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Statement By The European Commission And The European Central Bank Following The Conclusion Of The Third Review Of The Financial Assistance Programme For Spain

Date 03/06/2013

A delegation from the European Commission, in liaison with the European Central Bank, the European Stability Mechanism and the European Banking Authority, carried out the third review of the financial sector assistance programme for Spain from 21 May to 31 May 2013. The International Monetary Fund also participated in the review, fulfilling its role as an independent monitor. On the basis of the review, it can be concluded that the programme remains on track.

NYSE Euronext Shareholders Approve Acquisition By IntercontinentalExchange

Date 03/06/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today announced that its shareholders have approved the acquisition of the Company by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a combination that joins two of the world’s leading operators of markets and exchanges to create the premier global exchange operator.

Moscow Exchange Launches Trading In Futures On Yandex N.V. Ordinary Shares

Date 03/06/2013

This is the first Russian exchange-traded contract on shares traded on foreign trading floors. The introduction of this new derivatives instrument to the Russian market has been driven by recent changes in regulations adopted by Russia"s Federal Financial Markets Service.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust And Banking Corporation Selects FTSE WPU To Hedge Currency Exposure For A Japanese Institutional Investor

Date 03/06/2013

• First institution in Japan to use FTSE WPU in this way
• FTSE WPU selected to hedge currency exposure for Japanese institutional investor
• Developed and emerging currency risk, inflation risk all hedged

IntercontinentalExchange Stockholders Approve Acquisition Of NYSE Euronext

Date 03/06/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced the results of the special meeting of stockholders today to approve ICE's acquisition of NYSE Euronext. ICE stockholders approved the agreement to acquire NYSE Euronext, with approximately 99.68% of the shares present at the special meeting voted for the approval of the combination, representing 85.05% of ICE's outstanding common shares. All other proposals passed with an average of 97% of the shares present at the special meeting voting for each of the governance-related proposals and the adjournment proposal. 

Average Daily Volume Of 10.1 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In May

Date 03/06/2013

In May, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group achieved an average daily volume of 10.1 million contracts (May 2012: 11.2 million). Of those, almost 7.4 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (May 2012: 8.4 million), and 2.7 million contracts (May 2012: 2.6 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 162.4 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 58.3 million at ISE. This makes May the best month in terms of trading volumes in 2013.

SIX Swiss Exchange Welcomes New Participant

Date 03/06/2013

Today, Bank CIC (Switzerland) Ltd. started trading on SIX Swiss Exchange. This brings the total number of trading participants on SIX Swiss Exchange to 113. Gregor Braun, Head New Member Sales, comments: "We welcome our newest participant on our Exchange and wish it successful trading on our high-performance platform."

Burgundy: Aggregated Market Shares - Finnish Equities, May 2013

Date 03/06/2013

In cooperation with SIX Telekurs, Burgundy publishes aggregated market shares in Swedish equities on a monthly basis, in order to provide a better picture of the market.

Moscow Exchange Indices Weekly Review: May 27-31, 2013

Date 03/06/2013

Weekly review: May 27-31, 2013 (pdf, 657 Kb)

IMF Statement On The Third Financial Sector Monitoring Mission To Spain

Date 03/06/2013

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Madrid May 21-31 for the third independent monitoring mission of the financial sector in the context of the European financial assistance for bank recapitalization, as agreed with the Spanish authorities and the European Commission (EC) on July 20, 2012 (see Terms of Reference). The team met with official and private-sector representatives and presented its preliminary findings to the Spanish authorities and their European partners at the end of the visit. Staff will convey a final report to the authorities and the EC by early July.