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Growing, Fast And Slow, Speech Given By Andrew G Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank Of England, At The University Of East Anglia, Norwich, 17 February 2015

Date 17/02/2015

Tonight, I want to discuss economic growth. This may sound like standard fare. In the media, economists spend much of their time discussing growth and its statistical counterpart, Gross Domestic Product or GDP. At least for some, this focus is misplaced. For example, it is increasingly well-recognised that GDP is apartial, and often imperfect, measure of societal well-being. As Einstein said, not all that can be counted counts.

FTSE Announces New GDP Weighted Index To Reflect China’s Growing Economic Importance

Date 17/02/2015

• New index captures emerging markets, China A-shares and China N-shares
• Furthers FTSE’s innovation to help participants prepare for the inclusion of China A-shares in global benchmarks

BATS Exchange Welcomes KraneShares - KraneShares Emerging Markets Plus ETF (KEMP) Available For Trading On BATS Exchange

Date 17/02/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today announced that KraneShares, a New York- based ETF company focused on providing investment exposure to the market in China, has listed the KraneShares FTSE Emerging Markets Plus ETF on BATS Exchange. The new ETF, which listed on Friday, Feb. 13th, trades under the symbol KEMP and is KraneShares’ first listing on BATS Exchange.

Orascom Construction Ltd. Applies For Listing On EGX

Date 17/02/2015

Orascom Construction Ltd (UAE) applied for listing on The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), with a capital of $ 105 million (nearly 800 million Egyptian pounds) divided on 105 million shares.

88% Of Financial Services Professionals Wary Of Impact Of Falling Inflation On UK Economy, Says CISI Survey

Date 17/02/2015

Some 88% of financial services professionals are wary of the impact on the UK economy of falling inflation, a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) survey shows.

TMX Datalinx Launches Montréal Exchange Historical Trading Data Products

Date 17/02/2015

TMX Datalinx, the information services division of TMX Group, today announced the launch of four new end-of-day Montréal Exchange (MX) trading data products, including MX Options Trades and Quotes, MX Futures Trades and Quotes, MX Options Trading Summary and MX Futures Trading Summary files.

MGEX: Friday Brings Another Top 20 Electronic Volume Record

Date 17/02/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports top 20 electronic volume from Friday, with the day’s figure closing at 13,962 contracts traded, the 19th-best daily electronic volume in the history of the Exchange.

Launch Of The Public - Private Partnership Platform

Date 17/02/2015

Rosenthal Collins Group Named Best Boutique Fcm By CTA Intelligence Magazine

Date 17/02/2015

Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG®), a leading independent futures clearing firm, today announced that CTA Intelligence magazine this month named RCG “Best Boutique” Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) in its U.S. CTA Intelligence Services Awards 2015. The awards recognize and honor firms that have provided “outstanding support and services to the North American managed futures industry” and “demonstrated exceptional customer service” over the past 12 months.

Osaka Exchange: Partial Revisions To The Business Regulations, Etc. In Connection With The Introduction Of Average Price With Regard To Derivatives Trading

Date 17/02/2015

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) will partially revise the Business Regulations, etc. in connection with the Introduction of Average Price with regard to Derivatives Trading.