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Xetra/FWB: IPO In Prime Standard: RTL Group S.A.

Date 30/04/2013

RTL Group S.A. (ISIN: LU0061462528) joined the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 30 April. The placement volume in shares at the IPO totalled 23,182,000. The placement price was €55.50 and the initial listing price €55.50.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publicly Censures Horn Express Ltd (Formerly Known As Qaran Express Money Transfer Limited) For Breaches Of The Payment Services Regulations

Date 30/04/2013

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Horn Express Limited (formerly known as Qaran Express Money Transfer Limited, “QEMTL”) for failing to safeguard and segregate customer funds.  The FCA would have fined QEMTL £136,687 had the firm not produced verifiable evidence that imposing a fine would have caused it serious financial hardship.

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.