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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Censures Ngai Lai Ha And Imposes A Cold-Shoulder Order For Breach Of The Takeovers Code

Date 02/11/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly censured and imposed an 18-month cold-shoulder order against Ms Ngai Lai Ha for breaching the mandatory general offer obligation of the Takeovers Code.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security ABBV-RM

Date 02/11/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.11.2020, 10-07 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 7249) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security ABBV-RM were changed. New values are available here

UK Financial Conduct Authority To Announce Further Proposals To Support Consumer Credit Borrowers Impacted By Coronavirus

Date 02/11/2020

We said we would keep our support for consumer credit borrowers under review as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic evolved.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of USD 600 Million Sukuk By Islamic Corporation For The Development Of The Private Sector

Date 02/11/2020

• Capital raised will support private sector activities within the 55 member countries of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
• Sukuk was allocated to investors in Middle East, Asia and Europe
• Listing reinforces Dubai’s role as one of world’s leading Sukuk centres with total listed value of USD 74.05 billion US dollars 

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In October 2020

Date 02/11/2020

(1) FX Daily Futures contracts(Click 365)

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,934,858 ( -7.2% MoM / -5.4% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 87,949 .

HKEX Enhances Product Offering With Ant Debut

Date 02/11/2020

• Ant Futures and Options to be introduced on 5 November
•  HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Ant shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market
• Ant shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling on 5 November

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Explanatory Brief For Payment Services (Amendment) Bill

Date 02/11/2020

1     Minister for Transport, Mr Ong Ye Kung, on behalf of Senior Minister and Minister-in-charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, today moved the Payment Services (Amendment) Bill (“the Bill”) for First Reading in Parliament.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Bans Two Individuals For Fraud And Dishonest Conduct

Date 02/11/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders (POs) against two former bank employees for fraud and dishonest conduct. The individuals are:

The Financial Results Of The Companies Listed At Amman Stock Exchange As Of 30 September 2020

Date 02/11/2020

The Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange ASE, Mr. Mazen Al-Wathaifi, said that 172 out of 180 listed companies provided the ASE with the reviewed financial statements for the period ended 30/9/2020. The profits after tax attributed to shareholders for the public shareholding companies listed on ASE that provided the stock exchange with its financial data amounted to JD 273.9 million, compared to JD925.0 million for the same companies and the same period of 2019, a decrease of 70.4%. And the profits before tax amounted to JD 487.9 million for the first three quarters of 2020, compared to JD1296.6 million for the same period of 2019, which represents a decrease of 62.4%.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 288 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of September 30, 2020

Date 02/11/2020

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.