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Michael Bodson, DTCC President And CEO: Distributed Ledger Technology And Its Impact On Market Infrastructure

Date 25/10/2017

Opening Remarks 
Michael Bodson, DTCC President and CEO 
Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee Meeting 
October 12, 2017

Office Of Financial Research Update: Two New Monitoring Tools, The Financial System Vulnerabilities Monitor (FSVM) And The Financial Stress Index (FSI)

Date 25/10/2017

The OFR introduced today two new monitoring tools, the Financial System Vulnerabilities Monitor (FSVM) and the Financial Stress Index (FSI). The FSVM is a heat map of 58 indicators of potential vulnerabilities. It gives early warning signals for further investigation. The FSI, constructed from 33 financial market indicators, is a daily market-based snapshot of stress in global financial markets. 

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.38 Per Share

Date 25/10/2017

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the company's outstanding common stock.  The dividend is payable on December 29, 2017 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017.  Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/10/2017

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 13, 2017.

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K With Financial Results For The Third Quarter Of 2017 And Announcement Of Quarterly Dividend

Date 25/10/2017

On October 25, 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 third quarter of 2017 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.

Europe's Third Largest IPO: BAWAG Group AG Listed On The Prime Market Of Wiener Börse

Date 25/10/2017

• Start of stock market trading: Opening bell rings in initial price of EUR 47.4
• ATX fast entry: BAWAG Group AG in ATX as of 27 October
• RHI leaves ATX after merger; RHI Magnesita starts trading in ‘global market’ segment

BME Adapts Its Fixed Income Platform To Allow Traders To Comply With MiFID II - Introducing BME’s New Fixed Income Market Model

Date 25/10/2017

BME has adapted its Fixed Income market so that intermediaries and brokers can transfer all their operations to the regulated market and comply with the new disclosure and reporting requirements required by MiFID II – which will come into force in January.

Thomson Reuters Enables Greater Access And Analysis Of Liquidity For Equities Traders With Intraday Liquidity Tool In Eikon - Intraday Market Share Reporter Helps Improve Trading Workflow And Analysis By Identifying Location And Assisting To Predict The Future Direction Of Liquidity

Date 25/10/2017

Thomson Reuters has introduced Intraday Market Share Reporter (iMSR), a solution designed to enable traders to quickly find and analyze liquidity by individual stocks across multiple venues. With an intraday view of market flows, iMSR helps improve trading capabilities and analysis by providing fuller transparency of market trends and the ability to assist in predicting the future direction of liquidity.    

Buy-Back Of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. C Group Share Was Completed.

Date 25/10/2017

On the basis of brokerage houses’ demands, Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Board of Directors decided to initiate the buy-back process. In line with regulations in Turkey, the approval of the regulatory body Capital Markets Board of Turkey was secured. On June 8, 2017 during Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, the Board was authorized for buying back 335,828,929 shares in exchange of maximum 50 million TRY, for a year. As a result, share transfers and payments were realized.

Qatar Stock Exchange Promotes Sustainability & ESG Disclosure Among Qatari Listed Companies

Date 25/10/2017

Qatar Stock Exchange held a senior level sustainability engagement session with the listed companies with the aim to promote the business case for ESG and sustainability, outline QSE’s sustainability action plan to attract responsible investors, provide an overview of global investor assessment approaches to ESG, and serve as the soft launch for the QSE Sustainability and ESG Dashboard.