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MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Eases To 75.0 In September

Date 30/09/2020

Key Points – September Report

Liquidity eased slightly in September, as the People’s Bank of China maintains an ‘ample’ supply of liquidity to foster the recovery, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

The Liquidity Condition Index stood at 75.0 in August, down from the 84.4 recorded in August. The higher the index reading, the tighter liquidity appears to survey participants.

ASX: Results Of Annual General Meeting

Date 30/09/2020

Attached is a letter to shareholders from the Chairman and the Managing Director and CEO regarding ASX’s FY20 final dividend and full-year financial results.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, September 29, 2020, Issue 30

Date 30/09/2020

On September 25, FTSE Russell announced that Chinese government bonds will be included in FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), and it is expected to begin in October 2021. The specific inclusion date will be finalized after a semi-annual assessment in March 2021. At this point, the Chinese bond market will be fully included in the world's three major bond indexes.

ASX: Retirement Of Peter Warne

Date 30/09/2020

The Board of ASX Limited (ASX) announces the retirement of Peter Warne effective from the end of the Annual General Meeting today, 30 September 2020.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Leverages Its Edges In Blockchain Platform To Facilitate Innovation Development Of Regional Equity Market

Date 30/09/2020

On September 28, Shenzhen Securities Communication Co., Ltd. (SSCC), a subsidiary of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and Beijing Equity Trading Center Co., Ltd. (BETC), a subsidiary of Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center (BSCOMC), jointly held a launch ceremony for the blockchain-based registration and custody system for the Beijing Regional Equity Market, and signed a letter of intent for cooperation on the research and application of the blockchain technology. Responsible persons from the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), SZSE, BSCOMC, and relevant institutions were present at the ceremony. This event marks an important move by the two sides to meet the requirements in the Master Plan for China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone issued by the State Council, boost innovation of financial technology, and improve the service capacity of financial infrastructure by scientific and technological means. It is also another practical application by SZSE to facilitate the digitization of the regional equity market by leveraging its edges in technological innovation and relying on its financial blockchain platform after the cooperation with Guangdong Equity Exchange in blockchain technology this July.

ASX Dividend Letter

Date 30/09/2020

Attached is a letter to shareholders from the Chairman and the Managing Director and CEO regarding ASX’s FY20 final dividend and full-year financial results.

ASIC Bans BGC Securities Fixed Income Broker For Ten Years

Date 30/09/2020

ASIC has banned former BGC Securities (Australia) Pty Limited (BGC) broker David Moore, of Pullenvale, QLD, from providing financial services for ten years. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Fully Support High-Quality Economic And Social Development Of Hubei After The Pandemic-- Speech By Chairman Wang Jianjun At The 2020 Capital Conference For High-Quality Development Of Hubei

Date 30/09/2020

Distinguished Secretary Ying Yong, Executive Vice Governor Huang Chuping, Secretary Wang Zhonglin, Vice Governor Zhao Haishan, Mayor Zhou Xianwang, Chairman Hu Shuguang, Director Hu Lishan, Chairman Huang Hongyuan, and dear guests,

Good morning! It is a great honor to be here again. Wuhan, a heroic city along the Yangtze River, has overcome the pandemic and gained an invincible spirit after the rebirth. I’d like to extend the highest respect to the heroic people of Wuhan and Hubei on behalf of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)!

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On October 6

Date 30/09/2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). The meeting will be held virtually in accordance with the agency’s implementation of social distancing due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

SEC Charges Manitex International And Three Former Senior Executives With Accounting Fraud

Date 30/09/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Manitex International, Inc., a Bridgeview, Illinois manufacturer and distributor of cranes, forklifts and heavy equipment, and three of its former senior executives for two accounting fraud schemes that resulted in the issuance of materially misstated financial statements.