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ESMA Publishes Guidelines On Templates For Summary Resolution Plans And For Written Arrangements For Resolution Colleges

Date 23/06/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published two Final Reports including guidelines on the central counterparties (CCPs) Resolution Regime under the CCP Recovery and Resolution Regulation (CCPRRR). This publication follows that of the Commission Delegated Regulations 2023/1193 on the content of resolution plans and 2023/1192 on resolution colleges.

Bursa Malaysia Supports Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission’s Action Against Meta To Prevent Scams - Majority Of Recent Scams On Social Media Platforms, Via Fake Pages Or Profiles Of Bursa Malaysia CEO, Are Found To Be On Facebook

Date 23/06/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) supports the announcement made by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on 23 June 2023 to take action against Meta for failing to remove undesirable contents relating to amongst others, scam advertisements, on its platform. The Exchange has been the target of scams with ill-intentioned impersonation of Bursa Malaysia and its management on social media platforms – in particular Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, its Chief Executive Officer.

HKEX Welcomes Government’s Re-Appointments To HKEX Risk Management Committee (Statutory)

Date 23/06/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomes the Hong Kong Government’s re-appointments of Miranda Kwok and Sun Yu to its Risk Management Committee (statutory) (RMC). The re-appointments were in accordance with the Securities and Futures Ordinance. They are for a term of two years with effect from 1 July 2023.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 23/06/2023

The market share and turnover data shown in the report includes all Exchange Participants which had transactions during the period reported but excludes Southbound trading of Special Participants via Stock Connect.

bitbond-pro.com: BaFin Investigates Bitbond Pro

Date 23/06/2023

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) warns consumers about the company Bitbond Pro and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is providing financial and investment services on its website bitbond-pro.com without the required authorisation.

TASE And The Israeli Ministry Of Finance Successfully Completed The Project Eden POC – Issuing A Government Digital Bond On A Dedicated Blockchain Platform - The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange And The Israeli Ministry Of Finance Successfully Completed The Project Eden Proof Of Concept – Issuing A Government Digital Bond On A Dedicated Blockchain Platform

Date 23/06/2023

Tel Aviv, Israel - June 6, 2023 - The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: TASE) and the office of the Accountant General at the Israeli Ministry of Finance are proud to announce the successful completion of the Proof of Concept (PoC) phase for Project Eden, a groundbreaking collaboration showcasing the immense potential of innovative technologies such as DLT, smart contracts, and tokenization in reducing risk and improving efficiency and transparency in the financial markets. This joint endeavor marks a significant milestone in revolutionizing the settlement and issuance processes in traditional capital markets.

Four People Charged Following Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Police Joint Operation Against Securities Fraud And Illegal Short Selling

Date 23/06/2023

Four suspects appeared at the Eastern Magistracy today charged with offences of fraud with alternative charge of illegal short selling following an earlier joint operation of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Police against fraudulent activities in securities transactions and illegal short selling.

Hong Kong’s New Virtual Asset Licensing Regime, Keynote Speech At Executive Dinner Organised By The Hong Kong Economic And Trade Office In Bangkok, Office For Attracting Strategic Enterprises And InvestHK, Ms Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission

Date 23/06/2023

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

It is a pleasure to be here tonight to meet you all. I would like to thank the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok, Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) for organising this event in partnership with the Thai Fintech Association and Thai Digital Asset Association.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 23/06/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

Japan Financial Services Agency: Discussion Paper On Ensuring Operational Resilience

Date 23/06/2023

The business environment surrounding financial institutions is changing rapidly. The risk environment is becoming more complex due to a multiple of factors including increased dependence on IT systems, large-scale technology failures, pandemics, growing threats to cybersecurity, the widespread use of cloud services, and burgeoning interdependence through collaboration with FinTech companies.