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Tehran Securities Exchange Weekly Market Snapshot 19 Feb 2025

Date 25/02/2025

Click here to download Tehran Securities Exchange's weekly market snapshot.

EGX Announces The Trading Hours During The Holy Month Of Ramadan

Date 25/02/2025

Main Market and SMEs Market trading session will be from 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, preceded by a discovery session at 9:30 am.

ADX Unveils "The ADX Group” To Further Advance Abu Dhabi’s Investment Landscape With Innovation & Global Connectivity

Date 25/02/2025

• Establishing a future-ready capital market with enhanced market infrastructure comprising new post-trade businesses, state-of-the-art trading platform, and broadened market access and connectivity  
• Launched two independent subsidiaries – Abu Dhabi Clear (AD Clear) and Abu Dhabi Central Securities Depository (AD CSD) 
• Introduced new trading and investment solutions, faster and more efficient trade clearing and settlement services

ASEAN Exchanges To Accelerate Efforts On Product And ESG Development At The 38th ASEAN Exchanges CEOs Meeting Hosted By The Philippine Stock Exchange

Date 25/02/2025

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) hosted the 38th ASEAN Exchanges CEOs Meeting which focused on priority initiatives to further showcase the region’s unique investment qualities and create a unified ecosystem for sustainability solutions among listed companies and capital market stakeholders.

The Securities And Commodities Authority Imposes AED 1.15 Million Fines On Non-Compliant Companies To Enhance Financial Market Integrity

Date 25/02/2025

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has taken stringent measures against several companies for violating regulations and non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. The SCA announced a series of financial penalties against those companies totalling AED 1.15 million since the beginning of January 2025. This includes fines imposed on companies and investors for breaching regulations amounted to approximately AED 650,000; in addition to AED 500,000 were levied on other companies for failing to comply with AML/CFT provisions and promoting activities outside the scope of their SCA-granted licenses. 

The Dubai Financial Services Authority Appoints Mark Steward As New Chief Executive

Date 25/02/2025

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial services regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Steward as Chief Executive, effective 19 May 2025 for a term of three years. Mark will also become a member of the DFSA Board of Directors effective 19 May 2025. Mark succeeds the DFSA’s Chief Executive Ian Johnston who will step down from his role following two successful stints as the DFSA’s Chief Executive.

Announcement On The Release Of CSI Exchange Sci-Tech Innovation Bond Term Structures

Date 25/02/2025

To further leverage the role of the yield curve as the pricing benchmark in the bond market, improve the pricing efficiency and secondary market liquidity of sci-tech and innovation companies' bond market, and serve the growth of the fintech industry, China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI) will release 3 CSI Exchange Sci-Tech Innovation Bond Term Structures from February 25, 2025, each calculated in spot rate, yield-to-maturity and forward rate. Please visit the CSI website (https://www.csindex.com.cn/#/about/newsDetail?id=15559) for relevant compilation information.

ASIC Makes New Clearing And Settlement Rules To Promote Competition

Date 25/02/2025

ASIC has used new powers to promote competitive outcomes in clearing and settlement (CS) by requiring the ASX to provide its CS services on a transparent and fair basis, with a requirement to publish a comparison of fees against international providers.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjustments To Price Limits And Trading Margins On EG And Other Futures

Date 25/02/2025

According to the Measures for Risk Management of Dalian Commodity Exchange, it is decided upon discussion that from the settlement on February 26 (Wednesday), 2025, the price limits of EG, EB and LPG futures will be adjusted from 7% to 6%, the trading margins will be adjusted from 8% to 7%.

Launch Of Using CONNEQTOR In “Tokai Tokyo Discretionary Investment Management Service” Provided By Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 25/02/2025

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (“TSE”) is pleased to announce that Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. (“Tokai Tokyo Securities”) will start using the RFQ (Request For Quote) platform CONNEQTOR, a service provided by TSE to improve the liquidity of the ETF market, for its “Tokai Tokyo Discretionary Investment Management Service” (“Discretionary Investment Management Service”), which Tokai Tokyo Securities started offering in January 2024.