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Keeping Up With The Credit Sector: The FCA’s View On The Market Today - Speech By Jonathan Davidson, Director Of Supervision – Retail And Authorisations At The FCA, At Credit Summit In London.

Date 30/03/2017

Highlights

• The consumer credit market is constantly changing in line with the society it serves.
• We have to keep building and rebuilding our understanding of consumer behaviour in order to maintain a model of credit regulation that works for the long term.
• Since taking over the regulation of consumer credit, we, together with industry we have made significant progress in driving up standards in the sector.
• Culture plays a crucial role in determining good outcomes for consumers. Customer wellbeing should be at the heart of decision-making in firms.
• Dialogue with firms is hugely impactful in informing our thinking. It is vital that the channels of communication between the industry and the FCA remain open.

Nasdaq Files Notice Of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 30/03/2017

On March 29, 2017, Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the following materials relating to its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders: (i) a definitive proxy statement and (ii) a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC - Transaction In Own Shares

Date 30/03/2017

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2016, 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:

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Opening Bell Ceremony With Shikun & Binui Management, Celebrating Good Deeds Day

Date 30/03/2017

Managements of ORT Israel Schools network and Shikun & Binui Ltd., as well as other representatives from the business sector, took part in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) 

World’s Largest Corporate Masala Bond Starts Trading On London Stock Exchange

Date 30/03/2017

• HDFC’s Rupee denominated bond raises INR 33 billion ($504 million equivalent), with 7.35% annual yield
• Offer is two times oversubscribed highlighting strong international investor demand
• Follows landmark London issuance for HDFC in July 2016, the first ever Indian corporate to list a Masala bond
• Bond issued under HDFC’s London listed $750 million MTN programme
• Confirms London Stock Exchange’s position as leading international listing venue for Indian finance

Bats Welcomes StrongVest As A New Issuer To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 29 Issuers, 158 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 30/03/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading globally, today welcomed StrongVest Global Advisers, LLC as a new issuer to the Bats ETF Marketplace.

London Stock Exchange Chosen As Listing Venue For First Green Bond From The Gulf Region

Date 30/03/2017

• National Bank of Abu Dhabi becomes first green bond issuer from the Gulf region
• London listed NBAD 5 year green bonds raises $587 million from global investors
• Proceeds will support NBAD’s eligible projects identified in its Green Bond Framework 
• Joins number of landmark global green bond issuances from China, India, Japan and Finland on London’s markets
• Underlines LSEG’s position as a leading international green and sustainable financing centre

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index - Exchange Groups Market Caps After London Stock Exchange Group/Deutsche Boerse Merger Falls Away

Date 30/03/2017

The FTSE/Mondo Visione Exchanges Index is a joint venture between FTSE Group, the global index group, and Mondo Visione.

It is the first index in the world to focus on listed exchanges and other trading venues. It enables international investors to track individual stocks and the sector as a whole. It helps the management of listed exchanges to compare their performance. And it focuses the attention of the market on this important new sector.

The current composition of the index (as at 29 March 2017) is shown in this table:

OIC Launches New Digital Education Advertising Campaign

Date 30/03/2017

The Options Industry Council (OIC), the leading provider of unbiased options education, today introduced its new digital advertising campaign, "The Next Great Investing Adventure." This campaign supports OIC's mission of educating individual investors, their financial advisors and the general public about the prudent and responsible use of exchange-listed equity options.

UK Parliament: Lords Committee Members Engage In Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue On Brexit

Date 30/03/2017

Members of the House of Lords European Union Committee are engaged in meetings with committees of the Portuguese Assembly of the People in Lisbon, and the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) in Berlin.