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ESMA Updates Q&AS On MiFID II Transparency And Market Structure Topics

Date 31/01/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated two Questions and Answers (Q&A) documents on implementation issues relating to transparency and market structuretopics under the revised Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

BME: MAB's Market Cap Hits €4.5 Billion, With €900 Million Raised In Company Finance - Market Overview 2016

Date 31/01/2017

• It consolidates its role as a source of financing for small companies and Reits
• 118 IPOs and capital increases since 2009

Irish Stock Exchange: Grupo Financiero Santander México List $500m In Tier 1 Capital Notes On GEM

Date 31/01/2017

Grupo Financiero Santander México, the second-largest financial services holding company in Mexico, has listed $500m 8.5% Tier 1 capital notes, due 2022, on the Global Exchange Market (GEM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).

ESMA Consults On Future Guidelines For Portability Between Trade Repositories

Date 31/01/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has put for public consultation future guidelines on the transfer of data between trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

CBOE Launches S&P 500 Range-Bound Premium Income Index (SPRI)

Date 31/01/2017

• Index Designed to Achieve Targeted Monthly Premium
• Hypothetical Returns Uncorrelated to Fixed-Income Markets, Neutral to Equity Market Performance

Opening Remarks By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, At The Joint ECB And European Commission Conference “Into The Future: Europe’s Digital Integrated Market”, Frankfurt Am Main, 31 January 2017

Date 31/01/2017

It is a pleasure to welcome you here today to this joint ECB and European Commission conference on Europe’s digital integrated market of tomorrow. The conference title invites us to look to the future: to a European financial market which is both integrated and digital. It is indeed fitting that these two elements are considered together. In a world of increasing digitalisation, our overarching aim of promoting financial integration at the European level is necessarily set against a backdrop of ever more sophisticated technology and innovation.

State Street Global Exchange: Investor Confidence Declined In January By 0.3 Points To 93.8

Date 31/01/2017

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for January 2017.

MGEX Reports Seven Consecutive Open Interest Records

Date 31/01/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has set a new open interest record following Monday’s activity with 90,546 contracts, making it the 7th-consecutive record.  

NEO Expands Online Brokerage Network

Date 31/01/2017

Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (“NEO Exchange” or “NEO”) is pleased to announce that TD Direct Investing has made real-time quotes and online trading available for NEO-listed securities through WebBroker, Advanced Dashboard, and the TD App. This move allows TD clients access to Canadian listings trading on the NEO Exchange. 

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K With Financial Results For The Fourth Quarter Of 2016 And Fiscal Year 2016 And Announcement Of Quarterly Dividend

Date 31/01/2017

On January 31, 2017, Nasdaq filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attaching press releases announcing the (i) financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and full 2016 fiscal year and (ii) declaration of a quarterly dividend.  The Form 8-K can be accessed on Nasdaq's website at http://ir.nasdaq.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.