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BOX Options Exchange February Fee Change

Date 26/01/2018

Effective February 1, 2018, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) is making the following changes to the BOX Fee Schedule:

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For January 26th 2018

Date 26/01/2018

A total turnover of 7.157 billion shares worth N42.545 billion in 39,037 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 5.011 billion shares valued at N45.816 billion that exchanged hands last week in 44,569 deals.

Solactive Launches Electric Vehicles And Future Mobility Index Used As The Underlying Index For KraneShares Electric Vehicles And Future Mobility ETF

Date 26/01/2018

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index, a smart beta thematic index tracked by KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF (Ticker: KARS) listed on the NYSE. The index aims to mirror the performance of companies that are actively engaged in the development of future mobility solutions with a minimum market capitalization of USD 500 million.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s Amended Par Value And Pricing Methodology Rules Become Effective On Monday, 29 January 2018

Date 26/01/2018

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”), hereby restates that the amendments to Pricing Methodology and Par Value Rules, which can be found in Rules

ESMA Draws Issuers’ Attention To IAS Requirements Following Introduction Of New Tax Legislation In The US

Date 26/01/2018

Following the signing of the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), significant changes in US tax laws took effect on 1 January 2018. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has become aware of concerns expressed by EU issuers with respect to the accounting for the effects of the Act in their IFRS financial statements.

Fair Trading In Wholesale Energy Markets: In 2017 ACER Processed More Than 90 Million Transactions

Date 26/01/2018

ACER stepped up its monitoring activities in 2017 by implementing an automatic screening process for transactions of energy products traded on European wholesale markets. For this purpose, the Agency developed and calibrated specific alerts to detect instances of unusual trading behaviour in electricity and gas. Last year, more than 90 million transactions for a variety of spot and derivative products were reported to the Agency.

Sun Trading To Utilise Cboe Europe Equities Systematic Internaliser Services

Date 26/01/2018

• Sun Trading, a leading liquidity provider in the European equities market, is operating as a Systematic Internaliser (SI) under MiFID II
• Cboe provides a full suite of SI services for participants acting as or interacting with SIs under the MiFID II SI regime

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 26 January, 2018

Date 26/01/2018

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

Bank Of England Governor Mark Carney: World Economic Forum, Davos (23-26 January 2018)

Date 26/01/2018

The Governor participated in the Global Economic Outlook panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos (26 January 2018).

Bank Of England Statement: IT Issues - Update: Technology Communications Problems Reported By The Bank Yesterday Have Been Fixed Overnight

Date 26/01/2018

Systems are now working normally although there is some catch-up work to complete. We expect to be able to process business as normal today but in order to catch up from yesterday, wholesale counterparty transactions may be dealt with somewhat later in the day than usual.