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BIS Innovation Hub And Hong Kong Monetary Authority Invite Global Innovators To Participate In A Trade Finance Digitisation TechChallenge

Date 03/08/2020

• TechChallenge competition to highlight potential of new technology to safeguard and enhance trade financing.
• Firms are invited to submit innovative solutions to address TradeTech operational challenges by 31 August 2020.
• Financial sponsorship will be offered to further develop the most promising responses.

HKEX Launches New Tranche Of MSCI Futures Contracts

Date 03/08/2020

• Eight new USD-denominated MSCI index futures contracts have launched today on HKEX
• Latest tranche of new HKEX / MSCI licensing agreement for 37 futures and options contracts in Hong Kong

Announcement On Publishing The Amendment Of Option Contracts And Options Trading Rules Of The Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 03/08/2020

The amendment of Copper Futures Option Contract Specifications, Natural Rubber Futures Option Contract Specifications, Gold Futures Option Contract Specifications, and Trading Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange have been approved by the Shanghai Futures Exchange Board of Directors and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Enhances Its Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank Framework

Date 03/08/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will award Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank (SRFB) privileges to Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (SCBSL), allowing it to operate additional places of business (POBs). SCBSL is the first bank to qualify as an SRFB.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Announcement On The Release Of Aluminum Futures Option Contract Specifications And Zinc Futures Option Contract Specifications

Date 03/08/2020

Aluminum Futures Option Contract Specifications and Zinc Futures Option Contract Specifications of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which have been approved by the Shanghai Futures Exchange Board of Directors and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, are hereby released and effective.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Releases The Notice On Corporate Bond Swap Business To Promote The Building Of A Market-Oriented, Rule-Of-Law-Based Debt Management System

Date 03/08/2020

To diversify risk management tools on and maintain the reasonable order of the bond market, under the unified deployment of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), on July 30, SZSE released the Notice of SZSE on Conducting Corporate Bond Swap Business (the “Notice”). The Notice standardizes the business content, operating principles, information disclosure and others of bond swap business according to current laws and regulations.

AqualisBraemar Set For Malaysian Adjusting Push

Date 03/08/2020

The central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, has formally sanctioned international consultancy AqualisBraemar to handle insurance claims in Malaysia.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review 18 July 2020 To 22 July 2020

Date 01/08/2020

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

Statement Of The US Department Of Justice Antitrust Division On The Closing Of Its Investigation Of London Stock Exchange Group And Refinitiv

Date 01/08/2020

Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of the division’s investigation into the proposed acquisition of Refinitiv by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG):

“After an extensive review of the proposed transaction, the Antitrust Division determined that the combination of LSEG and Refinitiv is unlikely to result in harm to competition or American consumers.”

SEC: Pharmaceutical Company And Former Executives Charged With Misleading Financial Disclosure

Date 31/07/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Bausch Health, formerly Quebec, Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals, agreed to pay a $45 million penalty to settle charges of improper revenue recognition and misleading disclosures in SEC filings and earnings presentations. Three former executives – the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and controller – also agreed to pay penalties to settle charges against them.