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UnionBank, PH Central Bank Governor And Monetary Authority Of Singapore FinTech Chief Talk Transformative Regulation In Fireside Chat

Date 06/07/2020

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) recently hosted a digital fireside chat on "Transformational Regulatory Change to Accelerate Innovation" with the Philippine Central Bank Governor Dr. Benjamin Diokno and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Chief FinTech Officer Sopnendu Mohanty, moderated by UnionBank Vice-Chairman Dr. Justo A. Ortiz.

Shanghai Stock Exchange To Introduce Business Rules For Targeted Convertible Bonds

Date 06/07/2020

In order to implement the requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for the pilot program of reform in targeted convertible bonds, give full play to the positive role of the targeted convertible bonds in mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations and refinancing, and effectively serve the market participants of targeted convertible bonds, since 2019, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has conducted extensive research on the issuance, transfer, conversion to shares and other businesses of targeted convertible bonds, formulated the business plan and launched the IT development for the targeted convertible bonds. On December 24, 2019, Suzhou Secote Precision Electronic Co., Ltd. (603283), a company listed on the SSE main board, completed the first registration for targeted convertible bond issuance on the SSE, and used the targeted convertible bond to pay RMB126 million for the restructuring consideration. Up to now, the SSE has accomplished the registration of targeted convertible bond issuance for 6 listed companies. Nearly RMB2 billion in total was paid with the targeted convertible bonds for restructuringconsideration, and the auxiliary fundraising exceeded RMB5 billion, which has strongly supported the M&A and reorganization and refinancing of the listed companies.

Dubai Financial Market Announces The Results Of The Semiannual Review Of The General Index Sample

Date 06/07/2020

Click here to download details of the semiannual review of the General Index sample.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 27June 2020 To 1 July 2020

Date 05/07/2020

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

Strict Precautionary Measures For The Safety Of Clients And Employees: Dubai Financial Market Reopens Its Trading Floor For Investors As Of Tuesday 7th July 2020

Date 05/07/2020

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it is reopening its Trading Floor and Customer Affairs counters for investors as of Tuesday 7th July 2020, with the strict implementation of precautionary measures for the safety of clients and employees.

Cyprus Securities And Exchange Commission Fines Commerzbank AG

Date 03/07/2020

The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) wishes to inform the public that it has completed its investigation regarding the compliance of the Cyprus Popular Bank (“CPB”) and Commerzbank AG with section 19 of the Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation (Market Abuse) Law of 2005 in relation to structured bonds ISIN XS0345364227 and XS0345364656 for the period between 1 January 2008 – 15 March 2013.

Exchange Council Welcomes EEX’s Entry Into The Japanese Power Market

Date 03/07/2020

On Wednesday 24th June 2020, the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) held its first meeting of 2020, chaired by Dr Michael Redanz, Managing Director of EWE Trading GmbH. In the course of the meeting, the Exchange Council discussed a number of topics including the recent introduction of EEX Japan Power Futures, the necessary measures to maintain all operations and secure market continuity in times of crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic, and the nomination of a Data Protection Officer.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update - June 2020

Date 03/07/2020

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update.

Athens Stock Exchange: Main Market Stock Liquidity Class Assessment Results, Effective As Of, July 06, 2020

Date 03/07/2020

Athens Stock Exchange announces the Main Market stock liquidity class assessment results, effective as of July 06, 2020 (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3).

EEX Group Monthly Report - Freight Achieves Another Milestone With New Monthly Record

Date 03/07/2020

Key achievements in June

Power

• On the Power Spot segment, the Intraday markets continued their growth trend and increased by 15% year-on-year to 9.1 TWh. A volume of 874 GWh has been traded in the new Nordic intraday and day-ahead markets (covering Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway) which are now available alongside the EPEX SPOT continental and UK products.
• The European Power Derivatives Markets increased by 46% year-on-year, driven by double-digit growth in the German (+57%), French (+55%) and Spanish (+59%) Power Futures and triple-digit growth in Hungarian Power Futures (+120%). Belonging to the smaller yet emerging Power Derivatives markets, the Dutch Power Futures achieved a new monthly record in June at 5.5 TWh (previous record: 4.1 TWh in March 2020).
• The recently launched Japanese Power Derivatives products recorded a total volume of 104,520 MWh in its first full month of trading and in doing so, has exceeded the volume achieved on the domestic power futures exchange in Japan. Since launching on 18th May 2020, the number of market participants, both domestically in Japan and internationally, has increased steadily resulting in healthy trading activity throughout the month.