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Nasdaq Futures Market Showing Consistent Growth

Date 16/03/2016

• Robust market support with more than 7 million contracts since July 2015 launch
• Consistent growth of 20% in volume and open interest
• More than 20% market share in natural gas options on multiple trading days demonstrates support from energy trading community

BM&FBOVESPA In Panel Discussion On The Future Of Clearinghouses, In Florida

Date 16/03/2016

Over March 15-18, BM&FBOVESPA will be taking part in the FIA Boca 2016 annual international meeting that discusses the derivatives, options and swaps market.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Rule 2.10 Announcement

Date 16/03/2016

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, confirms, in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), that as of the close of business on 15 March 2016, it had 119,034,250 shares of common stock, having US$0.01 par value each, in issue and admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) US45866F1049, excluding shares of common stock held in treasury

BME Will Propose Appointment Of Mª Helena Dos Santos As New Member Of The Board

Date 16/03/2016

BME Board of Directors will propose for approval at next General Shareholders´ Meeting the appointment of the Brazilian citizen, María Helena Dos Santos Fernandes Santana, as new independent Member of the Board.

CFTC Orders Equinox Fund Management, LLC To Pay Over $5.65 Million For Material Misstatements And Omissions

Date 16/03/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Equinox Fund Management, LLC (Equinox). The Order finds that Equinox, a CFTC-registered Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), made material misstatements and omissions in its disclosure documents and annual and quarterly reports concerning its operation of a multi-advisor commodity pool, theFrontier Fund (TFF), which offered investments in several separate and distinct series.

Innovative Insurance Start-Up, SafeShare, Launches First Blockchain Insurance Solution For The Sharing Economy

Date 16/03/2016

Vrumi connects professionals needing work space with householders who have rooms, through an online marketplace. Vrumi have partnered with SafeShare Global, a pioneering start-up insurance business focusing on the sharing economy, to develop the first fully integrated insurance product to give home owners 100% peace of mind.

TheCityUK Responds To The Chancellor Of The Exchequer’s Budget 2016

Date 16/03/2016

Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, TheCityUK, said, “This Budget is delivered against a backdrop of uncertainty – increasing global risk, moderate UK growth and the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. While leaving the EU might not be ruinous for the UK economy, our evidence has shown that Brexit risks damaging UK-based financial and related professional services – an industry that contributes more tax than any other sector in the UK, employs nearly 2.2 million people right across the nation and enables growth across the economy. Given our role in underpinning the UK economy, a risk to the stability of our industry poses risks to the stability of the wider economy and the return to the stronger economic growth that we all want to see.

Federal Reserve Board And Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections From The March 15-16 FOMC Meeting

Date 16/03/2016

The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the March 15-16 meeting.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 16/03/2016

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing at a moderate rate, and the housing sector has improved further; however, business fixed investment and net exports have been soft. A range of recent indicators, including strong job gains, points to additional strengthening of the labor market. Inflation picked up in recent months; however, it continued to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective, partly reflecting declines in energy prices and in prices of non-energy imports. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance, in recent months.

EBA To Hold A Public Hearing On Upcoming Report On The Calibration Of The Leverage Ratio

Date 16/03/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) will hold a public hearing on its draft report on the calibration of the leverage ratio on Friday 15 April 2016 from 9.00 to 11.30 UK time.