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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 30/08/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review

Date 30/08/2017

• One addition to the FTSE China A50 Index in this review period
• One addition to the FTSE China 50 Index

Nasdaq Successfully Lists 90 SPAC IPOs, Raising A Total Of $15.3B

Date 30/08/2017

Nasdaq extends market leadership in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) initial public offerings (IPOs) with 90 SPAC IPOs. Since the adoption of new listing rules in 2011, Nasdaq has consistently been the exchange of choice for SPACs, attracting 96% of all SPAC IPOs listing on a national exchange.

Bats Europe Approved As An APA Under MiFID II

Date 30/08/2017

• Bats’ Trade Data Monitor (TDM), Europe’s largest trading reporting facility, has received FCA approval to transition to an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) under MiFID II

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 30/08/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

Dr. Sahar Nasr, Egypt’s Minister Of Investment And International Cooperation: "The Recent Amendments To The Capital Market Law Aims To Restore Regional Leadership"... Dr. Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman: "Developing Market Mechanisms To Cope With Economic Reform Plans"

Date 30/08/2017

Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation and Dr. Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman, held a meeting with members of the Boards of Directors of capital market associations, in the presence of Mr. Mohsen Adel, Vice Chairman of EGX, and the participation of Mr. Mohamed Abdel Salam, MCDR Chairman and Mr. Mamdouh  Abou  El Azm, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Protection Fund for Non- Commercial Risks, at EGX smart village venue.

The Role Of Boards At Large Financial Firms, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell At The Large Bank Directors Conference, Chicago, Illinois

Date 30/08/2017

Good morning. Thank you to President Evans for inviting me to speak here today about the role of boards of directors of large banking firms. Ten years ago this month, the world witnessed the first tremors of what we now think of as the Global Financial Crisis and the subsequent Great Recession. For the United States and many other countries, this would turn out to be the most painful economic period since the Great Depression.

UBS MTF Market Notice - Conformance Test Environment - MiFID II Readiness

Date 30/08/2017

UBS MTF would like to announce upcoming availability of a new, dedicated Conformance Test environment to assist participants in testing their systems and certifying new or modified implementations before production use with UBS MTF as required under MiFID II.

ACER Workshop On Harmonized Allocation Rules For Long-Term Electricity Transmission Rights

Date 30/08/2017

The Agency is organising a workshop in Ljubljana on 11 September on the main body of the Harmonized Allocation Rules (HAR) for long-term electricity transmission rights submitted by all TSOs in accordance with the EU Regulation establishing a Guideline on Forward Capacity Allocation. The aim of HARs is to create a level-playing field across Europe.

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW): Tenth Anniversary Of NewConnect

Date 30/08/2017

• The capitalisation of NewConnect listed companies is close to PLN 10 billion
• Companies have raised PLN 4.7 billion in IPOs and SPOs on NewConnect
• 59 companies have transferred to GPW’s Main Market in the decade of the alternative market NewConnect