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Shenzhen Stock Exchange's Main Board And SME Board Merger To Be Officially Implemented On April 6

Date 01/04/2021

On 5 February 2021, with the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), SZSE started preparing for the merger of the Main Board and the SME Board (hereinafter referred to as the “merger”). Under the overall planning and guidance of the CSRC, SZSE has steadily carried out relevant work together with market participants, following the overarching approach of “Two Unification and Four Unchanged” (making business rules and mode of operation supervision unified, and keeping issuance and having the listing conditions, investor’s threshold, trading mechanism, and code and abbreviation of securities unchanged). We have organized integration of relevant business rules and mode of operation supervision and made adaptive adjustments to relevant indexes and fund products. We have successfully upgraded technical systems and steadily advanced the issuance and listing arrangements. Relevant preparatory work has been completed. Recently, with the approval of the CSRC, SZSE released the notice on the merger, along with relevant rules, laying out relevant arrangements after the merger is implemented and announcing that the merger will be officially implemented on April 6.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities SWN-RM (Update 1) And RU000A1008Y3

Date 01/04/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security RU000A1008Y3
Risk parameters change for the security SWN-RM

LendInvest Partners With Credit Kudos To Streamline Underwriting Through Open Banking

Date 01/04/2021

• Property lending platform, LendInvest, has teamed up with challenger credit reference agency, Credit Kudos, to gain greater insights into customers and offer a faster, more seamless service.
• The partnership utilises Open Banking data and Credit Kudos’ categorisation and risk insights to offer LendInvest the most accurate view of an applicant’s financial situation.
• Underwriting times for the applicant’s financial history review have been reduced to just 5 minutes; Open Banking conversion rates are up 26 percentage points.

DGCX Continues To Register Strong Interest In Silver And Gold Futures Contracts

Date 01/04/2021

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced that during the month of March, it registered a monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 191,974 contracts.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SWN-RM - Update

Date 01/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 01.04.2021, 10-57 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 476) and initial margins (up to 50.75 %) for the security SWN-RM were changed. New values are available here

Kuwait Clearing Company adds Citi Bank And HSBC To The e-Dividends Service

Date 01/04/2021

Kuwait Clearing Company signed two new agreements with Citi Bank and HSBC to provide the e-dividends service to their clients. Thus, the two foreign custodians join the array of local banks that are able to provide the KCC e-dividend service. This is a significant milestone in the company’s  plan to digitize its operations. It also adds further value to foreign investors in the Kuwaiti Capital Market as it enables them to receive dividends in a more timely and efficient manner through their local custodians.  On this occasion, Mr. Khaldoun Altabtabaie, CEO, commented: “We are extremely proud to have signed these important agreements with Citi Bank and HSBC to enable us to deliver the dividends digitally to the two foreign custodian banks in Kuwait. This step ensures that we have now fully eliminated the use of checks in dividend distributions. We also would like to thank Citi bank and HSBC for their cooperation and eagerness to join the full array of banks providing this service which will ultimately enrich the investor’s overall experience in Kuwait’s capital market”.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc - Total Voting Rights

Date 01/04/2021

The following notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.6 of the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities SWN-RM And AMAT-RM

Date 01/04/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security SWN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security SWN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security SWN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security SWN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security AMAT-RM

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Arrest Warrant Issued For Alleged Social Media Ramp-And-Dump Manipulator

Date 01/04/2021

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today issued a warrant to arrest Ms Zeng Lingxi after she failed to appear in Court to answer two charges of obstructing the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) search operation in May 2020.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes Research On Global Circuit Breaker Practices

Date 01/04/2021

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today published a research paper titled ‘Circuit breakers and other market safeguards,’ as part of the industry’s work on systemic resilience and the structures that support market integrity.