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CME Group Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2017 Financial Results

Date 01/02/2018

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported revenue of $900 millionand operating income of $537 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.    Fourth-quarter 2017 net income included a $2.6 billion net income tax benefit due to recognition of a reduction in deferred tax liabilities as a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.  Resulting net income was $2.9 billion and diluted earnings per share were $8.63.  On an adjusted basis, net income was $383 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.12.  Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the fourth quarters of 2017 and 2016 exclude the net income tax benefit noted above and certain other items, which are detailed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP results.1

Euronext Launches Trade And Leverage Programme To Increase Investor Access For European Tech SMEs - German, Italian, Spanish And Swiss Newly Listed Tech SMEs To Benefit From Investor Access Initiative In Partnership With Experienced European Providers

Date 01/02/2018

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announces the launch of its new sponsored investor access initiative called “Trade & Leverage”. This programme is designed as part of Euronext’s European Tech SME initiative, which was launched in September 2017 to assist tech companies in developing their business on a greater scale through capital markets.

Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE Resigns From Thomson Reuters Board Of Directors

Date 01/02/2018

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) announced today that Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, who joined the Board of Reuters in 2004 and the Board of Thomson Reuters on its formation in 2008, resigned from the Thomson Reuters Board of Directors yesterday.

Deutsche Börse: Cash Markets Achieve Highest January Turnover Since 2008 With 156.5 Billion Euros - Increase Of 34 Per Cent Year-On-Year

Date 01/02/2018

With a turnover of €156.5 billion in January, Deutsche Börse cash markets achieved the highest January turnover since 2008 (January 2017: €116.8 billion).

ESMA Appoints New Members To Its Management Board

Date 01/02/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority has appointed two new members to its Management Board to replace two outgoing members who stepped down from their positions in December 2017.

Crédit Agricole CIB Acquires Equity Stake In The fintech SETL, The Financial Blockchain Specialist

Date 01/02/2018

Crédit Agricole CIB participated in the private fundraising of SETL. This is the Bank’s first equity investment in a fintech. SETL was launched in July 2015 to deploy a multi-asset, multi-currency institutional payment and settlements infrastructure based on blockchain technology. The SETL system enables market participants to move cash and assets directly between each other, facilitating the immediate and final settlement of market transactions. The SETL system maintains a permissioned distributed ledger of ownership and transaction records, simplifying the process of matching, settlement, custody, registration and transaction reporting.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Nausicaa Delfas Appointed Executive Director Of International

Date 01/02/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority has today announced the appointment of Nausicaa Delfas as the Executive Director of International.

BME Acquires 10% Of Finect - BME’s Investment Objective Is To Push Ahead With Diversification And Growth Of The Business’ IT Area

Date 01/02/2018

BME has acquired 9.7% of Spanish smart data financial firm Finect, which offers investors a specialised social media community, interactive tools to improve decision-making and financial information based on smart data technology, among other services.

DGCX Reports Strong Start To The Year With Record January Volume

Date 01/02/2018

Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the largest and most diversified derivatives bourse in the Middle East, began 2018 on a positive note by recording its best January in volumes and value ever, growing 40% from last year with 1,909,488 lots traded, valued at USD 47 billion (AED 172.6 billion). The main drivers of this strong trading month were the Indian Rupee, G6 currency pairs and the Indian Single Stock Futures (SSF) with the BSE Sensex Futures.

SWIFT Report Reveals RMB’s Struggle To Strengthen Position In 2017

Date 01/02/2018

• RMB accounted for 1.61% of all payments in December 2017
• CNY/USD remains the most important currency pair in value
• Digital usage on services such as SWIFT gpi sets the stage for improved growth