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London Stock Exchange Group has reached an agreement with Citigroup Inc. to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices, a fixed income analytics platform and index business comprising a family of fixed income indices (including the WGBI) for a total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million), subject to customary adjustments. Subject to regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions, the transaction is anticipated to close in the second half of 2017.

FTSE Russell and Bursa Malaysia have launched two new indexes, which will track mid and small-cap companies. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia MidS Cap Index comprises constituents from the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index with a full market capitalisation range of MYR 200 million to MYR 2 billion, subject to buffers applied to provide stability in the selection of constituents at the semi-annual reviews. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia MidS Cap Shariah Index consists of all constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia MidS Cap Index that are Shariah compliant according to the Shariah Advisory Council screening methodology.

FTSE Russell today confirmed a new high in global smart beta index adoption and continued strong interest in smart sustainability and multi-factor indexes from global institutional asset owners.

FTSE Russell has today launched the FTSE China A Free Indexes** in response to demand from mainland Chinese investors for a domestic version of the FTSE China A Indexes, which will eventually be included in FTSE Russell’s global indexes.

• 正式推出经自由流通量调整的中国A股自由流通指数（含多条指数）
• 应中国本地投资者的需求而设计
• 全面覆盖中国A股市场，具代表性的基准指数
• 涵盖上海及深圳证券交易所的上市股票，包括深圳创业板*
• FTSE Russell的各类中国指数获得国际投资者广泛认同，被视为中国股市的主要基准

FTSE Russell今天推出一套专为中国本地投资者而设的富时中国A股自由流通指数（FTSE China A Free Indexes）**。这些指数是富时为国际投资者所设计的富时中国A股指数（FTSE China A Indexes）的中国本地版本。展望未来，富时中国A股指数最终将获纳入FTSE Russell的全球指数系列。

与富时中国A股指数相似，富时中国A股自由流通指数全面覆盖中国A股市场，是一项具代表性的基准指数，用以反映上海及深圳证券交易所包括创业板的上市股票的表现。不过，富时中国A股自由流通指数只用自由流通量来确定权重，无需考虑境外投资者持股比例限制，因此能够为中国本地投资者准确反映中国A股市场的情况。

截至2017年4月27日，涵盖大、中、小盘的富时中国A股自由流通全盘指数共有1,912只成份股，可投资市值为2.3万亿美元。

FTSE Russell announces the launch of four new benchmarks within the Russell Global Indexes. The Russell Developed Large Cap 100% Hedged to CAD indices are designed for Canadian market participants and capture specific global sector exposures.

FTSE Russell is delighted to announce the launch of £SONET (Sterling Secured Overnight Executed Transactions) following an industry-wide initiative to create a new secured reference rate for sterling overnight funds, in response to the Financial Stability Board’s July 2014 recommendations on the reform of major interest rate benchmarks. £SONET has been developed by FTSE Russell and London Stock Exchange Group, in partnership with Euroclear and leading inter-dealer brokers.

FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, announces it has licenced its FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia ex Japan REITs* Index to Nikko AM. Nikko AM, in partnership with Straits Trading, have today launched their new Nikko AM-Straits Trading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF on Singapore Exchange (SGX). The ETF is the first to be tracking this FTSE index.