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Moscow Exchange Index Committee Decisions

Date 03/04/2017

On 24 March 2017, the Index Committee of Moscow Exchange decided to recommend that the Exchange set the following free float coefficients:

Al Mawared Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report March 26 – March 30, 2017

Date 03/04/2017

Market Summary

• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Share Price Index closed the week at 2,250.18 increasing 1.69% month to date and increasing 0.60% week to date 
• Total market capitalization at market close on 30th of March 2017 was JD 18.3 billion increasing 2.77% month to date and increasing 0.50% week to date 
• USD/JD peg range (0.7097 – 0.7100)

SGX And World Bank Launch Education Partnership On Bonds Investment

Date 03/04/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) today announced an education partnership to raise investor awareness for bonds that achieve a positive social impact.

Gunvor Group 2016 Results

Date 03/04/2017

Gunvor Group Ltd ("Gunvor"), one of the world's leading independent commodities trading houses, today released results for the year ended 31 December 2016:

--  Total trading volumes increased to 187 million MT from 180 million MT
    the year prior. The continued growth comes despite the exclusion of
    metals-related volumes following the discontinuation of metals trading
    at the end 2015.

--  Revenue for 2016 was US $47 billion, a decrease from US $64 billion in
    2015, reflecting the continued decline in the price of commodities.

--  Net profit after taxes for 2016 was US $315 million, a decrease from US
    $1.25 billion in 2015, a year in which Gunvor executed a number of
    significant asset sales; however, the figure represents an increase in
    underlying profit year-over-year.

Intesa Sanpaolo Selects Bloomberg IFRS 9 SPPI Data To Streamline Adoption Of New Accounting Standard

Date 03/04/2017

Bloomberg announced today that Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian banking group, is using accounting data from Bloomberg to comply with the International Financial Reporting Standard 9, known as IFRS 9, an accounting framework released by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Tecnic Group Berhad And Fines Three Of Its Directors A Total Of RM150,000

Date 03/04/2017

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded TECNIC GROUP BERHAD (TECNIC) and 3 of its directors for breaching the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR). In addition, the 3 directors of TECNIC at the material time has been fined a total of RM150,000.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In FY2016 & March 2017

Date 03/04/2017

Japan Exchange Group released the trading overview (preliminary estimates) for FY2016 & March 2017.

Euronext And Intercontinental Exchange Sign Agreement For Derivatives Clearing

Date 03/04/2017

• Euronext and ICE Clear Netherlands sign binding Heads of Terms for the provision of derivatives and commodities clearing services
• Improved value proposition for customers, including lower clearing fees
• Commercial open access structure delivers continued long term and sustainable clearing income for Euronext, with comparable levels of EBITDA
• Formal clearing services agreement expected Q2 2017
• Derivatives clearing operations in Amsterdam combined with settlement and collateral infrastructure operated from Paris
• Migration in H2 2018, ahead of the expiration of existing agreement with LCH.Clearnet SA
• Subject to regulatory approval

Bats Europe Expands BXTR To Offer Buy-Side Trade Reporting Services

Date 03/04/2017

• Bats Europe provides new “assisted reporting model” service to buy-side customers to meet their MiFID II trade reporting obligations
• New service enables brokers to submit trade reports on behalf of buy-side via BXTR, Bats’ trade reporting facility, providing a low-cost, light-weight buy-side trade reporting solution
• BXTR will transition to Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) under MiFID II

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Fidelity International As New ETF Issuer

Date 03/04/2017

• Fidelity International launches first range of smart beta ETFs
• 26 dedicated ETP issuers now active on London Stock Exchange
• More than £83 billion of on-exchange  trading in ETPs on London Stock Exchange in first quarter of 2017