Courtesy of ERDesk Newswire - May 15, 2017
B3 reported adj net income of R$524m (-23% q/q, +10% y/y) including CTIP3, net income of R$209m (-56% y/y) including CTIP3 and IFRS EPS of $0.141 (-25% y/y); on net revenues of R$941m (+7.6% y/y) including CTIP3 and adj OpEx of R$252m (+8.5% y/y) including CTIP3. B3 expects FY17 adj OpEx of R$1.05b-R$1.10b, and CapEx of R$250m-R$280m. B3 paid an interest on capital of R$140m , or 50% of IFRS net income. BoD increased to 14 members, from 11. Integration process should be concluded within 18 months.
ICE: Spotify evaluates to list on the NYSE, according to NY Times.
NDAQ head of equity options Kevin Kennedy said the regulatory structure in the options market needs changes.
LSE CEO, Xavier Rolet, sold 53.5k shares, or £2m worth of shares after DB1 merger collapse; according to The Times.
LSE announced first bonds to list on its new International Securities Market (ISM). NTPC’s 2nd 5-year Masala Bond admitted to ISM.
LSE purchased 28k shares at 3,426p per share, as part of its £200m repurchase program. Total purchases add 1.48m shares up to date.
Bursa Malaysia and Shanghai SE signed an MoU to explore potential ways for the two exchanges to improve their visibility and accessibility to market participants in Malaysia and China. Reported by the New Straits Times.
Warsaw SE (WSE) management to seek opinion of Supervisory Board on 2016 profit distribution proposal, which provides for the payment of a dividend of PLN2.15 per share, or 71% of consolidated net profits.
Jamaica SE (JSEG) reported EPS of $0.08 (-56% y/y) on total income of $241m (-26% y/y) and expenses of $162m (-8% y/y).
Pakistan SE to offer 20% of paid-up capital, or 160.3m shares at a floor price of Rs28/share.
IEX plans to charge customers fees to access its data, according to The NY Post.
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NEX Group appointed Anna Ewing to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. Anna held several senior executive roles including CIO. Prior to Nasdaq, Anna worked for CIBC World Markets and also spent 15 years at Merrill Lynch in a variety of technology and operations leadership roles.
US President Donald Trump nominated Brian Quintenz to serve as CFTC commissioner. Quintenz former fund manager consultant and congressional policy adviser.
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