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ASIC Continues Its Focus On Improved Material Business Risk Disclosure In Annual Reports

Date 10/03/2023

ASIC’s ongoing financial reporting surveillance program and subsequent inquiries of a selection of 30 June 2022 annual reports has led to a further six listed entities disclosing material business risks in their 31 December 2022 interim financial reports.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Joint Consultation On Changes To The OTC Derivative Clearing Rules

Date 10/03/2023

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a joint consultation on proposed changes to the types of transactions subject to clearing obligations under the Clearing Rules for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Confirms Help For Mortgage Borrowers Struggling With Payments

Date 10/03/2023

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed final mortgage guidance, setting out the ways mortgage lenders can help customers worried about or already struggling with their mortgage payments because of the rising cost of living.

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

Date 10/03/2023

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 IF2303, IH2303, IC2303, IO2303(CSI 300 Index options contracts expiring in March 2023), IM2303,MO2303(CSI 1000 Index options contracts expiring in March 2023),and HO2303(SSE 50 Index options contracts expiring in March 2023) is March 17, 2023.

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The Full Year 2022

Date 10/03/2023

HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2022

• F&C income was down 9.8% to RUB 37.5 bln as non-resident trading discontinued and RUB asset prices declined.
• Operating expenses added 16.2%, comfortably below the FY’22 OPEX guidance.
• EBITDA rose 28.4% to RUB 49.7 bln. Net profit added 29.2% to RUB 36.3 bln.

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjustments To Margin And Price Limit For White Sugar Futures 2305 Contract

Date 10/03/2023

According to Article 9 of the Measures for the Administration of Risk Control of Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange(ZCE) has decided upon discussion that from the settlement on March 15, 2023, the margin and price limit for White Sugar Futures 2305 Contract will be adjusted to 10% and ±8% respectively.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 10/03/2023

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 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

ASIC: ANZ Penalised $10 Million Over Non-Compliant Home Loan Introducer Program

Date 10/03/2023

ANZ has been penalised $10 million by the Federal Court in relation to its Home Loan Introducer Program (Introducer Program).

Opening Remarks By Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek Haji Hussin, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) At The SC – Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), SRI Taxonomy: Insights And Implementation On 10 March 2023

Date 10/03/2023

As sustainable investments gain momentum, market participants are increasingly looking for more clarity and standardisation of economic activities that would qualify as sustainable investments. On 12 December 2022, the SC released the principles-based sustainable and responsible investment taxonomy for the Malaysian capital market (SRI Taxonomy).

US Department Of Justice: Former Wall Street Precious Metal Traders Sentenced For Wire Fraud

Date 09/03/2023

Two former Wall Street traders were each sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a multi-year fraud scheme to manipulate U.S. commodities markets for publicly traded precious metals futures contracts.