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Antonio Zoido Is Reelected Chairman Of BME And Javier Hernani Is Appointed CEO - Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting Of BME

Date 27/04/2017

• The General Meeting approves the re-election of Board Directors Antonio Zoido, Joan Hortalá and Ramiro Mato and appoints Javier Hernani as Director
• BME to distribute a €0.80 gross supplementary dividend per share, which will be paid out on 5 May 2017
• Shareholders approve BME’s 2016 accounts
• The efficiency and ROE ratios, at 33.2% and 37.5%, respectively, demonstrate that the efficiency of the management of BME is above the sector average

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 27/04/2017

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council continues to expect the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.

Moscow Exchange Announces AGM Results

Date 27/04/2017

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 27 April 2017.

State Street Reaches US $2 Trillion In ETF Assets Under Administration Milestone - Also Recognized As Best ETF Custody Service Provider At Fund Action’s 2017 ETF Innovation Awards

Date 27/04/2017

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), the world’s leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that its global ETF assets under administration exceeded US$2 trillion as of January 31, 2017, and that State Street currently services 55% of the global industry’s exchange traded funds (ETF) and exchange trade products (ETP) assets under management. State Street was also the recipient of the best custody service provider award at this year’s Fund Action ETF Innovation Awards. Past winners of these awards have been responsible for ground breaking ideas, fund products and a level of service that have helped both investors and clients.

Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board Resolutions

Date 27/04/2017

The Supervisory Board newly elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held its first meeting in presentia on 27 April 2017. At the Board meeting, Alexey Kudrin was re-elected as its Chairman.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed iIn Canada Reached A New Record Of 92 Billion US Dollars At The End Of Q1 2017

Date 27/04/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of US$92 billion at the end of Q1 surpassing the prior record of US$90.61 billion set at the end of February 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s Q1 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada).  
 

ACER Updates It Transaction Reporting User Manual And Its Frequently Asked Questions Regarding REMIT

Date 27/04/2017

The Agency has published the third edition of the Transaction Reporting User Manual (TRUM), which includes new annex (Annex VI) with information on how to correctly report the Delivery point or zone, as well as the List of Accepted Energy Identification Codes (EICs).

ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Gathered Record Inflows Of 44 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 2.798 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of Q1 2017

Date 27/04/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high of US$2.798 trillion at the end Q1 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$2.758 trillion set at the end of February 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s Q1 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States).

Visible Alpha Announces Two Senior Hires As Demand Accelerates For Its Financial Data And MiFID II Research Valuation Platforms - Acquisitions, Partnerships And New Product Launches Fuel Rapid Growth In Clients And Platform Contributors In Q1 2017

Date 27/04/2017

As demand accelerates for its financial data and research valuation platforms, Visible Alpha announces two senior sales and relationship management hires to support the company’s expanding client base. Rapid growth in clients and platform contributors has been driven by the acquisition of ONEaccess, partnerships with other leading solution providers, and new product launches, such as the Visible Alpha platform and ONEaccess MiFID II Research Valuation Solution.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Retail Investors Convicted Of Illegal Short Selling

Date 27/04/2017

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Mr Cheng Chi Fei and Mr Wong Kin after they pleaded guilty to illegal short selling in the shares of China Agri-Products Exchange Limited (China Agri-Products).