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BlackRock ETP Landscape January 2017 - Best January Flows on Record

Date 17/02/2017

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS

GLOBAL REFLATION TRENDS PROPEL GLOBAL ETPS TO THE BEST MONTHLY FLOWS SINCE 2008 AND THE BEST JANUARY FLOWS ON RECORD.

• Global ETPs brought in $61.2bn in January, marking the best monthly flows since September 2008 (the second-best on record) and record January flows, fueled by strength in U.S. and Japanese equities
• U.S. equities drew in $19.3bn as global reflationary trends bolstered cyclical exposures including $4.3bn in small-caps and over $1bn a piece in real estate, technology and financial equity sector funds
• Japanese equities brought in record monthly flows of $10.7bn fueled by a weaker yen, rising inflation and better earnings expectations
• Broad emerging markets (EM) equities gathered $2.5bn amid a more measured U.S. dollar and a pick-up in global reflation
• Fixed income gathered $16.6bn focused in shorter maturities and in investment grade corporates as flows remain resilient to rising rates

ASX Half-Year Results To 31 December 2016 (1H17)

Date 17/02/2017

Mr Dominic Stevens, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said: “The confidence I expressed in the quality of the ASX business when I became CEO is borne out in the company’s financial results for the first six months of the 2017 financial year and its progress on key strategic initiatives."

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Issues Third-Quarter Report

Date 17/02/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its Quarterly Report summarising key developments from October to December 2016.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Studies, Implements Requirements Of 2017 National Securities And Futures Regulation Work Conference

Date 17/02/2017

On February 13, the Party Committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held a meeting to timely publicize the requirements put forward at the 2017 National Securities and Futures Regulation Work Conference, earnestly study the speech delivered by Chairman Liu Shiyu of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and deploy the SSE’s major work items in 2017.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Express Gifts Ltd Enters Into £12.5m Redress Scheme

Date 17/02/2017

Express Gifts Ltd, a direct mail order and online business with permission to sell general insurance products, has entered into an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide £12.5m redress to approximately 330,000 customers who were sold insurance that offered little or no value.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Trading Will Cease At 1:30 p.m. February 17, 2017 - Markets Closed February 20, 2017.

Date 17/02/2017

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, February 17, 2017. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on February 20, 2017.

The MiG Report January 2017 - TSX | TSX Venture Exchange

Date 16/02/2017

Please click here for the January 2017 MiG Report.  

CBOE Holdings Declares First-Quarter 2017 Dividend

Date 16/02/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2017. The first-quarter dividend is payable on March 24, 2017, to common stockholders of record as of March 3, 2017.

CBOE Holdings' Acquisition Of Bats Global Markets Expected To Close February 28 - Transaction Has Received Final Remaining European Regulatory Approval - Three Bats Directors to Join CBOE Holdings Board - Election Deadline For Bats Stockholders Set For February 24

Date 16/02/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) announced today that the companies expect to complete CBOE Holdings' acquisition of Bats Global Markets on February 28, 2017. Earlier this month, CBOE Holdings received its final remaining regulatory approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), meaning that all U.S. and European regulatory clearances and approvals relating to the transaction have been received. Completion of the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.

Thomson Reuters Appoints Shawn Malhotra Vice President, Toronto Technology Centre

Date 16/02/2017

Thomson Reuters announced today that Shawn Malhotra has been appointed Vice President of the new Thomson Reuters Toronto Technology Centre. In this role, Shawn will help drive the centre’s focus on emerging skills such as cognitive computing, visualization, user experience and cloud development.