk mitigation in the global OTC derivatives market. Currently, there are about three million new positions across asset classes for a total of nearly seven million positions registered in the SDR.

SEC Publishes ISE's Form 1 Application For A Second Options Exchange

Date 05/03/2013

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published for comment a Form 1 application for ISE's second options exchange. The new options Exchange is anticipated to be launched in Q2 2013, pending SEC approval. The publication of the Form 1 application represents an important milestone in the process of launching ISE's second options exchange, which will leverage the existing technology backbone and established member connectivity of ISE's existing options exchange.