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SGX RegCo Requires Regulatory Clearance On The Appointment Of Mr. Cao Shixuan, Former Director Of ecoWise Holdings Limited

Date 01/04/2024

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) refers to the Notice of Compliance issued to ecoWise Holdings Limited on 25 June 2021 and the company’s announcement dated 28 March 2024 on the findings of the special audit by the special auditor, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte Ltd (“EY”). EY reports the findings directly to SGX RegCo and the company’s relevant sponsors during the relevant period. 

SET Announces The SET Awards 2024 Criteria, Calling For Nominations

Date 01/04/2024

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in collaboration with Money & Banking magazine, has revised criteria for the Best Investor Relations Awards and Best Asset Management Company Awards-ESG, focusing more on the essence of governance and sustainability, in line with the regulatory enhancement for listed companies and the current global context. SET has also invited listed companies and the capital market participants to nominate the SET Awards, by submitting information for the Business Excellence Awards category and the Sustainability Excellence Awards category. The award ceremony will take place in October 2024.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In Mar 2024 And Fiscal Year 2023

Date 01/04/2024

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,929,621 ( +8.2% MoM / -42.3% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 91,888 . 

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Launches COSMIC Platform To Strengthen The Financial System’s Defence Against Money Laundering And Terrorism Financing

Date 01/04/2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched COSMIC, the first centralised digital platform to facilitate sharing of customer information among financial institutions (FIs) to combat money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF)  globally. The Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Act 2023 and accompanying subsidiary legislation, which set out the legal basis and safeguards for such sharing, commenced on the same day.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Appointment Of The Director Of The Financial Research Center

Date 01/04/2024

On April 1, 2024, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) appointed Dr. YANAGAWA Noriyuki, Professor of Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo, as the Director of the Financial Research Center (FRC).

Qatar Stock Exchange: QE Index, QE Al Rayan Islamic Index And QE All Share Constituents April 1st, 2024

Date 31/03/2024

Market Notice # 013 (March 27, 2024) provided constituent changes of all QSE indices effective April 1st, 2024. This notice provides the final Index Free Float number of shares and capping factors (where applicable) to be used in the QE Index and QE All Share Index calculation effective April 1st,2024.

Saudi Exchange Marks A Milestone With Its 400th Listed Security

Date 31/03/2024

• The Saudi Exchange has hit a milestone of 400 listed securities
• In 2023, IPOs on the Saudi Exchange accounted for over 70% of GCC IPOs, with a robust pipeline supporting the Exchange’s accelerated growth to become one of the top 10 largest exchanges globally according to the World Federation of Exchanges

The Amman Stock Exchange Index Quarterly Review

Date 31/03/2024

Mr. Mazen Wathaifi the Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the ASE has conducted the periodic quarterly review of the ASE indices constituents in purpose of ensuring that these indices reflect the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies. By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to trading during the last quarter has been reviewed. After that, the ASE has conducted its screening process for all listed companies based on the criteria used by the ASE represented by full market capitalization of the companies and the number of trading days during last quarter.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 47.44 Billion Net Profits For The Year 2023

Date 31/03/2024

All companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (*excluding Al-Faleh Educational Holding Company) have disclosed their annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023, with a net profit of 47.44 billion Qatari Riyals for that period compared to 48.92 billion Qatari Riyals for the same period last year 2022, representing a decrease of 3.03%.

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At The George Washington University’s Belva Lockwood Society Award Luncheon, April 05, 2024

Date 30/03/2024