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London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 21/04/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

TOM MTF Weekly Statistics Week 15, 2017

Date 21/04/2017

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 16, 2017.

Ordinary General Assembly Meeting Of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Will Take Place On May 12, 2017

Date 21/04/2017

Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. will take place on May 12, 2017 in Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Istinye campus. To access to related documents, please refer to the Borsa İstanbul webpage.      

Bank Of England: Ten Months After The EU Referendum: How Is The Economy Doing? - Speech By Michael Saunders - Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee

Date 21/04/2017

In this speech, Monetary Policy Committee member Michael Saunders discusses why the UK economy has grown more rapidly than expected since the 2016 EU Referendum. He then goes on to consider the economic outlook for the rest of this year, and the next, and argues that the UK is likely to see continued steady growth, with the drag on household spending from higher inflation being roughly offset by a recovery in business investment and exports. Michael also expects the rate of unemployment to remain low.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Greece

Date 21/04/2017

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today after a meeting with Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos:

“I met today with Minister Tsakalotos and his team. We had constructive discussions in preparation for the return of the mission to discuss the two legs of the Greece program: policies and debt relief.” 

EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani In London: “Citizens Deserve Certainty Regarding Their Post-Brexit Future”

Date 21/04/2017

Antonio Tajani stressed the importance of a deal to safeguard people’s rights in the wake of Brexit during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May this morning. "The European Parliament's message is clear: strongly defending their interests is our first priority,” he said. The Parliament President was in London to discuss the institution’s position on the Brexit negotiations, which was adopted in plenary on 5 April. He also invited May to address the Parliament.

ESMA Advises Commission On Fees For Trade Repositories

Date 21/04/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final technical advice to the European Commission regarding supervisory fees for Trade Repositories (TRs) under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR). 

Irish Stock Exchange Attracts Over 2,200 New Fund And Debt Securities In Q1 2017

Date 21/04/2017

• 2,077 new debt listings including Ryanair, Nokia and a number of sovereign bonds
• Over 200 new funds listed including Fidelity International’s first European ETF
• Equity turnover rises by 1.6%
• ISEQ Overall gains 2.2%
• Listing milestones for Independent News & Media – 80 years and Smurfit Kappa - 10 years

BME: MARF Registers A Comercial Paper Programme By The IM SUMMA 1 Securitisation Fund

Date 21/04/2017

• 16th commercial paper programme registered in MARF
• New channel for companies that will allow the financing of commercial invoices and improve working capital

HKEX And LME Announce New LME Chief Executive And Leadership Structure

Date 21/04/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX, are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Chamberlain as Chief Executive of the LME effective immediately subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK.