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Date 27/09/2023

HKEX Appoints Group Chief People Officer

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) the appointment of Ms Sharon Cheng as Group Chief People Officer.

Date 27/09/2023

Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST Participation Indices For The Period October 2023 – April 2024

Please click for the lists of stocks to be included in/excluded from  the BIST Participation All Shares, BIST Participation 100, BIST Participation 50, BIST Participation 30, BIST Participation Sustainability and BIST Participation Dividend Indices. All changes will be applied after the close of business on Friday, September 29, 2023 and will be effective on Monday, October 2, 2023.

Date 27/09/2023

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission-Hong Kong Monetary Authority Joint Product Survey In 2022 Shows Shifts To Investments In Money Market Funds

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today released the findings of their 2022 joint survey on the Sale of Non-exchange Traded Investment Products by licensed corporations (LCs) and registered institutions (RIs).

Date 27/09/2023

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Saudee Group Berhad

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad [Registration No.: 200301033577 (635998-W)] (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Saudee Group Berhad (SAUDEE) for breaching paragraph 2.23(1) of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR) for failing to comply with the condition to make an announcement in accordance with paragraph 13.2 of Practice Note 28 (PN28) imposed by Bursa Malaysia Securities vide the letter of approval dated 18 December 2015 before 3 p.m. on 26 March 2021. In this regard, SAUDEE had received the confirmation from Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. (Bursa Depository) on 26 March 2021 that the 7,092,698 new ordinary shares of SAUDEE (Shares) were ready to be credited into the securities accounts of the respective holders (Confirmation) and the Company was required to make the announcement pursuant to paragraph 13.2 of PN28 (PN28 Announcement) before 3 p.m. on 26 March 2021. However, SAUDEE had only made the PN28 Announcement on 30 March 2021, resulting in the Shares being listed only on 31 March 2021 instead of on 29 March 2021.

Date 27/09/2023

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG Joins SIX Digital Exchange, Strengthening The Digital Asset Ecosystem In Switzerland

SDX, the world’s first fully regulated financial market infrastructure for digital assets, welcomes Hypothekarbank Lenzburg as a new member on its Central Securities Depository (CSD).

Date 27/09/2023

Deepen The Construction Of The Investment Side And Empower The Transformation Of Buyer-Oriented Investment Advisors - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Held the First “Special Seminar For ETF And ETF Options Strategists”

From September 19 to 22, SZSE, in collaboration with China Capital Market Institute and Guosen Securities, successfully held the first “Special Seminar for ETF and ETF Options Strategists” in Shenzhen. More than 30 senior experts from mutual funds and industry institutions gathered to deliver focused training on topics such as the coordinated development of fund derivatives, ETF product systems and ETF investment strategies. The seminar provided training and lectures to 100 professional investment advisors from across the country. Since this year, SZSE has deepened the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in a solid manner, carried out research on the high-quality development of the fund industry, conducted research and formulated Special Action Plan for the High-Quality Development of Fund Derivatives on SZSE. The seminar is a specific measure taken by SZSE to consolidate and deepen the achievements of thematic education, meet the requirements of implementing the special action plan, strengthen the cultivation of ETF investment advisors and facilitate the construction of the investment side.

Date 27/09/2023

Derivatives Trading As An Outgrowth Of Connect Programme, Keynote Speech At ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum, Mr Rico Leung, Executive Director, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission, Supervision Of Markets Division, 27 September 2023

Honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It is my pleasure to speak at the ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum today.

Date 27/09/2023

HKEX FINI To Launch On 22 November

• Hong Kong’s new IPO settlement platform, FINI will go live on 22 November
• New listings whose prospectus is published on or after 22 November onwards will be processed on FINI 
• Relevant rule amendments will be effective from the FINI launch date

Date 27/09/2023

China Venture Capital Funding Down By 30.1% YoY To $26.8 Billion In January-August 2023, Finds GlobalData

China's venture capital (VC) funding landscape in the first eight months of 2023 showed a significant slowdown compared to the same period in 2022, with 2,111 VC funding deals amounting to $26.8 billion. This marked an 18.3% drop in deal volume and a 30.1% decrease in disclosed funding value. While this decline aligned with global trends, China fared better than major markets like the US, the UK, and India, solidifying its status as a key player in the global VC landscape, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Date 27/09/2023

SGX - Addressing Concern About Sustainability-Linked Bonds With Enhanced Targets And Structure: By Joanne Teo And Michael Tang

The world is in a state of climate emergency and climate change mitigation and the transition to Net Zero has become more urgent. Enabling efforts towards these goals is thus increasingly important. An average of US$9.2 trillion a year are needed globally to achieve net-zero in 2050, according to consulting firm McKinsey