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Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review - December 2023

Date 30/11/2023

• No changes to the constituents of the STI

The Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority And Wilayah Signed A Cooperation Agreement To Maintain Investors’ Funds

Date 30/11/2023

The Capital Market Authority (“CMA") and the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and their Counterparts (“Wilayah") signed today a cooperation and coordination agreement today regarding the funds and securities in the capital market that fall under the jurisdiction of Wilayah authority as per Law of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and their Counterparts.

CLS Welcomes Tokio Marine Holdings Group Companies To CLSSettlement - Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance And Nisshin Fire & Marine Insurance Indirectly Access CLSSettlement As Third-Party Participants

Date 30/11/2023

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announced that Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance and Nisshin Fire & Marine Insurance, two of Tokio Marine Holdings group companies, are indirectly accessing CLSSettlement as third-party participants. Since Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance joined CLSSettlement last year, the three group companies’ settlement processes are now aligned. While several insurance companies in Japan have independently adopted CLSSettlement to mitigate settlement risk, this is the first time that a group of several insurance companies have worked together to adopt CLSSettlement across the whole group.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Statement On Communications In Relation To PRIIPs And UCITS

Date 30/11/2023

This statement relates to concerns raised about costs and charges disclosure in the PRIIPs Key Information Document (KID), the UCITS Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and MiFID II requirements. It sets out our interim measure, pending broader reform possible through legislative change, to provide for some disaggregation of costs and charges disclosure. These actions should give investment companies greater ability to explain their costs and charges to help consumers make better informed investment decisions.

"Climate Action Through Partnership, Innovation, And Finance" - Speech By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Climate Leaders' Assembly On 30 November 2023

Date 30/11/2023

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Welcome to the inaugural Climate Leaders’ Assembly. 

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Announces The Launch Of The Pan African Voluntary Carbon Market AFRICARBONex

Date 30/11/2023

Within the framework of EGX plan to expand its products development, and following its announcement at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, and in accordance with the Prime Minister's Decree No. 4664 of the year 2022 which stipulates that EGX establishes a voluntary market for trading carbon credits as tradable financial instruments, EGX announces the launch of its African Voluntary Carbon Market, AFRICARBONex.

FCMs Report Significant Progress In Reconciliations Efficiency Since 2021: Acuiti Sell-Side Clearing Management Insight Report

Date 30/11/2023

Sell-side clearing firms have made significant progress in automating and increasing the efficiency of post-trade reconciliations since 2021, the latest Acuiti Sell-Side Clearing Management Insight Report has found.  

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 30/11/2023

Today Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 22 December 2023. The Exchange has also set free floats and additional weighting factor for several companies.

"Singapore - Catalysing Climate Solutions" - Speech By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Launch Of COP28 Singapore Pavilion On 30 November 2023

Date 30/11/2023

Your Excellency Kamal Vaswani, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.  Welcome to the launch of the Singapore Pavilion at COP28 in Dubai.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Hosts Symposium For Real Estate Industry

Date 30/11/2023

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) convened a symposium for real estate companies listed on the SSE. Eight representatives from these companies participated in the event - Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Greattown Holdings Ltd., Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd., Gemdale Corporation, Dima Holdings Co., Ltd., Shanghai New Huang Pu Industrial Group Co., Ltd., China Enterprise Company Limited, Beh-Property Co., Ltd., as well as two sponsoring institutions, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities and Sinolink Securities Co., Ltd. This symposium, guided by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), is an important measure to implement the spirit of the Central Financial Work Conference, aiming to further support and promote SSE real estate companies to improve quality, resolve risks, and implement related policy arrangements of the "three major projects" - supporting the planning and construction of government-subsidized housing, renovating urban villages, and building public infrastructure for both normal and emergency use - through such way as financing and merger and acquisition restructuring.