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London Stock Exchange Group Plc: Disclosure Of Total London Stock Exchange Group Plc Shares In Issue Pursuant To Rule 2.10

Date 19/04/2016

In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), London Stock Exchange Group plc confirms that it has 348,537,371 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each in issue and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the International Securities Identification Number GB00B0SWJX34.

HKEX Announces Plans For Additional RMB Currency Futures

Date 19/04/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to introduce additional Renminbi (RMB) currency futures in the second quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approval.

Calculation And Publication Of S&P/TOPIX 150ESG Index

Date 19/04/2016

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Tokyo Stock Exchange today announced the launch of S&P/TOPIX 150 ESG Index

BT Works With CIOs To Achieve The ‘Digital Possible’ - New Research For This Year’s BT CIO Report Shows CIOs Must Be Champions Of Change For Organisations To Fully Benefit From Cloud, Mobility And Collaboration, And Data

Date 19/04/2016

BT today announced the launch of “The Digital Possible”, a global initiative aimed at empowering CIOs to better embrace ambitious digital transformation agendas for large organisations all over the world. BT’s initiative will bring to market a wide range of new digital services, building on insight from its most recent research, “The BT CIO report 2016 – the digital CIO”.

Oslo Børs Extends Technology Partnership With London Stock Exchange Group

Date 19/04/2016

• Oslo Børs extends partnership for further 5 years
• LSEG technology customer since 2009
• Operates Norwegian markets on LSEG hosted platforms

Nasdaq BWise GRC Platform Selected By State General Reserve Fund For Enterprise Risk Management

Date 19/04/2016

Nasdaq BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), announced today that it has been selected by State General Reserve Fund (SGRF), the largest sovereign wealth fund in the Sultanate of Oman, to support their enterprise risk management (ERM) processes based on the principles of the COSO ERM methodology. 

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad On The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Update On Its Review Of Asset Management Products And Activities

Date 19/04/2016

I support the issuance of the Council's update on its Review of Asset Management Products and Activities. This report represents a great deal of work by the staffs of the agencies, and I want to first thank them all for their efforts.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Releases Statement On Review Of Asset Management Products And Activities

Date 19/04/2016

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today voted unanimously to release astatement providing a public update on its review of potential risks to U.S. financial stability that may arise from asset management products and activities.  The statement details the Council’s views regarding potential financial stability risks and next steps to respond to these potential risks.  The Council’s evaluation of risks focused on the following areas: (1) liquidity and redemption; (2) leverage; (3) operational functions; (4) securities lending; and (5) resolvability and transition planning.

CalPERS Sets Path To Review Divestment - Policy Would Set Standards For Review, Tobacco To Be Evaluated Separately

Date 19/04/2016

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) today laid out a path to review all of the System’s existing divestment initiatives, including tobacco. Based on directions given to CalPERS staff, the Board will consider reinvestment in tobacco after thorough review, study, and stakeholder input. The process is expected to take between 12 and 24 months and will culminate with a decision in early 2018. All non-tobacco divestments will be reviewed according to a new loss threshold policy, to be developed during the same time period.

SEC: Statement On Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Review Of Asset Management Products And Activities

Date 19/04/2016

I support the publication of the Council’s Update Statement on its review of asset management products and activities for potential financial stability risks. The summary of analysis set forth in the update gives a current snapshot of FSOC’s work in this area, which the Council is making public today.  I commend that transparency and the tireless work of the staff that has led to today’s update.