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London Stock Exchange Group Plc: Transaction In Own Shares

Date 02/05/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities 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:

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: April 2017

Date 02/05/2017

• Trading turnover since the beginning of the year: CHF 469.8 billion (-1.7% year-on-year)
• Number of trades since the beginning of 2017: 16,636,471 (-5.8% year-on-year)
• Average daily trading turnover of CHF 5.7 billion from the beginning of the year

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Starts Trading On London Stock Exchange: Landmark For UK Fund Market

Date 02/05/2017

• Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. successfully lists £3.6 billion fund in London, securing access to new and diverse international investors
• Reinforces London’s status as a leading global financial centre
• Over 450 funds worth a combined £140 billion listed in London
• £2.6 billion raised in Q1 2017 by London listed- funds, up more than 100 per cent year-on-year

Finansinspektionen: Decision Regarding The Countercyclical Buffer Rate

Date 02/05/2017

FI decided on 27 April not to change the countercyclical buffer rate. The buffer rate of two per cent, which has applied since 19 March 2017, shall thus continue to apply.

Amman Stock Exchange: Financial Statements Of The First Quarter 2017

Date 02/05/2017

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Mr. Nader Azar, said that 99% of the 194 listed companies, have provided the ASE with their quarterly reports during the specified period in the Directives for Listing Securities, excluding the two currently suspended companies; the percentage reaches 100%. This high percentage reflects the high compliance of the listed companies with the laws and regulations in force, and the high commitment of such companies to the principles of transparency and disclosure.

Thomson Reuters To Present At The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference 2017

Date 02/05/2017

David Craig, president of the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI), will present at the Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference at the Langham Hotel in London on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:10 a.m. BST (6:10 a.m. EDT). The presentation may include forward looking information.

DIFC Launches Spring Update Of 2017 International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook

Date 02/05/2017

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, today launched the Spring update of the 2017 Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region, in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident William H. Powderly IV With Fraudulently Soliciting Commodity Futures Customers And Distributing False Account Statements

Date 02/05/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, charging Defendant, William H. Powderly IV (Powderly) of New Hope, Pennsylvania, with fraudulently soliciting at least $825,000 from at least four customers for purposes of trading commodity futures on their behalf in an account in Powderly’s name. The Complaint also charges Powderly with making and providing false and misleading account statements to his customers.

TISE Launches Channel Islands And Isle Of Man Segments

Date 02/05/2017

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has introduced Channel Islands and Isle of Man segments of its Official List.

SEC: Whistleblower Award Of More Than Half-Million Dollars For Company Insider

Date 02/05/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a company insider has earned a whistleblower award of more than $500,000 for reporting information that prompted an SEC investigation into well-hidden misconduct that resulted in an SEC enforcement action.