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ASX Appoints Dominic Stevens As Managing Director And CEO

Date 01/08/2016

ASX Limited (ASX) announces that today the ASX Board has appointed Mr Dominic Stevens as its Managing Director and CEO (‘CEO’).  He takes up his new role today.  This appointment follows a comprehensive selection process undertaken by the ASX Board with the assistance of a search firm.

Japan Exchange Group: Status Of Acquisition Of Own Shares

Date 01/08/2016

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. hereby announces the status of matters regarding acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, which was resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on July 28, 2016, as follows.

ASX Board – Appointment Of Melinda Conrad

Date 01/08/2016

The  Board  of  ASX  Limited  (ASX)  announces  the  appointment  of  Ms  Melinda  Conrad  as  a  non- executive director effective from 1 August 2016.

Amman Stock Exchange: The Launch Of The OTC Market

Date 01/08/2016

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Mr. Nader Azar said that “ The Regulating Directives for Trading in Unlisted Securities for the Year 2016 ” and ” Listing Securities Directives for the year 2016 ” will come into force as of Thursday 4 August, 2016 . Pursuant to the above mentioned directives the Over – The – Counter (OTC) Market will be introduced at the ASE.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Dubai Crude Oil For Jul 2016 Contract

Date 01/08/2016

Final settlement price of Dubai Crude Oil for Jul 2016 contract is 27,770 yen.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report, By Nationality And Investor Type

Date 31/07/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 28 July 2016 amounted to SAR 16.62 billion, decreasing by 9.18% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,471.24 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 3.35% over the previous week.

Swedish Banks Show Resilience In European Stress Test

Date 29/07/2016

The major Swedish banks have resilience against a sharp deterioration of the economic environment.  This is the result of an EU-wide stress test performed by the European Banking Authority (EBA).

BOX Options Exchange Fee Schedule: Changes To The BOX Fee Schedule

Date 29/07/2016

Section I. Exchange Fees

A. Non-Auction Transactions

Non-Auction Transactions will be assessed a per contract fee (or credit) based upon three factors: (i) the account type of the Participant submitting the order; (ii) whether the Participant is a liquidity provider or liquidity taker; and (iii) the account type of the contra party.

Non-Auction Transactions are exempt from the Liquidity Fees and Credits outlined in Section II of the BOX Fee Schedule.

Bank Of England Statement On EBA Stress Test Publication

Date 29/07/2016

We welcome today’s publication of the results of the European Banking Authority (EBA) 2016 stress test. Four UK banks – Barclays, HSBC Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group – participated in the test.

EBA Publishes 2016 EU-Wide Stress Test Results

Date 29/07/2016

• From a starting point of 13.2% CET1, the stress test demonstrates the resilience of the EU banking sector to an adverse scenario with an impact of 380 bps CET1 on average

• The stress test does not contain a pass/fail threshold. It will instead inform supervisors'  ongoing review of banks and guide their efforts to maintain capital in the system and support the ongoing repair of balance sheets

• Exceptional transparency is provided, with over 16 000 data points per bank, to foster market discipline