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Comment By Professor John Colley On Euronext In Sale Talks With LSE Over LCH SA

Date 20/12/2016

Commenting on the news Euronext is in talks with LSE regarding the purchase of the French clearing arm of LCH SA, John Colley, a Professor of Practice at Warwick Business School and an expert on mega mergers, has made the following statement:

"Despite fears that the EU Competition Commission may reject the €24Bn merger between LSE and Deutsche Borse, the parties clearly still believe the deal is viable."

London Stock Exchange Group: Update On Potential Sale Of LCH SA

Date 20/12/2016

Further to the announcement by London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) of 28 September 2016 that LSEG and LCH Group Limited ("LCH Group") are exploring the sale of LCH SA, LCH Group’s French-regulated operating subsidiary, in order to enable LSEG to address proactively anti-trust concerns raised by the European Commission in relation to certain businesses, LSEG and LCH Group announce that they have entered into exclusivediscussions with Euronext N.V..

TheCityUK Urges Focus On Maintaining Competitiveness Of UK Legal Services Industry

Date 20/12/2016

A new paper by TheCityUK, released today, underlines the importance of ensuring the continuity and competitiveness of the globally leading UK-based legal services sector following Britain’s exit from the EU. It particularly stresses the importance of the English courts remaining a hub for global businesses seeking to resolve international commercial disputes and of reasserting the value of choosing English law in commercial contracts.

ADX Conducts A Successful Evacuation Exercise

Date 20/12/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has conducted an evacuation exercise for its headquarters in cooperation with the Civil Defence General Directorate (CDGD) and Abu Dhabi Police (ADP).

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record High Of 3.445 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of November 2016

Date 20/12/2016

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of US$3.445 trillion at the end of November 2016.  

Contego Acquires Working Status Ltd, Adding Enhanced Automated ‘Right To Work’ ID Document Checks To The Contego Platform

Date 20/12/2016

Contego, the RegTech platform, providing multi-source identity verification and compliance checks, today announced the acquisition of Working Status Ltd, the comprehensive software solution for Right-to-Work compliance and Human Resources management. The acquisition will accelerate Contego’s current growth, which may well include further acquisitions of RegTech technologies whose capabilities contribute to the Contego vision of providing a single global platform to verify and risk-score people, ID documents and companies in onboarding, monitoring and investigation processes.

Nasdaq Stockholm: Semi-Annual Review Of The First North 25 Index - New Portfolio Of The First North 25 Index Will Become Effective On January 2, 2017

Date 20/12/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual review of the First North 25 Index (Nasdaq Stockholm: FN25) which will become effective with the market open on Monday, January 2, 2017.

Bursa Malaysia Recognised At Malaysia-Asean Corporate Governance Transparency Index, Findings And Recognition 2016 - Exchange Bags Four Awards For Good Corporate Governance Practices And Disclosures Culture

Date 20/12/2016

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the exchange”) today announced that it was recently awarded “Excellence Award for Top Corporate Governance and Performance” (overall category), “Excellence Award for Long-Term Value Creation”, “Merit Award for CG Disclosures” and “Merit Award for Best AGM” (overall category) at the Malaysia-Asean Corporate Governance Transparency Index, Findings and Recognition 2016. 

JPX Published An English Version Of JPX Working Papers, Vol.17 “Investigation Of Frequent Batch Auctions Using Agent Based Model”

Date 20/12/2016

JPX Working Papers highlight research and studies on changes in the market and regulatory environment with the aim of raising competitiveness. Conducted by officers and employees of JPX, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as outside researchers, JPX Working Papers are intended to draw comments widely from academia, research institutions, and other market participants and observers.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Notice Of Releasing “Format Instruction On Information Disclosure For Temporary Reports Of Corporate Bonds”

Date 20/12/2016

In order to further standardize the information disclosure of corporate bonds and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interest, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has formulated the “Format Instruction on Information Disclosure for Temporary Reports of Corporate Bonds” (see attachment) according to the “Securities Law of the P.R.C.”, the “Management Measures on Issuance and Trading of Corporate Bonds”, the "SSE Corporate Bonds Listing Rules", the “SSE Provisional Measures on Business of Non-public Issuance of Corporate Bonds” and other regulations. The format instruction is hereby released and implemented.