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Transition Finance Initiatives In Japan: Keynote Speech By Tomoko Amaya, Vice Minister For International Affairs, Financial Services Agency Of Japan, At The RI Japan 2022 On May 24-25, 2022

Date 31/05/2022

Thank you for the opportunity to deliver this keynote address. This year's RI Japan conference is titled "Japan’s responses to rapid global sustainable finance evolution" and I understand that a variety of ESG-related topics were discussed yesterday and this morning. Now, I would like to introduce transition finance initiatives in Japan.
The 14th Five-Year Development Plan Of Shanghai Stock Exchange Released Today

Date 31/05/2022

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) released today its recently-formulated 14th Five-Year Development Plan of Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). The Plan aims to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, effectively adapt to the main goals and key tasks of the national “14th Five-Year Plan”, and better meet the work requirements from the central inspection and rectification campaign.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Measures For Smooth Implementation Of Roman Alphabet Characters In Securities Codes

Date 31/05/2022

To address a decrease in available specific name codes assigned to general companies (4-digit numbers from [1300] to [9999]), the Securities Identification Code Committee (SICC) (*1) has announced a basic plan for the use of Roman alphabet characters in the specific name codes when the available codes run out. However, based on the recent decrease in remaining name codes, the SICC announced that with the purpose of facilitating the smooth implementation of the use of Roman alphabet characters in the securities codes, Roman alphabet characters will be used from 1 January 2024, regardless of whether the available codes run out.
Speech By Mr Heng Swee Keat, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister And Coordinating Minister For Economic Policies, At The Asia Tech X Singapore Summit On 31 May 2022

Date 31/05/2022

A very good morning. I am glad to be back for the second edition of the ATX Summit. The inaugural edition last year was fully virtual. So I am happy that we are holding it in a hybrid format this year. A very warm welcome to everyone.
Japan Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The English Translation Of "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding “Guidelines For Anti-Money Laundering And Combating The Financing Of Terrorism”"

Date 31/05/2022

The FSA published "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding “Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism”" (issued in March, 2021, revised in March 2022), in order to contribute to promote the "Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism".

Shanghai Stock Exchange Further Lowers Costs For Market Entities To Support Development Of Industry

Date 31/05/2022

To implement the spirit of the State Council meeting and give full play to the exchange’s basic function of supporting and serving the capital market, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) issued a further fee reduction notice to the market today, reducing and exempting related transaction and service fees for relevant market entities. The move aims to integrate efficiency improvements with cost cuts to help the sound development of various market entities.
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Partners The Industry To Pilot Use Cases In Digital Assets

Date 31/05/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the commencement of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry that seeks to explore the economic potential and value-adding use cases of asset tokenisation. Project Guardian was launched by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, at the Asia Tech x Singapore Summit this morning.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange, HKEX And China Securities Depository And Clearing Corporation: Expand The Scope Of Underlyings For Interconnectivity To Promote In-depth Integration Of Chinese Mainland And Hong Kong

Date 31/05/2022

To further raise the level of two-way opening-up of the Chinese mainland capital market and deepen the interconnectivity mechanism with the Hong Kong capital market, under the overall planning and communication of the securities regulatory commissions in the two capital markets, we now seek public opinions on the revision to the Implementation Measures of SZSE for Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Business based on the consensus reached among the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC).
S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index Launched

Date 30/05/2022

ASX, in partnership with S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI), this week launched the S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (ASX: XAG). The new broad-based index includes companies whose principal business activity is in the primary production of agricultural products or in the production of commodities used as inputs into primary production of agricultural products. The index fills a gap in the family of indices representing the diverse sectors on ASX.
IIROC Publishes 2023 Priorities

Date 30/05/2022

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today released its Priorities for the 2023 fiscal year, which spans April 2022 – March 2023.