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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Drives Asia-Pacific Regulatory Consensus To Strengthen Market Resilience Through Collaboration And New Technology

Date 05/03/2026

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) spearheaded discussions among Asia-Pacific securities regulators to forge broad consensus on the future pathways to address key capital market issues at the regional committee meetings of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Silverflow Closes $40 Million Series B As It Nears One Billion Transactions Annually - The Investment, Led By Picus Capital And Joined By Rabo Investments - Corporate Venturing, Supports Rapid Global Growth As Silverflow Accelerates Toward Processing $100bn Annually

Date 05/03/2026

Silverflow, the cloud-native payment processing company, has successfully closed a $40 million (€37 million) Series B funding round, marking a major milestone as the company approaches one billion transactions processed annually. 

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 05/03/2026

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 26 February 2026:

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The Full Year 2025

Date 05/03/2026

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Compensation And Disqualification Orders Against Former Executive Director Of Coolpad Group Limited

Date 05/03/2026

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained an order from the Court of First Instance requiring Mr Zhang Wei, a former executive director of Coolpad Group Limited (Coolpad), to pay HK$4 million in compensation to Coolpad for his role in a series of transactions which caused financial loss to the company.

Hong Kong Regulators Launch GenA.I. Sandbox++ To foster A.I. Innovation Across Financial Services

Date 05/03/2026

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Insurance Authority (IA), and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), announced today (5 March) the launch of the Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenA.I.) Sandbox++ initiative.

Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review - March 2026

Date 05/03/2026

• No changes to the constituents of the STI 

FTSE Russell announces that there will be no changes to the constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI), following the March 2026 quarterly review. 

A full list of STI constituents can be found on the website.

Notice Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Adjusting The The Price Limits And Trading Margin Rates Of Certain Futures Contracts

Date 05/03/2026

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Notice of Shanghai International Energy Exchange on Adjusting the the Price Limits and Trading Margin Rates of Certain Futures Contracts as follows:

Shanghai Gold Exchange Monthly Report of Data Highlights - February, 2026

Date 05/03/2026

Click here to download Shanghai Gold Exchange's monthly report.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – February 2026

Date 05/03/2026

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and ETP trades)

• In February 2026, the average daily number of trades was up 48% on the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $8.395 billion was up 22% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.8% in February, compared to 0.5% in the pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in February was an average of 12.1, up 6% on pcp.