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Nasdaq And AWS To Advance Capital Markets And Banking Infrastructure Across The Financial System - Strategic Cloud Deployment Of Nasdaq Calypso On AWS Will Empower Institutions To Modernize End-To-End Infrastructure, Enhance Resilience And Unlock Innovation At Scale

Date 25/09/2025

Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced an expansion of their strategic technology partnership by giving financial institutions the option of deploying Nasdaq Calypso on AWS. It will be offered as a fully managed service powered by AWS, with the underlying technology managed by Nasdaq, as the companies seek to modernize the next generation of capital markets and treasury infrastructure.

UK Venture Capital Market Contracts But Retains Global Standing In 2025, Finds GlobalData

Date 25/09/2025

The UK venture capital (VC) market has slowed in 2025, with deal volume falling by 13% and funding value dropping 17% year-on-year (YoY) during January-August 2025. While this signals a challenging investment climate, the UK continues to secure some major deals and remains one of the top five VC markets worldwide, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") Transactions In Own Shares

Date 25/09/2025

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each from Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 04 August 2025.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Hong Kong Monetary Authority Unveil Roadmap To Advance Hong Kong’s Vision To Be Global Fixed Income And Currency Hub

Date 25/09/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly announced Hong Kong’s Roadmap for the Development of Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Markets (Roadmap) today (25 September) to position the city strategically as a global FIC hub by fostering demand, liquidity and innovation.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Holds 2025 Equity Investment Institutions Exchange Meeting

Date 25/09/2025

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) organized the 2025 Equity Investment Institutions Exchange Meeting, focusing on implementing the "1+6" reform policies for the STAR Market, enhancing the capital market's attractiveness and inclusiveness. The SSE engaged in in-depth, face-to-face discussions with 38 equity investment institutions and 12 sponsoring institutions, fully listening to market demands and promptly responding to market concerns. While acknowledging the achievements of the STAR Market reforms, the participating institutions offered multiple opinions and suggestions, including supporting IPOs and mergers and acquisitions of hard-tech enterprises, further improving the inclusiveness and expectation stability of the STAR Market, optimizing the pricing mechanism, promoting orderly participation of medium- and long-term capital in the development of the STAR Market, jointly fostering technology enterprises, and strengthening information sharing and communication.

SGX Securities Welcomes Centurion Accommodation REIT

Date 25/09/2025

SGX Securities today welcomed the listing of Centurion Accommodation REIT on its Mainboard under stock code “8C8U”.

Written Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On Climate Reporting Requirements For SMEs

Date 25/09/2025

Question

To ask the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance what is the rationale for delaying climate reporting requirements for small and mid-sized companies listed on the SGX by five years when the proposed extension by the Singapore Business Federation is one to two years.

ASIC Outlines Approach To Breach And Complaints Data Publications

Date 25/09/2025

In a feedback summary published today, ASIC has outlined its approach to publishing two public-facing dashboards containing Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and Reportable Situations (RS) data.

FIC Vision: Triple Wins For Hong Kong As International Financial Centre - Welcoming Remarks At The Hong Kong Fixed Income And Currency Forum 2025, Dr Kelvin Wong, Chairman, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission, 25 September 2025

Date 25/09/2025

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inaugural Hong Kong Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Forum, jointly hosted by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).

Press Conference By KATO Katsunobu, Japan Minister Of Finance And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Nikkei Stock Index Surpassing 45,000

Date 25/09/2025

Q.

The Nikkei stock index surpassed the 45,000 mark for the first time this morning. I think there are various factors that drive them up, but stock prices are often said to be a leading indicator of the state of the economy. As the minister in charge of economic affairs, what are your thoughts on this?