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Colt To Launch High-Bandwidth Services In Hong Kong By July 2017 - Expansion Of Colt IQ Network To Hong Kong Sets A New Standard For 100Gbps Services

Date 01/03/2017

Colt, the global high bandwidth network provider, today announced its plan to launch high-bandwidth services in Hong Kong by July 2017 – the latest expansion of the Colt IQ Network. The expansion aims to meet rapidly rising demand for bandwidth, as well as the growing need for on-demand services and network flexibility – particularly from Hong Kong-based companies in the financial sector, as well as businesses with high-bandwidth requirements linked to the Internet of Things (IoT), fintech and Big Data.

SEC-NYU Dialogue On Securities Market Regulation: U.S. Securities-Based Crowdfunding — Closing Remarks, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein

Date 28/02/2017

Good afternoon. Thank you all for contributing to this inaugural SEC-NYU dialogue on securities crowdfunding. In particular, I would like to thank each of the panelists, SEC staff in the Divisions of Economic and Risk Analysis and Corporation Finance, and the NYU Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions.

Readout From A Treasury Spokesperson Of Secretary Mnuchin’s Call With Dutch Finance Minister And Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Date 28/02/2017

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone today with Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2016

Date 28/02/2017

Preliminary data from the June 2016 benchmark survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx.  Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 28, 2017.  The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  The next annual survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2017; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2018.

STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices - Results Of The First Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective Mar. 20, 2017

Date 28/02/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Index Dashboard

Date 28/02/2017

BME To Submit To The General Shareholders´Meeting For Approval The Distribution Of €0.80 Supplementary Dividend

Date 28/02/2017

BME’s pay-out in 2016 was 93%, in line with the previous years

ESMA Issues Implementing Rules For Package Orders Under MiFID II

Date 28/02/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the treatment of package orders under the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

BME Posts A Net Profit Of €160.3 Million In 2016

Date 28/02/2017

• Revenues in 2016 stood at €326.8 million
• Significant growth of net revenues in the business areas of Clearing, Information and IT &Consulting, of 33.9%, 19.1% and 7% respectively yoy
• Net profit for the fourth quarter came in at €39.2 million on revenues of €84 million
• ROE for the year stands at 37.5% and the efficiency ratio at 33.2%, improving more than 23 and 9 points respectively on the previous year, and      more favourable than its peers
• The investment flows channeled through the Exchange in 2016 stand at €28.6 billion

Millennium Exchange Release 9.1 Oslo Børs – Timeline Continued And Maintenance Day In CDS

Date 28/02/2017

Oslo Børs have facilitated two customer dress rehearsals related to the implementation of  Millennium 9.1. No findings have resulted in a need to change the scheduled timeline, and expected go-live date continues to be March 25 with the first trading day being March 27.