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Worldline Empowers Global Online Businesses To Succeed In The Strategically Important United Arab Emirates

Date 10/12/2024

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payments services, today announces a partnership with Telr, the multi-award winning, Dubai-based payment gateway aggregator and provider to launch an e-commerce payments solution for the rapidly expanding UAE. The solution will simplify online payments and optimise transactions, enabling global online businesses to take full advantage of the opportunities available in this exciting market. The UAE is a strategically important market in the Middle East and African regions acting as a hub for commerce.

FSB Issues Policy Recommendations To Enhance Non-Bank Market Participants’ Preparedness For Margin And Collateral Calls

Date 10/12/2024

• Policy recommendations aim to enhance the liquidity preparedness of non-bank market participants for margin and collateral calls in centrally and non-centrally cleared derivatives and securities markets.
• Recommendations follow public consultation and focus on liquidity risks arising from spikes in margin and collateral calls, including during times of market-wide stress.
• Recommendations cover liquidity risk management and governance, stress testing and scenario design, and collateral management practices of non-bank market participants.

HKEX: Exchange Presents Results Of Review Of Issuers’ 2023 Annual Reports And Publishes New Guide On Preparation Of Annual Report

Date 10/12/2024

• High compliance rates with annual report disclosure by listed issuers
• Continuous improvement in disclosure and compliance of money lending transactions
• Recommendations made to enhance quality of management discussion and analysis, and financial disclosure under prevailing requirements (including accounting standards)
• Publication of a customised Guide on Preparation of Annual Report to facilitate issuers in preparing annual reports

DIFC Consolidates Position As UAE’s Top Destination For Chinese Financial Institutions And Multinational Companies

Date 10/12/2024

• Influx of Chinese businesses reflects DIFC’s emergence as a strategic gateway to the region
• Interest from Chinese companies has surged during 2024
• DIFC home to broad range of economically significant Chinese firms, and the only regional financial centre to attract Chinese banks
• Top 5 Chinese banks in DIFC contribute more than 30 per cent of total assets in DIFC’s Banking and Capital Markets sector

Samsung Active Asset Management Launches KoAct US Natural Gas Infrastructure Active ETF, Which Is Benchmarked Against The Solactive US Natural Gas Infrastructure Index

Date 10/12/2024

Solactive is pleased to announce another collaboration with Samsung Active Asset Management. The KoAct US Natural Gas Infrastructure Active ETF, linked to the Solactive US Natural Gas Infrastructure Index, is designed to provide investors with broad exposure to the US natural gas value chain, reflecting opportunities in energy transition and energy security.

talabat Debuts On Dubai Financial Market In Largest Global Tech IPO This Year

Date 10/12/2024

• talabat completes record-breaking public offering, marking the largest global technology IPO in 2024, the largest IPO in the GCC this year and the first ever technology sector IPO on DFM
• Public offering raised gross proceeds of c. AED 7.5 billion (c. USD 2.0 billion), with substantial demand from local, regional and international investors resulting in double-digit oversubscription
• Based on the Final Offer Price of AED 1.60 per share, the Company’s market capitalization at listing is c. AED 37.3 billion (c. USD 10.1 billion)
• Latest listing on DFM further cements Dubai’s appeal for high-growth tech and reflects its increasingly vibrant, supportive and attractive ecosystem

Euronext Announces Volumes For November 2024

Date 10/12/2024

Euronext, the leading European capital market infrastructure, today announced trading volumes for November 2024.

DGCX Monthly Bulletin - November 2024

Date 10/12/2024

In November 2024, 150,872 contracts were traded on DGCX with a value of USD 3,516.01 million and an average open interest of 13,537. 

EQ8 Unveils World’s First WAQF ETF To Drive Socio-Economic Impact Investing

Date 10/12/2024

Eq8 Capital Sdn Bhd (“Eq8”), a member of Kenanga Investors Group (“Kenanga Investors”), has announced the listing of the world’s first Waqf-featured exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the Eq8 FTSE Malaysia Enhanced Dividend Waqf ETF (“Waqf ETF” or “EQ8WAQF”), on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “Exchange”). The Waqf ETF aims to distribute income annually with half of the income distribution to be allocated as Waqf assets with the remaining half payable to unitholders. The launch is the result of a strategic collaboration between Eq8 and Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (“YWM”) which was announced in June this year with YWM as the appointed Waqf administrator of the Waqf assets generated by the Waqf ETF. 

The Updated Coefficients For Moscow Exchange Indices To Come Into Force

Date 10/12/2024

The following coefficients for Moscow Exchange indices come into force from October 29, 2024:

Read more on the Moscow Exchange: https://www.moex.com/n75650