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Irish Stock Exchange 2016 Profits Up 21% To €8m

Date 05/09/2017

• "2016 was a standout year for the ISE - we are well-positioned to embrace the challenges and opportunities of Brexit" - CEO Deirdre Somers
• Revenues up 6% to €29m as listing revenues grow and equity trading volumes hit a record high
• Growth in debt listings makes the ISE fastest growing bond market in the world
• 70% of ISE revenue comes from outside Ireland

Vienna Stock Exchange: S Immo And Agrana To Join Leading Index ATX As Of 18 September

Date 05/09/2017

The following adjustment will be made to the composition of the Austrian leading index ATX after today's review according to the index rules: The real estate company S Immo AG will be joining ATX for the first time since it became exchange-listed. The sugar company, AGRANA BETEILIGUNGS-AG will be included in the ATX again after a break of over ten years. The real estate developer conwert Immobilien Invest SEand Flughafen Wien AG will be removed from the leading index. Apart from these changes to the index composition, there were no adjustments to the free float factors. The new index composition of the ATX will take effect as of Monday 18 September 2017.0.

ForexClear Clears $1 Trillion Of notional In One Month

Date 05/09/2017

• New monthly record for cleared FX NDFs, increase of 8% from previous monthly record set in March 2017
• Monthly cleared record made  up of over 130,000 trades
• Continuing material increase in demand for FX clearing driven by introduction of uncleared margin rules

Hear From Dombrovskis, Barnier, Gualtieri And Alder At The ESMA Conference

Date 05/09/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) conference, which takes place in Paris on Tuesday 17 October, will be this autumn’s key event focusing on developments in the EU’s financial services markets.

Moscow Exchange Launches FX Fixing Instruments

Date 05/09/2017

From 4 September 2017, Moscow Exchange has offered instruments to trade at the MOEX FX USD/RUB and EUR/RUB fixing prices with clearing and settlement via its clearinghouse, NCC Clearing Bank.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz Names Kevin Webb New Chief Of Staff

Date 05/09/2017

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Brian Quintenz announced today that Kevin Webb will serve as his Chief of Staff. Webb most recently served as Special Counsel to CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo.

EBA Publishes Final Technical Standards On MREL Reporting By Resolution Authorities

Date 05/09/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft implementing technical standards (ITS) specifying templates and procedures resolution authorities should follow when informing the EBA of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) that have been set for institutions under their jurisdiction. These standards will enable the EBA to monitor the consistency of MREL implementation across the EU.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 05/09/2017

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:

ITS Upgrades Commercial Bank Of Dubai Core Banking System

Date 05/09/2017

International Turnkey Systems (ITS), the market leading provider of comprehensive Shariah-compliant financial solutions, announced the successful package upgrade of PHOENIX Core Banking system to the latest version of ETHIX-Core Banking solution for the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), facilitating the Bank’s offering of full fledged 24/7 banking operations across all branches and Head Office, in addition to overall performance enhancement and Digital Banking support.

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston To Present At The 2017 Scotiabank Financials Summit

Date 05/09/2017

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston will present at the 18th annual Scotiabank Financials Summit at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.