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SET Market Report For January 2020

Date 05/02/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index at the end of January fell 4.2 percent from end-2019 to 1,514.14 points, while the average daily trading value of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) in the first month of 2020 surged 18.4 percent from the average in 2019 to THB 62.99 billion (approx. USD 2.03 billion). Foreign investors cashed out a net THB 17.23 billion worth of Thai shares, the same direction as in most ASEAN markets.

SIX Delivers Unprecedented Data Processing Efficiencies To Asia

Date 05/02/2020

In the last quarter of 2019, CONNEXOR – the global reference data distribution platform from SIX – was used in Asia for the first time. Thanks to the remarkably high straight-through-processing rates enabled by CONNEXOR, reference data for cross-border transactions can now be exchanged in less than an hour instead of days.

Reply To Parliamentary Question On Including Climate Change-Related Risk In Monetary Authority Of Singapore ' Annual Industry-Wide Stress Test

Date 05/02/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) takes climate change-related risks seriously as a financial supervisor. Financial institutions are potentially exposed to such risks, because they provide financing and insurance services to businesses that can be impacted by a wide range of climate change-related events, including natural catastrophes. There are also risks arising from changes to public policies, technologies, or consumer preferences that can impact businesses significantly. Climate change is therefore increasingly relevant to financial institutions, both because the risks will be on their balance-sheets, and because they will play a role in enabling their customers and the economy at large to make a transition - here in Singapore as well as abroad. 

GMEX And DPN Launch Regulated Hybrid Digital Exchange Ecosystem, SECDEX - Seychelles FSA Gives Approval For A Unique Regulated Market Infrastructure Ecosystem For Digital And Traditional Assets With Licenses For Exchange, CCP Clearing House And Central Securities Depository

Date 05/02/2020

Comments By Monetary Authority Of Singapore On The Monetary Policy Stance

Date 05/02/2020

In response to media queries, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that its monetary policy stance remains unchanged. However, there is sufficient room within the policy band to accommodate an easing of the Singapore Dollar Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (S$NEER) in line with the weakening of economic conditions as a result of the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China and other countries, including Singapore.

SGX’s Asian FX Futures Volume Rises As Global Participants Prepare For Regulatory Changes

Date 05/02/2020

• Strong growth in trading volumes in US and European trading hours
• Provides OTC clients with centralised clearing via its FlexC FX futures as well as an enhanced BidFX OTC platform

Japan Financial Services Agency: Game Companies Are Required To Notify The Japanese Authority (Local Finance Bureau) In Accordance With The Payment Services Act.(Available In Japanese, English And Chinese)

Date 05/02/2020

When delivering a game that will be billed in Japan, game companies are required to notify the Japanese authority (Local Finance Bureau) in accordance with the Payment Services Act.

Arrangements Relating To Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission’s Public Services

Date 05/02/2020

The SFC has reconfigured its staffing arrangements to limit coronavirus infection risks, as have many other organisations.  These arrangements will, for the time being, involve some staff working from home or remotely. 

Securities Commission Malaysia Releases AGM CG Checklist To Enhance Shareholder Activism

Date 05/02/2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today released the Annual General Meeting Corporate Governance Checklist for Shareholders (AGM CG Checklist) to promote meaningful dialogue between shareholders and board of directors at annual general meetings (AGM). The AGM CG Checklist was developed in collaboration with the Institutional Investors Council Malaysia and the Minority Shareholders Watch Group.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Notice On Supporting Listed Companies And Other Market Entities To Combat Novel Coronavirus-Caused Pneumonia

Date 05/02/2020

At present, the prevention and control of novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia (NCCP) is in a crucial stage and weighs heavily on the heart of everyone in China. Since its outbreak, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has resolutely implemented the guiding principles of important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping, decisions and plans made by the Central Committee of CPC and State Council, as well as work arrangements made by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), enhanced the overall situation awareness and given top priority to the prevention and control of NCCP. Meanwhile, SZSE has quickly taken actions together with other parties, brought its role into full play as a market organizer, regulator and service provider, gained deep understanding of and taken various measures to solve difficulties in market entities affected by the epidemic, with a view to bolstering the prevention and control of NCCP through concrete action.