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Mercuryo Launches USD Coin (USDC) On BASE Amid Surge In Demand For Leading Layer 2

Date 12/09/2024

Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo has added USD Coin (USDC) on BASE to its suite of digital tokens in response to user demand after the network passed the milestone of one million daily active addresses for the first time. 

Dubai AI & Web3 Festival Attracts 6,800 Visitors From Over 100 Countries

Date 12/09/2024

• The Dubai AI & Web3 Festival was opened by Hamdan bin Mohammed 
• During day two, DIFC announces Dubai AI Licence and AI As A Service solution
• AI and Web3 finalists compete in inaugural Future Tech World Cup 

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Head Of Quant Equity

Date 12/09/2024

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) today announced the appointment of Carmine De Franco, Ph.D. as Head of the Quant Equity portfolio management team, with effect from 9 July. Based in Paris, Carmine reports to Olivier Laplénie, Head of Quant Portfolio Management.

SET Advances Development Of Carbon Credit Trading Center, Promoting Thailand As ASEAN Leader In Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Date 12/09/2024

In line with the Thai government's policy statement to parliament today which outlines plans to promote a green economy, achieve carbon neutrality, and establish Thailand as ASEAN's leader in carbon dioxide emission reduction, as well as positioning the country as ASEAN's hub for carbon credit trading through the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), the Thai bourse recognizes the crucial role of building a comprehensive green economy ecosystem in collaboration with public and private sector partners to facilitate Thailand's transition to a low-carbon society.

FIMM Annual Conference 2024, Innovate And Invest, Keynote Speech By Puan Salmah Bee Mohd Mydin, Executive Director, Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia, On Thursday, 12 September 2024 @ 9:20am At Grand Summit, Level M1, The Vertical, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur

Date 12/09/2024

Ladies and gentlemen,

My thanks to the organisers, the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (“FIMM”) for providing me the opportunity to deliver the keynote address at your 2024 conference.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Court Sets Trial Date Of Four Defendants For Securities Fraud Via Illegal Short Selling

Date 12/09/2024

The District Court today fixed the trial of Mr Li King Hong, Ms Chan Ngai See, Mr Lam Hin Fai and Ms Betty Hui Pui Yan for 8 to 17 December 2025 after they pleaded not guilty to offence of fraud. The four defendants pleaded guilty to the alternative offence of illegal short selling 

XTCC Partners With Carbonmark To Democratise And Scale Carbon Credit Market

Date 12/09/2024

XTCC, a firm specialising in creating tradable financial instruments tied to high-integrity carbon credits announces a strategic partnership with Carbonmark, a global climate platform for buying, selling and retiring carbon credits. 

UK Policy Paper: Applying The FSMA 2000 Model Of Regulation To The Capital Requirements Regulation

Date 12/09/2024

HM Treasury is progressing work to apply the UK’s established model of regulation for financial services, known as the FSMA model, to the law the UK inherited from the EU (known as assimilated law) on the capital framework for banks, building societies and investment firms. FSMA refers to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

CFFEX: Notice On Issues Related To The Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 12/09/2024

Pursuant to the Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange and relevant detailed implementation rules, the last trading day of a CSI 300 Index futures, SSE 50 Index futures, CSI 500 Index futures, CSI 300 Index options, CSI 1000 Index futures, CSI 1000 Index options, and SSE 50 Index options contract is the third Friday of the expiry month. Where the last trading day is a public holiday or trading of that contract is suspended on that day for extraordinary situations or other reasons, the last trading day shall be postponed to the following trading day. Accordingly, the last trading day of IF2409, IH2409, IC2409, IO2409(CSI 300 Index options contracts expiring in September 2024), IM2409,MO2409(CSI 1000 Index options contracts expiring in September 2024),and HO2409(SSE 50 Index options contracts expiring in September 2024) is September 20, 2024.

Invest Malaysia Hong Kong Showcases Malaysia’s ‘Industrial Diplomacy’ To Drive Nation’s Sustainable Growth - National Semiconductor Strategy And Green Investment Strategy Form Part Of Malaysia’s Industrial Reforms To Propel Nation’s Resilient And Sustainable Economic Growth

Date 12/09/2024

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today hosted the Invest Malaysia 2024 (“IM2024”) in Hong Kong, as part of the Exchange’s Invest Malaysia series for this year.