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IPC Names Robert A. Santella As Chief Executive Officer

Date 03/04/2018

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, announced today the appointment of Robert (Bob) A. Santella as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 16, 2018. Mr. Santella succeeds Neil Barua, who will leave the Company to pursue other opportunities.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange March 2018 - Summary

Date 03/04/2018

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members

Solactive AG Acquires FinTech Primervoto GmbH In Berlin - Demonstrating Further Commitment To Technical Innovation

Date 03/04/2018

Solactive is excited to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Primervoto, its long- standing technology partner. The transaction was closed on the 29th of March 2018, and sees the full integration into Solactive AG of a team of 38 technology specialists, based in Berlin. The Primervoto team has played a key part in Solactive’s success story as it has been instrumental to the delivery of highly scalable IT-so

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets: Trading Statistics March 2018

Date 03/04/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for March 2018:

• The share trading increased by 4.8% to a daily average of 3.130bn EUR, compared to 2.988bn EUR in March 2017. Compared to the previous month, February 2018, the daily average decreased by 15.5%.
• Cleared derivatives volume increased by 11.7% to a daily average of 504,790 contracts, compared with 451,979 contracts in March 2017.
• ETF trading (Exchange Traded Funds) increased by 53.0% to a daily average of 53.9m EUR compared to 35.2m EUR in March 2017.
• Nordea Bank AB.was the most traded stock per day during the past month, followed by Novo Nordisk A/S.
• Deutsche Bank AG was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley Int. plc.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks increased to 69.3%, compared to 68.2% previous month.

Deutsche Börse: Cash Markets Achieve Turnover Of EUR 165.1 Billion In March - Trading Volume In The First Quarter 33 Percent Higher Year-On-Year

Date 03/04/2018

Deutsche Börse cash markets achieved a turnover of €165.1 billion in March (2017: €135.7 billion). In the first quarter of 2018, the trading volume was €480.1 billion – an increase of around 33 percent compared with the first three months in 2017 with €361.5 billion.

STA Names Forefront Communications Agency Of Record

Date 03/04/2018

The Security Traders Association (STA) today announced that it has retained Forefront Communications Group, a boutique marketing and PR firm focused on the capital markets and institutional fintech, to deliver a variety of services, including media relations, messaging and strategic communications.

CME Group Reaches Highest-Ever Quarterly Average Daily Volume Of 22.2 Million Contracts For First-Quarter 2018

Date 03/04/2018

• Record quarterly average daily volume (ADV) in five of six asset classes
• Record quarterly ADV across Options
• Record Eurodollar futures ADV of 4.1 million contracts and record open interest surpassing 17.8 million
• More than 20 million contracts traded on thirty-six trading days in 2018

ESMA Proposes Simplifications To Prospectuses Format And Content

Date 03/04/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing the first Part of its Technical Advice (TA) under the Prospectus Regulation. The TA is published in response to a mandate from the European Commission (EC) of 28 February 2017, and has been developed following extensive consultation with the public through three Consultation Paperspublished on 6 July 2017.  ESMA submitted the TA to the EC on 28 March 2018 in line with the deadline indicated in the mandate.

BNP Paribas And Janus Henderson Complete Transaction Transferring Janus Henderson’s US Middle And Back Office Operations To BNP Paribas

Date 03/04/2018

BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian with over $11.3 trillion in assets under custody, and Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE:JHG, ASX:JHG), today announced that Janus Henderson’s middle and back office operations in the US have been transferred to BNP Paribas, marking a major expansion of the bank in the country. The transaction was announced on November 9, 2017.

487 SET And mai-Listed Firms Pay A Combined 2017 Dividends Of THB 478 Billion

Date 03/04/2018

The total of 487 firms listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) announced a combined 2017 dividend payment of THB 478.09 billion (approx. USD 14.94 billion), as of March 21, 2018, representing the average dividend yield of 3.41 percent.