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EDHEC-Risk’s Annual European ETF Survey Sheds New Light On Drivers Of Investor Demand For ETFs And Evaluation Challenges For Investors

Date 16/03/2016

EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the results of the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2015, a comprehensive survey of 180 European ETF investors, conducted as part of the Amundi ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF and Passive Investment Strategies”. EDHEC-Risk Institute has conducted a regular ETF survey since 2006, thus providing a detailed account of the perceptions and practices of European investors in ETFs and trends over the past decade.

Professor John Colley Of Warwick Business School: …Proposed London Stock Exchange Group And Deutsche Boerse Merger…. Savings Seem Rather Meagre In A Merger Which Appears To Be Designed To Avoid Upsetting Staff, Directors And, Indeed, Competition Authorities ….

Date 16/03/2016

Commenting on the proposed London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Boerse merger, Warwick Business School's Professor John Colley said: "The savings seem rather meagre in a merger which appears to be designed to avoid upsetting staff, directors and, indeed, competition authorities.

Ferrari, Italy’s Luxury Car Manufacturer, Lists €500,000,000 1.500 Per Cent Notes Due 16 March 2023 On The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 16/03/2016

Ferrari, the Italian luxury car manufacturer, has listed debt securities on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).

Updated: CISI Response To FAMR Recommendations

Date 16/03/2016

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the 40,000 strong professional body with over 2,000 financial planning members, welcomes the publication today of the FAMR recommendations.

Thai Bourse Market Report For February 2016

Date 16/03/2016

• Daily average securities trading value dropped by 5.7 pct m-o-m to THB 41.8 bln
• Market cap at THB 13.03 trillion, up 2.3 pct from January
• Foreign investors became net buyer in February after selling three mth in a row
• Derivatives trading down 9.97 pct m-o-m to 191,873 contracts per day

ETFs/ETPs Listed In Europe Have Gathered 2.92 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In February 2016, According To ETFGI

Date 16/03/2016

ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.92 Bn in February 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s February 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report. ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe have gathered net inflows for 17 consecutive months.

GMEX Partners With FPT To Launch Vietnam’s First Derivatives Market And Clearing House - Delivering Innovation In Exchange Traded Derivative Contracts To Be Traded On Hanoi Stock Exchange And Centrally Cleared By Vietnam Securities Depository

Date 16/03/2016

GMEX Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with FPT Information System (FPT) based in Hanoi.  The partnership has been awarded the mandate to provide technology, global business and local operational expertise to launch the first Derivatives market and fully integrated clearing house in Vietnam. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has entrusted the HNX and the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) to operate the derivative market’s transaction activities.

ayondo Awarded "Best Social Trading Platform - ADVFN International Financial Awards 2016" - ayondo On The Forefront Of The FinTech Movement

Date 16/03/2016

ayondo is pleased to announce we have been awarded “Best Social Trading Platform” in the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2016. This is the second time ayondo has been awarded ADVFN award.

Recommended All-Share Merger Of Equals Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc And Deutsche Börse AG

Date 16/03/2016

The board of directors of London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") (the "LSEG Board") and the management board of Deutsche Börse AG ("DBAG") (the "DBAG Board" and together with the LSEG Board the "Boards") are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger of equals of LSEG and DBAG to form the "Combined Group" (the "Merger"). The Merger will be implemented via the establishment of a new UK holding company ("UK TopCo") which will acquire LSEG by way of a scheme of arrangement (the "LSEG Acquisition") and will acquire DBAG by making a securities exchange offer to all shareholders of DBAG (the "DBAG Offer"). The LSEG Acquisition is governed by the City Code and the DBAG Offer is governed by the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs-und Übernahmegesetz, WpÜG) and applicable regulations supplementing it.

Updated Coefficients For Moscow Exchange Indices To Come Into Force

Date 16/03/2016

The following coefficients for Moscow Exchange indices come into force from March 16: