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Bats Europe Approved As An APA Under MiFID II

Date 30/08/2017

• Bats’ Trade Data Monitor (TDM), Europe’s largest trading reporting facility, has received FCA approval to transition to an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) under MiFID II

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 30/08/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

Dr. Sahar Nasr, Egypt’s Minister Of Investment And International Cooperation: "The Recent Amendments To The Capital Market Law Aims To Restore Regional Leadership"... Dr. Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman: "Developing Market Mechanisms To Cope With Economic Reform Plans"

Date 30/08/2017

Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation and Dr. Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman, held a meeting with members of the Boards of Directors of capital market associations, in the presence of Mr. Mohsen Adel, Vice Chairman of EGX, and the participation of Mr. Mohamed Abdel Salam, MCDR Chairman and Mr. Mamdouh  Abou  El Azm, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Protection Fund for Non- Commercial Risks, at EGX smart village venue.

The Role Of Boards At Large Financial Firms, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell At The Large Bank Directors Conference, Chicago, Illinois

Date 30/08/2017

Good morning. Thank you to President Evans for inviting me to speak here today about the role of boards of directors of large banking firms. Ten years ago this month, the world witnessed the first tremors of what we now think of as the Global Financial Crisis and the subsequent Great Recession. For the United States and many other countries, this would turn out to be the most painful economic period since the Great Depression.

UBS MTF Market Notice - Conformance Test Environment - MiFID II Readiness

Date 30/08/2017

UBS MTF would like to announce upcoming availability of a new, dedicated Conformance Test environment to assist participants in testing their systems and certifying new or modified implementations before production use with UBS MTF as required under MiFID II.

ACER Workshop On Harmonized Allocation Rules For Long-Term Electricity Transmission Rights

Date 30/08/2017

The Agency is organising a workshop in Ljubljana on 11 September on the main body of the Harmonized Allocation Rules (HAR) for long-term electricity transmission rights submitted by all TSOs in accordance with the EU Regulation establishing a Guideline on Forward Capacity Allocation. The aim of HARs is to create a level-playing field across Europe.

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW): Tenth Anniversary Of NewConnect

Date 30/08/2017

• The capitalisation of NewConnect listed companies is close to PLN 10 billion
• Companies have raised PLN 4.7 billion in IPOs and SPOs on NewConnect
• 59 companies have transferred to GPW’s Main Market in the decade of the alternative market NewConnect

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 26 August 2017 To 30 August 2017

Date 30/08/2017

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review. 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/08/2017

As previously advised in the circular (Ref.: MO/DT/126/17) dated 14 August 2017, capital adjustments as a result of the Special Dividend will be made to the positions of China Mobile Ltd. (“CHT”) Futures Contracts which exist after the market close on 30 August 2017, i.e. the business day immediately before 31 August 2017. 

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Issues Restriction Notices To Three Brokers To Freeze Client Accounts Linked To Suspected Market Manipulation

Date 30/08/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued restriction notices to Caitong International Securities Co., Ltd, Pacific Foundation Securities Limited and Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited (the brokers), prohibiting them from dealing with or processing certain assets held in client accounts which are related to suspected market manipulation in the shares of GME Group Holdings Limited on 22 February 2017.