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CalPERS Board Committee Chairs And Vice Chairs Chosen

Date 27/02/2014

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has elected the following chairs and vice chairs of key board committees:

• Investment Committee – Henry Jones, Chair; George Diehr, Vice Chair

NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes Named "Most Innovative Index Provider"- Chosen By The Readers Of ETF Express

Date 27/02/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) the market leading provider of innovative, transparent indexes, has been named "Most Innovative Index Provider" by ETF Express. Award winners were chosen based on votes cast by readers of ETF Express, which includes investors, fund managers, fund administrators, custodians, advisers, and distributors.

Euronext: GTT Is First Major Listing In Paris In 2014 - B€621 Million Raised With Market Capitalisation At €1.7 Billion

Date 27/02/2014

Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today celebrated the successful listing of GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz), the world leader in cryogenic membrane containment systems used in the shipbuilding industry for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG). GTT was listed in compartment A of the regulated market in Paris.

BME To Submit To The General Shareholders´Meeting The Distribution Of €0.65 Supplementary Dividend - It Increases Ordinary Dividend By 3%

Date 27/02/2014

BME will submit to the General Shareholders’ Meeting for approval the distribution of a gross €0.65 per share supplementary dividend, €0.5135 net, to be effective on 9 May.

EEX Adjusts Auction Calendar For 2014

Date 27/02/2014

Pursuant to the back-loading decision by the Council of the EU and the European parliament, the regulation (EU) No. 1031/2010 (Auction Regulation) was accordingly amended on 27 February 2014. Against this backdrop, European Energy Exchange (EEX) has now, in close consultation with the European Commission and the participating Member States as well as with the German and Polish authorities in charge, updated the 2014 auction calendar for EU allowances (EUA) of the third trading period.

TheCityUK Responds To Angela Merkel’s Speech

Date 27/02/2014

TheCityUK strongly supports Chancellor Merkel’s comment today that the UK should remain at the heart of the EU. Speaking in the Palace of Westminster, she said: “We need a strong UK with a strong voice inside the EU.”

European Commodity Clearing Welcomes Morgan Stanley As New Clearing Bank

Date 27/02/2014

European Commodity Clearing (ECC) welcomes Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, London, as a new Clearing Member. The firm is the first clearing bank to be admitted on ECC in 2014. There are now a total of 21 Clearing Members admitted on the clearing house.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Disciplinary Action on Transaction Participant: SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Date 27/02/2014

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "OSE") has imposed disciplinary action (a reprimand) against SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (hereinafter the "Company") pursuant to Rule 42, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Trading Participant Regulations.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Proposes To Strengthen Regulation Of Alternative Liquidity Pools

Date 27/02/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has begun today a two-month consultationconcerning the future regulation of alternative liquidity pools (ALPs), which are also known as alternative trading systems and “dark pools”.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Issues Warning Notice Statement

Date 27/02/2014

The FCA have issued a Warning Notice Statement today. This is the third time FCA have issued a Warning Notice Statement since it was given the power to do so by the Financial Services Act 2012. The Government’s principal rationale for giving the FCA this power was to promote early transparency of enforcement proceedings.