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Business Banking Insight Website Seeks To Enhance Competition And Transparency In The Banking Sector

Date 28/07/2016

• New website will help ensure that Britain’s businesses and consumers can benefit from high quality banking products and services.

BME: MARF Admits To Trading A Bond Issue By Masmovil Broadband

Date 28/07/2016

MARF has registered a €30 million bond issue by Másmovil Broadband, with final maturity in 2024.

ICBC Credit Suisse (International) Launches First China ETF On London Stock Exchange

Date 28/07/2016

• Tenth RQFII ETF to list on London Stock Exchange
• ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management (International) Company Limited becomes seventh Chinese ETF issuer on London Stock Exchange
• ETF launched in partnership with WisdomTree
• Further cements LSEG’s position as partner of choice for Chinese issuers accessing European capital

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Stewardship Code : 212 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of July 28, 2016

Date 28/07/2016

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.

CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Date 28/07/2016

• Total average daily volume reached 15.1 million contracts in second-quarter 2016, including a quarterly record in agricultural commodities
• Second-quarter 2016 revenue increased 11 percent compared with second-quarter 2015
• Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share both increased 15 percent compared with second-quarter 2015

Thai Bourse Introduces SET Social Impact Project To Create Synergy Between Business And Society

Date 28/07/2016

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) launched the “SET Social Impact” project via the “SET Social Impact Day 2016” event in Bangkok on July 28, 2016, the “first of its kind” social development project initiated to bridge the business and social sectors, as well as introducing thewww.setsocialimpact.com, an online platform to connect both sectors for collaborative synergy. The event was participated by social organizations and social enterprises which have created social impact for more than 1.4 million people in the society.

Thomson Reuters Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Results

Date 28/07/2016

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. The company also re-affirmed its 2016 full-year outlook.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Launches Recruitment Portal

Date 28/07/2016

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or “The Exchange”) has launched an online portal to attract top talent and optimize its recruitment process. The recruitment portal which is expected to enhance the Exchange’s recruitment capability, increase turnaround time and provide a consumer-friendly candidate experience, will handle all aspects of recruitment, from application, to scheduling interviews and onboarding of new hires.

ICE Benchmark Administration Appoints Dame DeAnne Julius To Its Board Of Directors

Date 28/07/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has appointed Dame DeAnne Julius, a founding member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, as a Director of IBA. The appointment is effective immediately.

OANDA Named World’s Best Retail FX Platform

Date 28/07/2016

OANDA has been named the world’s Best Retail FX Platform at the prestigious e-FX awards by leading industry publication FX Week, beating out a host of competitors and knocking last year’s winner off the top spot.