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Dalian Commodity Exchange Adopts New Measures To Prevent Risks

Date 27/04/2016

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued a notice today (the 21st) to announce that according to the relevant provisions in the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management”, it will, starting from the settlement on April 25, adjust the price limits and the minimum trade margins for 8 futures products as well as the trading fees of the iron ore and the PP futures. Starting from the trading on April 25 (the after-hours trading at 21:00 on Friday this week), DCE will cancel the exemption for the unusual transactions of arbitrage clients, so as to prevent and control the risk of overheated trading.

TSX Staff Notice On Four Letter Stock Symbol Reservation Procedures

Date 26/04/2016

Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") staff is providing guidance with respect to its stock symbol reservation procedures. Currently, a stock symbol must consist of not more than three letters of the alphabet, as set out in Section 355 of the TSXCompany Manual.

Statement From New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneidermann On Case Against Donald Trump And Trump University

Date 26/04/2016

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement on today’s hearing in New York State Supreme Court on the case against Donald Trump and Trump University:

“I am very pleased the judge has indicated her intention to move as expeditiously as possible to trial, as thousands of Mr. Trump’s alleged victims have been waiting years for relief from his fraud. We believe that Mr. Trump and Mr. Sexton will be essential witnesses at trial. As we will prove in court, Donald Trump and his sham for-profit college defrauded thousands of students out of millions of dollars.”

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2016

Date 26/04/2016

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2016, short interest in 2,305 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 8,009,519,261 shares compared with 8,166,679,657 shares in 2,301 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2016. The Mid-April short interest represents 5.12 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.90 days for the prior reporting period.

G&A Institute And Bloomberg LP Partnered To Examine Bloomberg ESG Disclosure Scores For S&P 500 Companies Reporting VS Not Reporting On Sustainability - Results Show Companies Not Publishing Sustainability Reports Are Disadvantaged By Lower Average Bloomberg ESG Disclosure Scores

Date 26/04/2016

Continuing the in-depth analysis of S&P 500 (r) companies' sustainability reporting activities, Governance & Accountability Institute teamed with Bloomberg LP to analyze the data, scores and perceptions presented to investment professionals using the Bloomberg Professional information platform which features ESG data and assigns disclosure scores for public companies.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Comptroller Statement Regarding The Proposed Incentive-Based Compensation Rule

Date 26/04/2016

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry today made the following statement at a board meeting of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on his vote approving the proposed Incentive-Compensation Rule, implementing Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. The Comptroller also signed the proposed rule on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Alberta Securities Commission Sanctions Candice Graf, Homerun International Inc. And Connected Companies For Breaching Alberta Securities Laws

Date 26/04/2016

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has sanctioned Candice Anne Graf (a.k.a. Candi Hayward), Homerun International Inc. and connected companies (First Base Investments Inc., Homerun Capital Corp., Homerun Equities Inc., Homerun Capital II Corp., Homerun Equities II Inc., 1496044 Alberta Ltd. and 1539149 Alberta Ltd.) for breaching Alberta securities laws. Christopher Robert Hayward was sanctioned for authorizing, permitting or acquiescing in the majority of the corporations' breaches.

TMX Group Announces Retirement Of John McCoach, President, TSX Venture Exchange, At End Of 2016

Date 26/04/2016

TMX Group today announced the retirement of John McCoach, President of TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, effective December 31, 2016.

Semi - Annual Review Of ATHEX Index Series

Date 26/04/2016

ATHEX Index Series Advisory Committee approved today the following changes in the composition of the ATHEX Index Series, taking into consideration the results of the review for the period October 2015 - March 2016.

March 2016: Decline Versus Prior Month - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 26/04/2016

In March 2016, trading turnover of CHF 115.7 billion was generated on SIX Swiss Exchange, equating to a slight decline of5.3% versus the prior month. This is also reflected in the number of trades, which, at 4'214'975, were down by 17.4% on the figure for February 2016. In the segment equities including funds + ETPs segment turnover in March 2016 stood at CHF 92.0 billion, which equated to a month-on-month decline of 7.2%. The same trend was evident in relation to the number of transactions, which at 4'043'463 undershot the previous month's total by 17.5%.