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Qatar Stock Exchange And Qatar Development Bank Launch A Financial Program To Encourage SMEs To Be Listed On The Venture Market

Date 06/03/2023

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) have announced a joint collaboration to facilitate the listing of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) on QSE’s Venture Market (QEVM). The two organizations will cooperate to launch a new financing program to assist SMEs in their growth through covering the costs required for listing on QEVM and to meet the funding requirements of SMEs, which will promote their growth, development, and organizational flexibility.

ACER And ESMA Update Memorandum Of Understanding To Strengthen Cooperation

Date 06/03/2023

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which strengthens collaboration between the two institutions. The MoU notably incorporates new cooperation areas under the Market Correction Mechanism (MCM) Regulation and benchmarks related to the energy sector. It also details the role of the recently established ACER–ESMA Task Force.

Euronext Corporate Services’ IntegrityLog Supports Greater Protection For Whistleblowers In Spain

Date 06/03/2023

Euronext Corporate Services’ IntegrityLog supports the implementation of the European Union (EU) Whistleblower Directive in Spain. The online tool can automate whistleblowing for companies in a safe and anonymous way to guarantee protection for whistleblowers.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited’s Former Responsible Officer Philip John Shaw For 10 Years

Date 06/03/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Philip John Shaw, a former responsible officer (RO), board member and Head of Pan-Asia Execution Services of Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (CGMAL), from re-entering the industry for 10 years from 4 March 2023 to 3 March 2033.

Intelligent Data Platform Provider DiffusionData Receives £1 Million Investment From NEDCF - Capital Will Help Fund Highly Active Product Development Pipeline. Following Initial Investment From Maven In 2020 While Trading As Push Technology, The Firm Has Opened A New Engineering Hub In Newcastle

Date 06/03/2023

The North East Development Capital Fund (“NEDCF”), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), has supported data platform provider DiffusionData with a £1 million funding package. The investment will enable the business to continue with new product development and quality focus, to maintain and expand customer engagement and satisfaction with the brand and its expanding suite of exciting innovations.

Worldline And Printec Group Sign A Strategic Partnership For Financial Institutions And Merchants

Date 06/03/2023

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, and Printec Group, a leading payment technology integrator in the CEE region, have signed a strategic partnership agreement. Focusing on two main areas, financial institutions and merchants, the partnership will enable Printec Group and Worldline to expand the range of payment services in 16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

CME Group To Launch Offshore Renminbi Options On April 3

Date 06/03/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch options on its existing U.S. Dollar / Offshore Chinese Renminbi (USD/CNH) futures on April 3, pending regulatory review.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/03/2023

HIGHLIGHTS

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $35.8 trillion at the end of February 2023.
• The average daily turnover for the first two months of 2023 was $128.6 billion, a decrease of 1 per cent when compared with $129.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first two months of 2023 was $13.0 billion, an increase of 71 per cent when compared with $7.6 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products for the first two months of 2023 was $2.4 billion, an increase of 85 per cent when compared with $1.3 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 10 newly listed companies for the first two months of 2023, with 7 for the same period last year.

HKEX: Ring The Bell For Gender Equality -International Women's Day 2023

Date 06/03/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is hosting a special market closing ceremony on 8 March, 2023 (Wednesday) as part of the global ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ campaign to celebrate the power of diversity and the contribution of women in our markets and communities.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Organizes Training Course For FMLEC Members

Date 06/03/2023

Putting into effect the memorandum of cooperation entered into between the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Economic Security Center of Dubai (ESCD), the First Training Course on Capital Market Development was concluded at the SCA’s Dubai branch. The course, which is the first collaborative initiative between the SCA and the ESCD, was attended by members of the Financial Markets Law Enforcement Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (FMLEC) and opened in the presence of H.E. Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi, CEO of SCA, and H.E. Faisal Yousuf bin Selaitin, Deputy Chairman of SCA and Executive Director of ESCD.