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Shanghai Stock Exchange Holds Symposium To Support Bond Financing Of Private Enterprises

Date 21/07/2023

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) organized and held a symposium to support bond financing of private enterprises, during which it fully listened to the opinions and suggestions of private enterprises on further optimizing the bond financing support mechanism and guiding the precise support of financial resources for private enterprises' development. Representatives from nine private enterprises participated in the symposium and put forth constructive suggestions. The event was also attended by officials from the Department of Corporate Bond Supervision of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), SSE, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and China Securities Finance Corporation Limited.

Japan Financial Services Agency And Bank Of Japan: Progress In Data Integration And Next Steps

Date 21/07/2023

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) have been taking initiatives toward data integration with a view to further enhancing their monitoring capabilities and reducing the burden on financial institutions. In fiscal 2022, the FSA and the BOJ coordinated to conduct a joint experiment to deliberate on a more effective and efficient framework for data collection and management (common data platform).

ACER’s Monitoring Finds Much At Stake As Grid Operators Are Still Far Off Making 70% Transmission Capacity Available For Cross-Zonal Electricity Trade

Date 21/07/2023

EU rules require grid operators to make a 70% minimum amount of capacity on interconnectors available for electricity trading with neighbours by the end of 2025. ACER reports on how Member States are progressing on reaching the 70% margin available for cross-zonal trade in the EU electricity markets in 2022.

Portfolio Trading On An Upward Trajectory – valantic FSA’s Latest Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network Report

Date 21/07/2023

Participants in the Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network continue to see deepening electronification of fixed income markets, according to the latest report produced by Acuiti in association with valantic FSA.

Announcement On The Amendments To The Corn Futures Contract Of Dalian Commodity Exchange And The Detailed Rules Of Corn Futures Of Dalian Commodity Exchange

Date 21/07/2023

The amendments to the Corn Futures Contract of Dalian Commodity Exchange and the Detailed Rules of Corn Futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange, upon discussion and approval at the 34th meeting of the 4th Board of Governors of Dalian Commodity Exchange, are hereby released and applicable to C2505 and subsequent contracts.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Launches STAR 100 Index To Implement The Strategic Plan Of Sci-tech Self-Reliance And Self-Strengthening At Higher Levels

Date 21/07/2023

Today, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the China Securities Index Co., Ltd. formally announced the release arrangement of the SSE STAR 100 Index (hereinafter referred to as the STAR 100 Index). The STAR 100 Index selects 100 securities from the STAR Market with medium-sized market capitalization and good liquidity as index samples. Together with the STAR 50 Index, they form the scale-based index series of the SSE STAR Market, reflecting the overall performance of securities of STAR Market listed companies with different scales in terms of market capitalization.

SGX RegCo To Review Findings On Kitchen Culture Holding Limited And Refer Breaches To Authorities

Date 21/07/2023

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) refers to the Notices of Compliance (“NOCs”) issued to Kitchen Culture Holding Limited (the “Company”) on 14 July 2021 and 19 August 2021 and the Company’s announcement dated 21 July 2023 on the findings of the special audit (“Special Audit Report”) by the special auditor, Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk Services Pte Ltd (“Deloitte”). Deloitte reports the findings directly to SGX RegCo and the Company’s sponsor, SAC Capital Private Limited.

Japan Financial Services Agency: "Formulation Of The Transition Finance Follow-Up Guidance" Announced

Date 21/07/2023

The Financial Services Agency (FSA), jointly with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), has held repeated meetings of the Study Group for Discussing Development of Environment for Climate Transition Finance (Chair: Dr. Ito Kunio, Director, Hitotsubashi CFO Education and Research Center). The study group, aiming to improve the credibility and effectiveness of transition finance, has formulated a Guidance on Follow-ups Involving Transition Finance - Toward Better Dialogues with fundraisers as a guide to secure the steady accomplishment of transition strategies and the improvement of corporate value particularly after the provision of funds.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Publishes Review Of The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong’s Performance In Regulating Listing Matters

Date 21/07/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released a report on its review of the performance of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) in its regulation of listing matters during 2021.

SIX Achieves Good Operating Result In First Half Of 2023

Date 21/07/2023

Selected financial figures for the first half of 2023 (% corresponds to change in comparison with the same period of the previous year):

• Operating income increased to CHF 771.1 million (+2.6%, or +4.4% at constant currencies).
• Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased to CHF 225.6 million (+5.6%, or +9.0% at constant currencies).
• Non-operating result decreased on a half-year basis due to one-off positive effects in the previous year.
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) consequently fell by 17.4% to CHF 133.3 million (-14.9% at constant currencies).
• Group net profit is down by 13.3% at CHF 105.1 million (-10.3% at constant currencies).