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Governor Markell Launches Delaware Blockchain Initiative - Reflects State’s Commitment To Innovation And Embracing The New Economy

Date 02/05/2016

Governor Jack Markell today announced a groundbreaking initiative by the State of Delaware to embrace the emerging blockchain and smart contract technology industry, which can help the public and enterprises lower their transactional costs, speed up and automate manual processes, and reduce fraud.

EEX: Volume In Power Derivatives Exceeds 400 TWh For The First Time

Date 02/05/2016

The monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 416.3 terawatt hours (TWh) in April 2016 which is an increase of nearly 150% compared to April 2015 (167.1 TWh). Furthermore, this represents a new monthly record that significantly exceeds the previous record of 332.4 TWh traded in January 2016.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics April 2016

Date 02/05/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2016:

• The share trading decreased by 24.5% to a daily average of 2.948bn EUR, compared to 3.903bn EUR in April 2015. Compared to the previous month, March 2016, the daily average increased by 6.1 %.
• Derivatives trading decreased by 8.1% to a daily average of 475,316 contracts, compared with 517,416 contracts in April 2015.
• ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 9.0% to a daily average of 44.7m EUR compared to 49.1m EUR in April 2015.
• Fingerprint Cards AB was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Nokia Oyj.
• Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks increased to 62.4%, compared to 61.3% previous month4.
• The average order book depth on the best price level was larger at Nasdaq Nordic  than the second most liquid trading venue.

DGCX Crosses 6 Million Contracts

Date 02/05/2016

• Exchange Year To Date volume crosses 6 million contracts
• Currency segment led year-to-date growth with 43%
• The Exchange enhances association with its Chinese partners

EPEX SPOT: Intraday Markets Grow In April - Highest Price Convergence In Central Western Europe Since September 2012

Date 02/05/2016

In April 2016, a total volume of 42.6 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (April 2015: 47.1 TWh).

CME Group And Crypto Facilities Announce Launch Of Bitcoin Reference Rate And Real-Time Index

Date 02/05/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will collaborate with Crypto Facilities Ltd., a digital assets trading platform, to develop two new products planned to launch in the fourth quarter of 2016: CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR), which will provide a final settlement price in U.S. dollars at 4 pm London time on each trading day, and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index (RTI), which will allow users real-time access to bitcoin prices.

KBZSC And AYA Trust, Myanmar Deploy TCS BaNCS In 90 Days - To Leverage Global Capital Markets Best Practices And Standards & Process Nearly 80 Percent Of Myanmar’s Market Transactions

Date 02/05/2016

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has today announced that the two largest banks in Myanmar, KBZSC and AYA Trust, were able to participate in the historic opening of the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) with two parallel deployments of the TCS BaNCS for Securities Trading and Settlement. The two banks cumulatively process about 80 percent of the country’s total equity transactions. The commencement of stock trading marks a new chapter in the history of Myanmar, and the establishment of its domestic capital markets stands as an important milestone towards fuller participation in the world economy.

April Statistics Report From The Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 02/05/2016

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 2.9 billion, compared to EUR 3.0 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 443,448 compared to 446,775 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap oflisted companies at Nasdaq Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 1 110 billion, compared to EUR 1 167 billion in April 2015.

All figures below in local currency (Stockholm in SEK, Helsinki in EUR, Copenhagen in DKKand Other in EUR). Average per trading day. Copenhagen and Iceland and had 20 trading days and all other exchanges had 21 trading days.

NZX Employee Share Plan - Team And Results - Redemption

Date 02/05/2016

NZX Employee Share Plan - Team and Results

NZX advises that it has redeemed 148,456 NZX employee redeemable shares (Restricted Shares) pursuant to the terms of the NZX Employee Share Plan – Team and Results (the Plan).

The Anti-Money Laundering And Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) At The Central Bank Of The United Arab Emirates (Central Bank) And The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) Of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Sign MOU Regarding Cooperation on AML/CFT

Date 02/05/2016

• The MOU focuses on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and related matters.