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Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced that it has surpassed a significant milestone with more than 400 exchange traded funds (ETFs) now listed. Since the beginning of 2011, the number of ETFs listed on TSX has more than doubled, bringing the total market capitalization to approximately $106 billion as of April 30, 2016.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new registration form in 2015 for alternative trading systems (ATS), Form ATS-N, which would make details for each platform’s broker-dealer affiliates and operations publicly available. The proposal would impose new transparency requirements on all ATSs, also referred to as “dark pools,” which accounted for 15% of total industry volume and 39% of off-exchange volume in 2015. TABB’s latest market note, “ATS Transparency: The Industry Weighs In on Proposed Form ATS-N,” recaps market participants’ concerns and lays out specific areas for enhancements that TABB believes will ensure an effective transparency regime.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $62 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $60.1 billion of privately-held Treasury notes maturing on May 16, 2016. This will raise new cash of approximately $1.9 billion. The securities are:

Effective from May 2, 2016, Akbank became a market maker in USD/TRY Options.

Upon registration of Akbank as a market maker, the number of market makers in USD/TRY Options has increased totwo. The trade volume in USD/TRY Options, under the new market making program, reached TRY 4.2 billion, up to 70 folds in 2015 compared to the previous year. The number of accounts trading in the related contracts also increased with the introduction of the new market making program. Domestic and foreign investors’ interest in USD/TRY Options are expected to further increase.

One of the world’s fastest growing derivatives market Borsa Ä°stanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) is becoming the region’s most preferred risk management platform for investors and companies in management of all kinds of risks with the wide range of regional benchmark products across all major asset classes, increasing liquidity and central counterparty clearing service.

Crowe Horwath, a leading global risk consulting firm, reached an agreement to acquire BaxterBruce Ltd. the U.K.'s specialized insurance industry management consulting firm. By joining forces, the two firms will create one of the U.K.'s premier risk consulting firms to the financial services industry. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Due to the May Public Holiday in Russia NCC Clearing Bank is decreasing the risk parameters for the period from May 4, 2016 .

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office has received an over 40% increase in data breach notifications involving New Yorkers so far this year as compared to the same time last year. Companies are required to provide notice to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office, as well as consumers, pursuant to the New York State Information Security Breach & Notification Act. The Attorney General’s Office works with companies to protect consumers upon notification. To meet the increased volume and to provide efficiency in reporting, his office has now provided companies with the ability to file notice electronically via a web submission form on the New York State Attorney General’s office website here.

The world watched last year as Chinese markets plunged. Speculation ran rife as the West argued whether this was a correction, an evolution or the beginning of the end.

Thank you for the kind introduction and invitation to speak at today’s conference. Before I continue, let me remind you that the views expressed today are my own and not necessarily those of the Commission, the individual Commissioners, or other colleagues on the Commission staff.

Today, the Central Bank of Nigeria hosted the ninth meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Sub-Saharan Africa in Abuja, Nigeria.

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The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) during April 2016 was JD35.2 million, representing 19.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD28.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during April 2016 showed an increase by JD7.0 million, compared with a decrease by JD4.4 million during the same month of 2015.

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Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) stockholders today elected all nominated directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Board members Charlene T. Begley, Steven D. Black, Börje E. Ekholm, Robert Greifeld, Glenn H. Hutchins, Essa Kazim, Thomas A. Kloet, Ellyn A. McColgan, Michael R. Splinter, and Lars R. Wedenborn were elected for a one-year term. Subsequent to the Annual Meeting, Börje E. Ekholm was re-elected to serve as Chairman of the Board by the Board of Directors.

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) represented by the CEO of the ASE Mr. Nader Azar participated in the AFE Executive Committee during the AFE General Assembly Meeting, which was held in Amman in the twenty-sixth of April,2016. Where the ASE was elected to be a member of the AFE Executive Committee for the next three year.

SIFMA made holiday recommendations for the U.S., the UK, and Japan in observance of the U.S. Memorial Day and the UK Spring Bank Holidays.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the launch of a Protocol that will enable market participants to comply with new regulations aimed at ensuring the cross-border enforceability of stays on contractual termination rights.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services has authorized Gemini Trust Company, LLC to offer the trading of Ether, an emerging cryptocurrency, on its virtual currency exchange based in New York City. Cryptocurrencies are alternative decentralized global digital currencies that provide users with a more secure and efficient means of payment.

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