NASDAQ OMX Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
February 1, 2012--FY 2011 Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Grows 27% Over Prior Year
2011 Full Year Net Exchange Revenues and Earnings Reach Record Highs
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. reported strong results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $82 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with $110 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2011, and $137 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010.
February 3, 2012--Source continued its impressive run since entering the European ETP market in 2009 by leading all ETC issuers in net new assets in 2011 with US$1.26 billion of net inflows. The provider’s flagship ETC, Source Physical Gold, captured significant inflows, bringing assets in the product to over US$2.3 billion.
ETF focuses on US mid-caps January 31, 2012--A further exchange-listed equity index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable on Xetra® since Tuesday. ETF name: SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B4YBJ215
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
ESMA makes available data on past performances of credit rating agencies
February 2, 2012--ESMA launches today a Central Rating Repository (CEREP) providing information on credit ratings issued by those 15 Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) which are either registered or certified in the European Union.
ESMA outlines future regulatory framework for ETFs and other UCITS issues
January 30, 2012--ESMA publishes today a consultation paper (ESMA/2012/44) setting out future guidelines on UCITS Exchange-Traded Funds (UCITS ETFs) and other UCITS-related issues. The proposals cover both synthetic and physical UCITS ETFs and detail the obligations to come for UCITS ETFs, index-tracking UCITS, efficient portfolio management techniques, total return swaps and strategy indices for UCITS.
Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Closed Up 4.08% In January
Index Measures Performance of 100 of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks
Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index
End January in Positive Territory
Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index Gained 3.67% February 2, 2012--The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished January up
4.08%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes.
BSE IPF and Morningstar India launch ‘India Fund Observer 2011’
February 1, 2012--Highlights for the fund industry in 2011:
Falling equity markets and regulatory developments weighed heavy on the domestic fund industry, therefore denting its assets in 2011. On a year-end basis, the assets of the industry shrunk for the second year in a row--by 2.4% in 2011, as against a fall of 6% in 2010.
TSE Resumes Trading After System Glitch Causes Halt
February 1, 2012--TSE temporarily suspends trading in shares of more than 200 companies, including Sony, Hitachi
Exchange still investigating cause, but glitch likely stems from server trouble for stock data distribution
Exchange resumes trading of all suspended issues from afternoon session
Financial Services Agency urges TSE to take steps to prevent system trouble from occurring again
