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Active Markets Drive JSE Profits And Special Dividend

Date 25/02/2016

On the back of an excellent performance by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which saw group earnings after tax for 2015 increasing by 42% to R899 million (2014: R634 million), CEO Nicky Newton-King stressed the importance of greater collaboration between business, the government and other stakeholders to ensure sustained growth for the country as a whole.

451 Research Identifies Nearly 300 M&A And IPO Candidates In Its Annual 2016 Tech M&A Outlook - As Business Applications And IT Infrastructure Move To The Cloud, The Software Market Will Be A Hotbed Of M&A Activity In 2016

Date 25/02/2016

According to 451 Research’s recently published Tech M&A Outlook 2016, acquirers will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on tech acquisitions in the coming year to adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace with notable hotspots in information security, IoT and niches of the software sector.

CFTC EEMAC Releases Report On 2015 Review And Consideration Of The Proposed Rule On Position Limits

Date 25/02/2016

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo, who serves as the sponsor of the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC or Committee), announced today that the Committee has submitted to the CFTC a report and recommendations approved by an 8-1 vote of the EEMAC. The report also includes a minority dissent.

CME Group Named "Best Futures Exchange" By Markets Media Magazine

Date 25/02/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the company was named "Best Futures Exchange" at Markets Media's 2016 Markets Choice Awards. The award ceremony, held Feb. 24 in New York, recognized CME Group's excellence in diverse and innovative new products, client service and education, and technology design and execution as voted by peers and customers.

Opening Statement Of Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen Before The CFTC’s Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Date 25/02/2016

Thank you and good morning. It’s good to be here for another meeting of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee. This meeting is particularly timely given the multiplicity of challenges that energy end-users face today, including volatile fuel prices, global pressures and the reduced capacity of their traditional counterparties – the banks – to enter into transactions because of their own capital pressures. Thus, as a general matter, I am very interested in hearing from our market participants about how they are coping in the current environment.

Fidessa's Equities Trading Platform Wins Award For Innovation

Date 25/02/2016

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that it has been voted Best Equities Trading Platform for Innovation at the annual Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards, which were held in New York this week. These prestigious awards recognize excellence among providers to the institutional trading industry for achievements over the past year.

Deutsche Börse: BME To Acquire Full Ownership Of Infobolsa

Date 25/02/2016

The Board of Directors of BME, in compliance with the Spanish law, today agreed to acquire full ownership of Infobolsa, S.A from Deutsche Börse AG, following an ongoing process of negotiations that has taken place over the last few months. BME has executed the acquisition today. The agreement also includes the acquisition of Infobolsa’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Difubolsa – Serviços de Difusão e Informação de Bolsa, S.A. and Infobolsa Deutschland GmbH. Consequently, BME, through Infobolsa, will also become the owner of Open Finance, S.L.

Nasdaq Completes Acquisition Of Marketwired

Date 25/02/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Marketwired, a leading global provider of news distribution services and analytics for communications professionals. 

Record-High Annual Revenue Positions GPW Group For Further Dynamic Growth

Date 25/02/2016

• GPW Group’s historically highest annual revenue at PLN 327.9 million (+3.3% YoY)
• Net profit up by 10.2% YoY and EBITDA by 9.4% YoY in 2015 despite a demanding market environment
• Strict cost regime in 2015 resulting in a decrease of operating expenses by 4.0% YoY and a reduction of the cost/income ratio to 53.2%

BME: Jorge Yzaguirre, New Chairman Of AIAF And Manuel Ardanza, New Chairman Of MAB - Replacing Francisco Oña And Antonio Giralt In These Positions

Date 25/02/2016

BME has appointed the current director of the Equities and Derivatives markets operated by BME, Jorge Yzaguirre, as the new Chairman of AIAF, BME’s Private Fixed Income market, replacing Francisco Oña, who steps down on retirement grounds.