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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Establishes The 1st Accounting Advisory Committee To Build Market Synergy And Improve Quality Of Financial Information Disclosure In Capital Market
Date 23/11/2020
To fully implement the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the requirements specified by the State Council in the Suggestions on Further Improving the Quality of Listed Companies, SZSE recently set up the Accounting Advisory Committee. It’s a measure taken by SZSE to further pool market wisdom and leverage the synergy of market participants to jointly improve the financial information disclosure quality in the capital market, support the reform of the registration-based IPO system with “information disclosure at its core”, and ensure steady advancement of the key tasks of deepening the reform of the capital market in all respects and the comprehensive authorization reform of the pilot demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Urges G20 Leaders To Jointly Build the Foundations Of A Better 21st Century Global Economy
Date 22/11/2020
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the following statement today following a virtual meeting of G20 Leaders’ Summit:
“During our meeting, I commended the G20 countries as a whole for taking unprecedented actions to mitigate the impact of COVID19—including fiscal and monetary measures--that have helped to prevent massive bankruptcies and an even deeper crisis. "
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DGCX Celebrates 15th Year Anniversary Today
Date 22/11/2020
Established in 2005, the DGCX today stands as the largest and most diversified derivatives exchange in the Middle East, providing guaranteed settlement and reduced counterparty risk through the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), a 100% owned subsidiary by DGCX.
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DIFC Signs Agreement With leading Israeli Bank - Bank Hapoalim
Date 21/11/2020
- The agreement demonstrates DIFC’s contribution to the United Arab Emirates’ desire to forge business ties with Israel
- Outlines intent to encourage cooperation across financial services activities and the future of finance agenda
- Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s leading financial institutions, will use DIFC’s platform to access banking and FinTech opportunities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) from Dubai
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Alongside G20 Summit, IRTI Launches Saudi Arabia Islamic Finance Country Report
Date 21/11/2020
In conjunction with the G20 Summit being held in Saudi Arabia on 21-22 November 2020, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has launched the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Islamic Finance Country Report.
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Joint Trade Associations Paper Requesting An Extension Of The Third-country Benchmarks Transition Period
Date 20/11/2020
On November 20, 2020, ISDA and 13 other trade associations, published a paper expressing concern that the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) third-country benchmarks regime transition period should be extended to end-2025. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are in final negotiations on a revision of BMR, with the council having supported an extension to end-2025 in its version of the draft text.
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$185.32 Million In Emergency Support To Nicaragua To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic
Date 20/11/2020
- The IMF Executive Board approved today Nicaragua’s request for emergency financial assistance of US$185.32 million to help the country meet urgent balance of payments needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Emergency financing will be used to accommodate urgently needed health related and social spending.
- The authorities will transfer one half of the emergency funds to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the World Food Programme (WFP) that will assist with the transparent execution of targeted expenditure.
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US Federal Agencies Provide Temporary Relief To Community Banking Organizations
Date 20/11/2020
The federal bank regulatory agencies on Friday announced an interim final rule that provides temporary relief for certain community banking organizations related to certain regulations and reporting requirements as a result, in large part, of their growth in size from the coronavirus response.
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Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert On Self-Regulation At Northwestern University’s Brodsky Family JD-MBA Lecture
Date 20/11/2020
Well thank you so much Steve, and I also want to thank Dean Speta, Dean Cornelli, the Brodsky family, faculty, students, staff, distinguished guests, and visitors. It is a true honor for me to be here today.
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Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width
Date 20/11/2020
Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of November 16, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice.
