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Alberta-Based Companies Show Consistent Representation Of Women On Boards In 10th Annual Review

Date 30/10/2024

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), in conjunction with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), today shared findings of its annual review of disclosures relating to women on boards and in executive officer positions. Since 2015, the ASC has been capturing key trends of non-venture reporting issuers in Alberta as required by National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices.

SEC Announces New Members Of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

Date 30/10/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced four new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The new members were appointed to four-year terms and will join the 14 current Commission-appointed committee members.

ESAs Publish 2024 Joint Report On Principal Adverse Impacts Disclosures Under The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Date 30/10/2024

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have published their third annual Report on disclosures of principal adverse impacts under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

LSEG Risk Intelligence Unveils Two New Verification Solutions To Combat Advanced Fraud Techniques Globally

Date 30/10/2024

• Improving security for instant and faster cross-border payments to an initial 22 countries
• Leveraging AI to verify identities, covering 16,000+ documents across 220+ countries
• Helping businesses meet national and international regulatory obligations

Cogefeed Lists On The Professional Segment Of Euronext Growth Milan

Date 30/10/2024

• 18th listing of 2024 on Euronext Growth Milan

• 39th listing on Euronext in 2024

• The company raised €0.3 million

• Market capitalisation at IPO is €3 million

SET Awards 2024 Names TISCO CEO For Best CEO (SET), BBIK CEO For Best CEO (mai) And Young Rising Star CEO, And 30 Listed Firms As Sustainability Role Models

Date 30/10/2024

• The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in partnership with Money & Banking Magazine, announced the acclaimed SET Awards 2024. In the Business Excellence Awards category, Sakchai Peechapat, Chief Executive Officer of TISCO Financial Group pcl (TISCO) was named the Best CEO (SET), while Pochara Arayakarnkul, Chief Executive Officer of Bluebik Group pcl (BBIK) garnered double accolades:   Best CEO Award (mai) and Young Rising Star CEO.
• The SET Awards of Honor recognized five outstanding recipients in the Business Excellence Awards category with Kiatnakin Phatra Securities pcl (KKPS) receiving the Securities Company Awards (Institutional Investors), Yuanta Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (YUANTA) earning Securities Company Awards (Retail Investors), PTT Exploration and Production pcl (PTTEP) earning dual recognition with both the Investor Relations Awards and the Innovative Company Awards, while PTT pcl (PTT) and SCG Packaging pcl (SCGP) were granted the Innovative Company Awards.
• The Sustainability Excellence Awards were presented to 30 listed companies for setting benchmarks as sustainability role models. Among these winners, six companies earned the coveted Sustainability Awards of Honor for maintaining sustainability excellence for three consecutive years or more: Amata Corporation pcl (AMATA), Bangchak Corporation pcl (BCP), Kasikornbank pcl (KBANK), PTT pcl (PTT), PTT Global Chemical pcl (PTTGC), and Siam Cement pcl (SCC).

Mercuryo Integrates On-Ramp, Off-Ramp Solutions On Minswap, Opens Up Access To Cardano Ecosystem

Date 30/10/2024

Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo has integrated seamless on-ramp and off-ramp solutions on Minswap, a major decentralised exchange (DEX) on Cardano, a leading layer 1, proof-of-stake blockchain. 

Steyr Motors New In The Scale Segment Of The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 30/10/2024

Since today, Steyr Motors AG (ISIN: AT0000A3FW25) is listed in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the growth segment in the Open Market for small and medium-sized companies. The initial price of the share was €15.90. The current share price is available via Börse Frankfurt.

MUFG Bank Goes Live On CLS’s Bilateral Netting Calculation Service, CLSNet - Momentum Continues To Grow On Platform Delivering Risk Reduction And Increased Operational Efficiency

Date 30/10/2024

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing, and data solutions, today announced that MUFG Bank (MUFG) has gone live on CLSNet, CLS’s bilateral payment netting calculation service for over 120 currencies. MUFG is the latest participant to go live on the service, which includes eight of the top ten global banks.1 The average daily netted value 2 in CLSNet has consistently exceeded USD140 billion over the last 12 months, and in June 2024 reached USD593.2 billion netted, underscoring the growing network effect. As the CLSNet community continues to build, users of the service will increasingly benefit from the expanding roster of counterparties with whom they can fully automate the netting calculation process.

Supply Chain Resilience Drives 18% YoY Growth In Global M&A Deal Activity In Q3 2024, Reveals GlobalData

Date 30/10/2024

Despite high interest rates and modest economic growth, global mergers, and acquisition (M&A) deal activity surged during the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, with an 18% increase in total deal value year-over-year (YoY). Supply chain resilience drove this momentum, with $71 billion in supply chain-related transactions across 38 deals, spotlighting sectors like automotive, healthcare, and industrials, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.