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  • Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Is Not Progressing With The Amortisation Requirement

    Date 23/04/2015

    Finansinspektionen (FI) is of the opinion that it is necessary to put an amortisation requirement in place. At the same time, the Administrative Court of Appeal of Jönköping, among others, finds deficiencies in the legal basis for FI to decide on an amortisation requirement. FI determines that the legal status is unclear and that FI’s mandate needs clarifying. Therefore, at present, FI is not progressing with the amortisation requirement.

  • Nasdaq Announces 67% Increase In Quarterly Dividend To $0.25 Per Share

    Date 23/04/2015

    The Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's outstanding common stock, an increase of 67% from the prior $0.15 per share quarterly dividend.

  • ESMA Consults On Draft Guidelines Specifying Criteria For The Assessment Of Knowledge And Competence In MiFID II

    Date 23/04/2015

    The European Securities and Markets Authority launched today a consultation on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence of natural persons in investment firms that provide investment advice or information about financial instruments, investment services or ancillary services to clients.

  • Nasdaq Reports Strong First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

    Date 23/04/2015

    • First quarter 2015 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.80, the company's second-highest non-GAAP: operating income, net income and diluted EPS. First quarter 2015 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.05.
    • The Board has authorized a 67% increase in the quarterly dividend, to $0.25 per share from $0.15.
    • First quarter 2015 net revenues1 were $507 million, down 4% year-over-year. On an organic basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates and acquisitions, non-trading segment organic growth was 3%.
    • A restructuring effort eliminated $17-$19 million in annualized expenses. The company will incur related charges of $63 million, of which $31 million was realized in the first quarter of 2015. In addition, restructuring charges included a non-cash charge of $119 million related to our global rebranding initiative.
    • Non-GAAP operating expenses were $272 million in the first quarter of 2015, down 8% year-over-year. On an organic basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, non-GAAP operating expenses fell 2%.
    • Non-GAAP operating margin was 46% in the first quarter of 2015, up from 44% in the prior year period.
    • The company repurchased $30 million of our common stock in the first quarter of 2015, bringing total repurchases to $208 million during the last four quarters.
    • The 2015 non-GAAP expense forecast was lowered to $1,085 - $1,110 million, due to the impact of both restructuring actions and changes in foreign exchange rates.

  • HKEx: Partial Cancellation Of The Bonds Due To Conversion

    Date 23/04/2015

    Reference is made to the announcements made by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx” or “Guarantor”) on 25 September and 24 October 2012, and by the Guarantor and HKEx International Limited (“Issuer”) jointly on 17 December 2012, and 26 February and 16 April 2014 in relation to the US$500,000,000 0.50 per cent convertible bonds due 2017 (“Bonds”) constituted under the trust deed dated 23 October 2012 (as amended and restated effective 17 December 2012).