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Cinnober Acquires Market Surveillance Specialist Ancoa Software

Date 10/05/2017

Cinnober Financial Technology announces today the acquisition of the business and assets of Ancoa Software, the UK-based market surveillance specialist company.

Qatar Stock Exchange Completes Successful New York Investor Forum

Date 10/05/2017

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), in collaboration with QNB Financial Services and HSBC, today completed a two day roadshow that aimed to support the further development and practice of QSE’s listed companies’ investor relations. 

Tehran Stock Exchange Holds International Financing Event For Local Companies

Date 10/05/2017

An international financing conference was held on Monday 8 May 2017 in Tehran.

Tunisia Sets Up Task Force With Nasdaq Dubai To Pave Way For Issuing First Sukuk

Date 10/05/2017

• Initiative will promote Sharia’a-compliant capital-raising by state and private entities to fund Tunisia’s economic growth
• Workshop conducted to update Tunisian delegates on developments in the Sukuk market 

Shanghai Stock Exchange - Chinese Academy Of Sciences Training Course For Linking Sci-tech Enterprises And Capital Market Rounded Off In Shanghai

Date 10/05/2017

On April 27, 2017, the SSE-CAS Workshop for linking Sci-tech Enterprises and the Capital Market, co-sponsored by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd. (CAS Holdings), was held at the SSE trading floor. Attending the activity and delivering speeches were Wu Qing, SSE Chairman, Zhang Dongke, SSE Vice Chairman, and Suo Jishuan, General Manager of CAS Holdings. Other attendants included nearly 100 senior managers from 54 hi-tech enterprises with shares held by the CAS or research institutions affiliated to it.

HKEX 2017 First Quarter Results

Date 10/05/2017

Key messages

1. Revenue and other income for Q142017 was 11 per cent higher than Q1 2016, which was attributable to:
   1. Increases in core revenue including Stock Exchange listing fees and depository, custody and nominee servicesfees;
   2. Increases in net investment income arising from Corporate Funds and higher interest income from Margin Funds;and
   3. One-off income of $55 million post-liquidation interest from the liquidators of Lehman Brothers Securities Asia Limited.
2. Operating expenses were 2 per cent lower than Q1 2016 due to a one-off insurance recovery of $23 million relating tothe warehouse litigation in the United States. Excluding this recovery, operating expenses were broadly flat comparedto Q1 2016.
3. EBITDA margin of 73 per cent was 4 per cent higher than both Q1 2016 and the year ended 31 December 2016.
4. Profit attributable to shareholders increased by 20 per cent to $1,716 million.

TMX Group Limited Increases Dividend To $0.50 Per Common Share

Date 10/05/2017

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited declared a dividend of $0.50 on each common share outstanding, an increase in $0.05 or 11%, from the previous $0.45 per common share. This dividend is payable on June 9, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2017.

TMX Group Limited Reports Another Strong Quarter For Q1/17

Date 10/05/2017

TMX Group Limited [TSX:X] ("TMX Group") today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authoriity: Media Statement On NZX Updated Code Of Corporate Governance

Date 09/05/2017

The FMA today welcomes the publication of NZX’s updated Corporate Governance Code.

NZX Publishes Final NZX Corporate Governance Code

Date 09/05/2017

NZX today published its final NZX Corporate Governance Code (NZX Code). This is the first substantial update to the NZX Code since 2003 and represents a significant step forward for corporate governance reporting requirements in New Zealand.