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NZX Shareholder Metrics September 2017

Date 03/10/2017

Please see attached NZX Shareholder Metrics for September 2017.

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• NZX Limited - Monthly Shareholder Metrics September 2017

Petal Walker, Chief Counsel To Former CFTC Commissioner Bowen, Leaving Agency

Date 03/10/2017

Petal Walker, Chief Counsel to former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Sharon Bowen will leave the CFTC effective today.

SEC Charges Penny-Stock Operators In Push To Crack Down On Repeat Offenders

Date 03/10/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two individuals with defrauding investors in penny stock companies that claimed to have valuable patents.  One of those charged had been barred from the penny stock business based on his role in another securities scheme and neither he nor his companies had ever been issued any patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the SEC alleged.

US Justice Department Requires Divestitures In Order For CenturyLink To Proceed With Its Acquisition Of Level 3 Communications - Divestitures Will Preserve Competition For Business Telecommunications Services In Albuquerque, Boise, And Tucson, As Well As For The Sale Of Dark Fiber On 30 Intercity Fiber-Optic Routes

Date 03/10/2017

The Department of Justice announced today that it will require CenturyLink, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, Inc. to divest Level 3’s telecommunications networks in Albuquerque, Boise, and Tucson, and to offer long-term leases called indefeasible rights of use (IRUs) for dark fiber along 30 intercity routes in order for the companies to proceed with CenturyLink’s acquisition of Level 3.  The deal is valued at approximately $34 billion.  

European Commission Backs Greater European Central Bank Regulatory Powers For Clearing Systems To Fulfil Its Monetary Policy Responsibilities - Commission Backs Greater ECB Regulatory Powers For Clearing Systems To Fulfil Its Monetary Policy Responsibilities

Date 03/10/2017

The European Commission is today issuing a favourable opinion on the European Central Bank's (ECB) recommendation of 23 June 2017, in which the ECB asked for a greater role in regulating clearing systems for financial instruments, for example with regard to central counterparties (CCPs), by proposing to amend Article 22 of its Statute.

ESMA Updates Its MiFID II Q&As

Date 03/10/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

MGEX Total Volume Reaches An All-Time High Calendar Year

Date 03/10/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded a total volume of 2,333,655 contracts traded as of October 2, 2017. This number exceeds the previous total volume record of 2,315,186 contracts, set in 2015, with nearly three months remaining in the 2017 calendar year.   

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In September 2017

Date 03/10/2017

Total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange`s markets increased in September by 7.8% YoY to RUB 80.4 trln.

EGX Holiday For The Occasion Of The 6th Of October Armed Force Day

Date 03/10/2017

It was decided that Thursday, October 5th, 2017 to be an official holiday at the Egyptian Exchange for the occasion of the Armed Forces 6th of October holiday. Trading will be resumed on Sunday 8 October 2017. 

Amman Stock Exchange: JD11.7 Million The Total Value Of Shares Bought By Non-Jordanian Investors In September 2017

Date 03/10/2017

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) during September 2017 was JD11.7 million, representing 13.5% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD12.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during September 2017 showed a decrease by JD1.1 million, compared with a decrease by JD21.0 million during the same month of 2016.