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CME Group Prices $750 Million Aggregate Principal Amount Of Senior Unsecured Notes

Date 04/03/2015

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced it priced an underwritten public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured 3.000% notes due 2025. The offering is being made under CME Group's existing shelf registration statement and is expected to close on March 9, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Secures Agreement With Thomson Reuters Corporation To Ensure Equal Treatment Of Legally Married Same-Sex - Agreement Reflects Additional Enforcement Work Required Following the Supreme Court’s Decision in U.S. v. Windsor - Schneiderman: Married Same-Sex Couples Are Entitled To Equal Treatment In Employee Compensation And Benefits

Date 04/03/2015

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced an agreement with Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson) to ensure the equal treatment of married same sex couples under its employee benefit programs. Under the agreement, Thomson will ensure that no employees are owed monies as a result of any incorrect designations of spouses within its benefits systems, and will also stop making unnecessary tax calculations for the benefits the company provides to the same-sex spouses of employees.

FTSE China Index Series Annual Review - Two Additions To The FTSE China A50 Index In This Review Period - Six Additions To The FTSE China 50 Index

Date 04/03/2015

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index provider, has today announced the results of the FTSE China Index Series annual review.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On European Banking Authority Guidelines On Remuneration Policies For Public Consultation

Date 04/03/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published draft guidelines on remuneration policies for public consultation.  These guidelines seek to clarify how firms and regulators should interpret the remuneration rules in CRD IV. These guidelines would effectively remove the proportionality principle for smaller firms.

FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly Review March 2015 - Hikma Pharmaceuticals To Join FTSE 100 - Tullow Oil To Enter FTSE 250 In rebalance

Date 04/03/2015

FTSE Group, the global index provider, confirms today that Hikma Pharmaceuticals will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, Tullow Oil will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

The Need For Greater Secondary Market Liquidity For Small Businesses, Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission, March 4, 2015, Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies, Washington, DC

Date 04/03/2015

Thank you and good morning. I want to start by welcoming the members of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. I appreciate your efforts and look forward to today’s discussions. I would also like to thank the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Small Business Policy for organizing this meeting.

European Banking Authority: Consultation On Guidelines On Sound Remuneration Policies

Date 04/03/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a three-month public consultation on its Guidelines on sound remuneration policies. These draft Guidelines set out the governance process for implementing sound remuneration policies across the EU, as well as the specific criteria for mapping all remuneration components into either fixed or variable pay. Guidance is also provided on the application of deferral arrangements and the pay-out instruments ensuring that variable remuneration is aligned with an institution’s long-term risks and that any ex-post risk adjustments can be applied as appropriate.

Opening Remarks At Meeting Of SEC Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, March 4, 2015

Date 04/03/2015

Good morning.  Thank you all for being here.  I will be very brief so that you can get to the business at hand.

I, too, would like to welcome Michael Pieciak who will be serving as the committee’s observer representative from NASAA.  Mike is the Deputy Commissioner of the Vermont Securities Division, and I am very pleased he is here on behalf of the state securities regulators to bring that knowledgeable and important voice to your discussions.

European Banking Authority Reviews Guidelines On Remuneration Policies

Date 04/03/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a three-month public consultation on its Guidelines on sound remuneration policies. These draft Guidelines set out the governance process for implementing sound remuneration policies across the EU, as well as the specific criteria for mapping all remuneration components into either fixed or variable pay. Guidance is also provided on the application of deferral arrangements and the pay-out instruments ensuring that variable remuneration is aligned with an institution's long-term risks and that any ex-post risk adjustments can be applied as appropriate.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 1-4 March 2015

Date 04/03/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the first week of March ended up for most leading TASE indices;

The largest increases were in communication shares of 2.9%;

Continued offerings in the bond market –

“Eldan Transportation” raised US $114 million in an initial bond offering