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modeFinance Gives The Barilla Group A B1+ Rating (First Issuance) - The Italian Start-Up’s Debut As Europe’s First Fintech Rating Agency

Date 21/03/2016

The modeFinance rating agency has given Barilla Holding SPA a B1+ corporate credit rating. The rating (first issuance) that modeFinance has published on the Italian food multinational reflects its good capacity to repay debts, with limited exposure to adverse changes in macro-economic factors. The B1+ rating forms part of modeFinance’s classification table, which ranges from D, when a company cannot meet its financial commitments, to A1.

HKEX: Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Final Dividend For 2009

Date 21/03/2016

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”), the unclaimed final dividend for 2009 will be forfeited and will revert to HKEX on 3 May 2016.

Capital Markets Union And The European Monetary And Financial Framework - Keynote Speech By Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The ECB, At Chatham House, London, 21 March 2016

Date 21/03/2016

Ladies and gentlemen,

A well-functioning, diversified and deeply integrated capital market is of key relevance for the European Central Bank. This explains why we have supported the European Commission’s initiative to establish a capital markets union (CMU) from the very beginning.

HKEX Welcomes Government Re-appointments To Its Board

Date 21/03/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomes the Government's re-appointment of Chow Chung Kong and Timothy Freshwater to its Board of Directors.  Mr Chow is HKEX’s current chairman.

Eurex Expands Equity Index Segment With New Quanto Futures - Launch Of USD-Denominated Futures On The Euro STOXX 50 Index As Of 21 March 2016

Date 21/03/2016

Eurex, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges and part of Deutsche Börse Group, will introduce Euro STOXX 50 quanto futures as of 21 March 2016. The USD-denominated product allows investors to participate in the performance of the index without being subject to currency fluctuations between Euro and US dollar.

IMF Managing Director Concludes Visit To China, Meets Chinese Leadership

Date 21/03/2016

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today concluded a two-day visit to China and issued the following statement:

Speakerbus Extends Voice Offering In EMEA With Westcon Partnership

Date 21/03/2016

Speakerbus, the specialist provider of critical voice solutions for financial, emergency and command sectors, announced today that is has signed an agreement with Westcon Group, a leader in distribution of products and professional services for converged telecommunications solutions, to distribute Speakerbus’ offerings in the EMEA region.

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Its Latest Listing Committee Report

Date 21/03/2016

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Monday) published its Listing Committee Report 2015, a review of the work of the Listing Committee in upholding market quality last year and an overview of its policy agenda for 2016 and beyond.

ASX CEO Resigns

Date 21/03/2016

Today the ASX Board accepted the resignation of Mr Elmer Funke Kupper as Managing Director and CEO of ASX Limited. His resignation is effective immediately.

FIX Trading Community Announces Sponsorship Of The ISO Study Group - Helping Determine Rules For Allocation Of ISIN Standard To OTC Derivative Instruments

Date 21/03/2016

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the ISO Study Group to determine the rules for the allocation of the ISIN standard to derivative instruments.