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Japan Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 320 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of October 31, 2021

Date 11/11/2021

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code, hereinafter referred to as "the Code") on February 26, 2014.

Whistleblower Policies And The Compliance Gap - Speech By ASIC Commissioner Sean Hughes At The 3rd Australian National Whistleblowing Symposium, Thursday 11 November 2021.

Date 11/11/2021

I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the lands I am on today, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples joining the symposium today.

ADDX Expects Significant Upside In Japan, As Partner Tokai Tokyo Receives Security Tokens License - The Two Companies Will Collaborate On Issuances By Japanese Real Estate Companies And Banks, That Will Be Offered To Investors In Japan

Date 11/11/2021

Financial services company Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings and private market exchange ADDX have announced a new partnership to offer fractional private market investment products to investors in Japan, after Tokai Tokyo secured a security tokens license from the Japanese regulator.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Market ClosedTtoday, November 11, 2021

Date 11/11/2021

The interest rate derivative market is closed today, November 11, 2021.

ASIC - Industry Funding: 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

Date 10/11/2021

ASIC today published its 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) as required under the industry funding model. 

NZX: Superannuation Acquisition From ASB

Date 10/11/2021

 $1.8 billion in retirement savings, for total cash consideration of $25 million
• Acquisition expected to contribute between $4.0m and $4.3m annually to operating earnings (excluding integration costs, amortisation, and interest expenses)
• Drives scale in passive funds management business, Smartshares
• Aligned with NZX Group strategy to capture complementary opportunities across Funds Management, Wealth Technologies, and Markets businesses.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With Finance Ministers From Australia, Canada, New Zealand, And The United Kingdom

Date 10/11/2021

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen hosted a meeting with finance ministers of the “Five Finance Ministries”, which includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The ministers reviewed the economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic and progress on increasing vaccination rates to save lives and support the economic recovery. Secretary Yellen emphasized to her Five Finance Minister counterparts the importance of addressing the vulnerabilities in global supply chains revealed by the pandemic and Ministers agreed on the importance of collaboration among partners and allies to bolster economic resilience.  

The Lessons Of Structured Data, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, Washington D.C., Nov. 10, 2021

Date 10/11/2021

Introduction

Thank you Mike [Schlanger] for that introduction, and thank you for inviting me to speak at this year’s conference. I want to note at the outset that I appreciate all the work this organization does to support structured data, including enhancing the usefulness of the data in SEC filings. The work you do benefits the users of that data, including investors, academics, and of course, the SEC staff and other regulators. You have been vocal and energetic advocates for XBRL, and I appreciate that. So thank you.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Proposes Appointment of Mr. Kenji Okamura as Deputy Managing Director

Date 10/11/2021

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today to the Executive Board of the IMF her proposal to appoint Mr. Kenji Okamura as Deputy Managing Director, effective December 3, 2021. Mr. Okamura currently serves the Government of Japan as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on International Economic Policies. He will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Mitsuhiro Furusawa, who, as previously announced, steps down on November 30.

SEC: Entrepreneurship In Rural And Under-Resourced Areas On Agenda For Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting - Agenda Includes Treasury Update On $10 Billion State Small Business Credit Initiative

Date 10/11/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee today released the agenda for its virtual meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16, when it plans to explore ways to foster entrepreneurship and capital access in rural and under-resourced areas.