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Intercontinental Exchange Statement On Trayport Acquisition

Date 18/08/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today provided further information to investors on its acquisition of Trayport following the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) announcement of its provisional findings on August 16, 2016.

ASX: Notice Of Annual General Meeting

Date 18/08/2016

ASX Limited (ASX or the Company) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10.00am (AEST) on Wednesday 28 September 2016 at the ASX Auditorium, lower ground floor, Exchange Square, 18 Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales for the purpose of transacting the business set out in this Notice.

FSB Publishes Further Guidance On Resolution Planning And Fifth Report To The G20 On Progress In Resolution

Date 18/08/2016

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today two final guidance papers to assist the resolution planning work of authorities and firms, as part of the policy agenda to end “too-big-to-fail”:

• Guiding Principles on the Temporary Funding Needed to Support the Orderly Resolution of a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) – The guiding principles seek to address the risk of banks having insufficient liquidity to maintain critical operations during a resolution. They are intended to ensure that temporary funding is available to enable the effective resolution of G-SIBs without bail-out by the public sector. The guidance was issued for public consultation in November 2015 and has been revised in light of the comments received during that consultation. 

• Guidance on Arrangements to Support Operational Continuity in Resolution – The guidance sets out arrangements to support the continuity of critical shared services, such as information technology infrastructure and software-related services, that are necessary to maintain a firm’s critical functions in resolution. The guidance was issued for public consultation in November 2015 and has been revised in light of the comments received during that consultation.

Appendix 4E And ASX Ltd Full-Year Annual Report

Date 18/08/2016

Click here to download Appendix 4E and ASX Ltd Full-Year Annual Report.

New High Value Payments Systems Task Force Is A Key Enabler Of ISO 20022 Harmonisation - SWIFT, Along With Major Global Banks And Market Infrastructures, Has Formed HVPS+ - An ISO 20022 Market Practice Task Force That Will Address Evolving Market Needs In The High Value Payments Systems Space

Date 18/08/2016

Following the launch of the ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter, an industry-driven framework to facilitate the rollout of ISO 20022 globally, SWIFT has formed a global market practice task force of markets infrastructures and banks. Sponsored by the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), the task force aims to address the evolving ISO 20022 standards requirements of high value payments systems (HVPS) providers. It is a key component ofSWIFT’s ISO 20022 harmonisation initiative that aims to address the industry concern around fragmentation and the risk of multiple versions and flavours being adopted across various markets, leading to higher implementation costs.

ASX Full-Year 2016 Results Analyst Presentation

Date 18/08/2016

Strong result 

• Revenue up $45.6 million 
• Growth in all business lines underpinned by higher trading activity and robust capital raisings 
• Expenses up $10.5 million 
• EBITDA up $35.1 million, increase of 6.5%, NPAT and DPS up 5.7%

ASX Limited Full-Year Results To 30 June 2016 (FY16)

Date 18/08/2016

Mr Rick Holliday-Smith, ASX Chairman, said: “ASX delivered strong financial results in FY16, with growth in all key business areas, supported by higher market activity. This was driven by a rise in secondary capital raisings within the financial sector and increased trading activity due to heightened volatility, particularly in the second half of the year, culminating in the surprise of Brexit. Revenue was up 6.5% to $746.3 million and profit after tax rose 5.7% to $426.2 million.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 17/08/2016

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

OneChicago Labor Day Holiday Trading Hours

Date 17/08/2016

OneChicago, LLC (“OneChicago”) will be closed on Monday, September 5th, 2016 in observance of the upcoming Labor Day Holiday, which is consistent with U.S. equity markets.  OneChicago will be open Tuesday, September 6th, 2016.

Euronext Enters Into A Definitive Agreement For The Acquisition Of A 20% Stake In EuroCCP

Date 17/08/2016

Euronext today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% stake in EuroCCP, the leading CCP for pan-European equity markets, providing clearing and settlement services, for an amount of circa €14m . This follows the announcement of May 12th confirming Euronext was in exclusive talks to acquire 20% of EuroCCP.