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HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 24/05/2021

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

ICMR Launches Innovative ‘(Re)Insurance Specialty Equity Index’ And Selects Moorgate Benchmarks As Administrator

Date 24/05/2021

Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR), the specialist analytics and consulting firm founded by two former heads of analysis and research at Lloyd’s, today announced the launch of an equity index, the ICMR (Re)Insurance Specialty Equity Index (ticker symbols ‘RISX’, ‘RISXNTR’) and the appointment of Moorgate Benchmarks, the index company driving change, as its calculator and administrator.

31 May Is Non-Trading Day For US Securities On MOEX

Date 24/05/2021

On 31 May 2021, Moscow Exchange markets will be closed for trading of shares of US companies through MOEX’s central T+ order books.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Reports The Results Of The Financial Statements For The First Quarter Of 2021

Date 24/05/2021

• The net profit for the first quarter of 2021 amounted to NIS 9.7 million, compared to NIS 10.2 million in the corresponding quarter last year. 
• TASE's revenue in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to NIS 78.4 million, a decrease of 3% compared to the revenue in the corresponding quarter in 2020, stemming mainly from the lower trading volumes. 
• Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2021 amounted to NIS 24.6 million, compared to NIS 28.9 million in the corresponding period last year, as a result of the reduction in revenue from services, primarily trading and clearing.  
• The first quarter of 2021 saw 33 new IPOs, mostly in the high-tech sector, the highest number of IPOs in a single quarter since 1993.

HKEX Welcomes CEO Nicolas Aguzin

Date 24/05/2021

HKEX is pleased to welcome CEO Nicolas Aguzin, who joins the organisation today.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority And Minister of Economy Launch The FinTech Megathon 2021, The Largest Of Its Kind To Reimagine The Future Of The Financial Services Industry In The UAE

Date 24/05/2021

The megathon aims at the development of the financial services industry and the optimal utilization of modern technology. It brings together an array of fintech startups to find innovative solutions to financial services challenges under eight thematic areas:

• Asset management.
• Digital assets/cryptocurrencies.
• Crowdfunding.
• Forex (trading of foreign currencies).
• e-KYC form.
• SME financing.
• Financial inclusion.
• Suptech and regtech.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Publishes 2020 Annual Report

Date 24/05/2021

The DFSA has published its 2020 Annual Report. Click here to download a copy.

Japan Financial Services Agency: "Basic Guidelines On Climate Transition Finance" Announced

Date 24/05/2021

In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, it will also be essential to secure financing for industries' transition efforts toward decarbonization. Together with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment, the Financial Services Agency (FS) held a "Taskforce on Preparation of the Environment for Transition Finance" (chaired by Prof. Kunio Ito, Director of the Hitotsubashi CFO Education and Research Center at Hitotsubashi University), and formulated the "Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance" as a handbook for conducting transition financing.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Warns Netizens Of Online Investment Scams

Date 24/05/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has concluded an online campaign which simulated the experience of being drawn into an investment scam. The campaign is part of the SFC’s ongoing efforts to alert the public about the use of online platforms to defraud investors.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Handling Of Electricity Futures Settlement Prices

Date 24/05/2021

For further information, please visit the website of Japan Securities Clearing Corporation.

Handling of Electricity Futures Settlement Prices（JSCC）