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ProColombia: Business Opportunities In Colombia For British And European Investors - Colombia Will Showcase Projects And Companies To International Investors During A New Edition Of The Colombia Inside Out To Be Held Online From June 22nd To June 24th 2021

Date 10/06/2021

The Colombia Inside Out 2021 (CIO 2021) is a business platform and one of the largest and most recognised Colombian economic forum outside of Colombia. It is a significant milestone for celebrating investment and capital market relations between the South American country and the United Kingdom, as well as other European and global Investors. The event is a joint effort between the British Government, the Colombian Embassy, ProColombia in the United Kingdom and binational chambers of commerce.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Suspends Lun Sheung Nim For 7.2 Months

Date 10/06/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended the licence of Mr Lun Sheung Nim, a responsible officer (RO) of GEO Securities Limited (GEO), for 7.2 months from 10 June 2021 to 16 January 2022 .

LemonEdge Raises $2.5 Million In Mission To Digitise Complex Accounting For The Private Equity And Financial Services Industries - The Round, Led By Sidekick Partners, With Participation From Lauren Iaslovits (Co-Founder Of Investran And A Pioneer Of Private Capital Market Technologies) And Tikhon Bernstam (Founder Of Parse And Scribd), Will Drive LemonEdge’s Growth In North America And Europe.

Date 10/06/2021

London-based fintech LemonEdge (formerly LemonTree Software), has secured funding of $2.5 million USD in a heavily oversubscribed fundraising round led by Sidekick Partners, a venture firm with deep ties to the North American private equity industry. Sidekick Partners is joined in this round by investors Tikhon Bernstam, founder of Parse and Scribd, and Lauren Iaslovits, founder of Investran and a pioneer of private capital market technologies.

Leverage The Advantages Of The Capital Market As A Platform To Deepen High-level Industrial Cooperation Between China And ASEAN– SZSE And Bursa Malaysia Jointly Hold The 2021 China-Malaysia Online Cooperation Conference For The Electric Vehicle Industry

Date 10/06/2021

On June 8, SZSE and Bursa Malaysia jointly held the 2021 China-Malaysia Online Cooperation Conference for the Electric Vehicle Industry. It is a pragmatic measure of the two exchanges to earnestly implement the requirements of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two parties and continuously promote the high-level industrial cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. Three listed companies in Malaysia held online roadshows and connected with ten listed companies in China from relevant industries. Nearly 100 representatives from relevant Malaysian and Chinese industries and institutional investors participated in the conference online and had an in-depth discussion on deepening the two countries’ cooperation in industrial chains and supply chains.

Etrading Software’s Digital Token Identifier Foundation Establishes Task Force With Association Of National Numbering Agencies On Digital Asset Standards To Examine Synergies Between The DTI And ISIN Standards

Date 10/06/2021

Etrading Software (ETS), global provider of technology-led solutions designed for financial institutions and industry initiatives, acting as the selected Registration Authority for the new International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) standard ISO 24165 for Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs), and the Association of National Numbering Agencies, (ANNA), a global member association seeking to foster standardisation within the financial industry and ISO Registration Authority for ISO 6166 International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), today announce a new joint task force to identify potential synergies between the DTI and ISIN.

Exchange Of Letters On Cooperation In The Area Of Audit Oversight With The Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) Of Switzerland

Date 10/06/2021

1. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB) exchanged the Letters on cooperation in the area of audit oversight (PDF:2,502KB)with the Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) on June 10, 2021.
2. The Authorities exchanged the letters to further strengthen cooperation between the authorities by expressing their intentions to mutually rely on the oversight of foreign audit firms in their home countries.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Investor Protection Popularization Campaign Themed With“Investor Education Trip Promoting Revolutionary Traditions”Goes To Gutian, Fujian

Date 10/06/2021

Form June 1 to 4, the Investor Protection Popularization Campaign themed with “Investor Education Trip Promoting Revolutionary Traditions” was held in Gutian, Fujian. The campaign was organized by the Investor Protection Bureau of China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) and SZSE and was undertaken by CSRC Fujian Branch, Industrial Securities, Huafu Securities, etc. Centering on the theme of “remaining true to the original aspiration and undertaking mission, and bringing tangible benefits to investors” of the May 15 Investor Protection Popularization Day 2021, the campaign had 14 investor education sessions held in memorial halls of the CPC history, listed companies, securities traders’ business departments, communities and campuses. Over 600 people including small and medium investors, securities-industry workers, teachers and students from Gutian participated in the campaign.

SIX Exchange Regulation Initiates Investigation Against Relief Therapeutics Holding Ltd.

Date 10/06/2021

On 10 June 2021, SIX Exchange Regulation AG (SER) initiated an investigation against RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding Ltd. due to a potential violation of the rules on ad hoc publicity.

ASIC Highlights Focus Areas For 30 June 2021 Financial Reports Under COVID-19 Conditions

Date 10/06/2021

ASIC has highlighted key focus areas for financial reporting by companies for reporting periods ending 30 June 2021 under COVID-19 conditions.

US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen And Counterparts From Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, And South Africa Pen An Op-Ed For The Washington Post

Date 09/06/2021

Today, The Washington Post published an op-ed by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and her Finance Minister counterparts from Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa. In the op-ed, the five finance ministers, representing vastly different economies over four continents, express their support for a global corporate minimum tax following the G7's landmark, unprecedented agreement to at least 15 percent global minimum tax on Saturday.