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NZX Shareholder Metrics February 2020

Date 03/03/2020

Please see attached NZX shareholder metrics for February 2020.

Nasdaq February 2020 Volumes

Date 03/03/2020

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for February 2020, on its investor relations website. 

MIAX Exchange Group Coronavirus Update

Date 03/03/2020

The MIAX®, MIAX PEARL™ and MIAX Emerald™ options exchanges (the MIAX Exchange Group™), assure market participants that our business continuity plans address a wide variety of scenarios to enable continuous operation of the MIAX Exchange Group. In light of recent coronavirus-related developments, the MIAX Exchange Group will continue to monitor the situation and act accordingly.

SIFMA Notes The Passing Of Industry Leader Paul Purcell

Date 03/03/2020

SIFMA notes the passing of industry leader Paul Purcell, former Chairman of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated.

“Paul was a long-recognized industry leader who served multiple terms on the SIFMA Board of Directors as well as the Board of our predecessor, the Securities Industry Association (SIA),” said SIFMA president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. “He had a long and successful career as an investment banker and visionary CEO. The industry and SIFMA have lost a great leader, mentor and friend.”

Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva And World Bank Group President David Malpass On The 2020 IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings – COVID-19

Date 03/03/2020

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Mr. David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, today issued the following statement:

“Like everyone else around the world, we have been deeply concerned by the evolving situation of the Coronavirus and the human tragedy surrounding it. Given growing health concerns related to the virus, the Management of the IMF and World Bank Group and their Executive Boards have agreed to implement a joint plan to adapt the 2020 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to a virtual format. Our goal is to serve our membership effectively while ensuring the health and safety of Spring Meetings participants and staff."

FTSE Russell Announces 2020 Russell US Indexes Reconstitution Schedule

Date 03/03/2020

FTSE Russell today announced the 2020 schedule for its annual reconstitution of its Russell US Indexes. The Russell annual index rebalance process is designed to capture and reflect market shifts from the past year to ensure the Russell US indexes continue to accurately reflect the US equity market.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Mayr-Melnhof To Join Leading Austrian Index ATX, BAWAG To Replace Voestalpine In ATX Five

Date 03/03/2020

Today, the Vienna Stock Exchange reviewed its Austrian stock indices applying the respective rules and regulations. The following changes will take effect on Monday, 23 March 2020. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, the world's largest producer of coated recycled fiber-based cartonboard, will replace the aircraft component manufacturer FACC AG in the Austrian leading index ATX. Mayr-Melnhof AG exceeds FACC AG with regard to the size of the free float capitalization. The shares of the cartonboard manufacturer were last represented in the leading Austrian index almost continuously between 1994 and 2014. In the ATX five, which comprises the five largest listed companies, BAWAG Group AG replaces voestalpine AG. The five largest companies on the Vienna Stock Exchange are: Erste Group Bank AG, OMV AG, Verbund AG, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and BAWAG Group AG.

Toronto Stock Exchange Welcomes GFL Environmental Inc. - Exchange To Celebrate One Of The Largest IPOs With Market Open Ceremony On March 5

Date 03/03/2020

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) announced today that GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL), a leading North American provider of diversified environmental solutions, began trading this morning under the symbol TSX:GFL.

Tookitaki Names Industry Veteran Joe Friscia To Scale US, Asia-Pac Expansion

Date 03/03/2020

Tookitaki Holding Pte Ltd, a next-generation regtech with compliance and reconciliation solutions, has appointed industry veteran Joe Friscia, former President of NICE Actimize and BAE Systems, to the Company's Advisory Board. Joe brings 25 years' experience in the financial crime and enterprise software space at a global level. He will help Tookitaki scale operations in the U.S. as well as advise on inroads in the Asia-Pacific.

ISDA, EFAMA, EVIA, FIA And GFXD Publish EMIR Reporting Best Practices

Date 03/03/2020

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the European Venues and Intermediaries Association (EVIA), the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have jointly published a set of best practices for derivatives trade reporting under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).