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BME Facilitates More Than 2,500 Meetings This Year Between International Investors And Spanish Companies Throughout Europe

Date 28/12/2023

• BME has accompanied listed companies, especially small and medium-sized companies, at meetings in Madrid, Frankfurt, Paris and Geneva
• More than 675 national and international investors have approached Spanish companies thanks to these events

UK Financial Conduct Authority - Duty Calls: Future-Proofing Finance For Everyone

Date 28/12/2023

Now into the second year of its 3-year strategy, the FCA has outlined some key achievements and milestones from the last 12 months, including the game changing introduction of the Consumer Duty, which came into force on 31 July 2023.

Joaquín Sastre Ibáñez Joins Management Team Of Boerse Stuttgart Digital

Date 28/12/2023

Joaquín Sastre Ibáñez (32) will be joining the management team of Boerse Stuttgart Digital as Chief Revenue Officer as of 1 January 2024. In his role, Sastre Ibáñez is set to oversee the institutional business, strategic partnerships and sales activities of Boerse Stuttgart Digital, strengthening its position as a regulated and trusted infrastructure partner for financial institutions in Europe venturing into cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Boerse Stuttgart Digital bundles business solutions for brokerage, exchange, and custody and is part of Boerse Stuttgart Group, Europe’s sixth largest exchange group.

January 1, 2024, Is An Official Holiday For The Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 28/12/2023

In accordance with the circular issued by the Qatar Financial Markets Authority regarding official holidays, it has been decided that Monday, January 1, 2024, will be an official holiday at the Qatar Stock Exchange in the occasion of the end-of-year closure, work shall resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

The UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Supervised 45 New Listings Since 2021

Date 28/12/2023

Mohammad Ali Al-Sharafa, Chairman of the Securities and Commodities Authority, stated that the council oversaw 45 new listings in the UAE financial markets from 2021 to 2023, contributing over a trillion dirhams in market value. He highlighted that 35 companies were listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and 10 on the Dubai Financial Market, emphasizing the positive impact of recent initiatives, legislation, and recommendations on market confidence and transparency, leading to increased investment momentum and vitality in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai financial markets, which is the highest in years.

HFR: Emerging Markets Hedge Funds Surge As Inflation Falls

Date 28/12/2023

• HFRI EM Latin America, India lead EM gains;
• HFR Cryptocurrency Index also surges, up +49% for 2023

EGX Holiday On Monday 1st Of January 2024

Date 28/12/2023

It was decided that Monday 1st of January 2024 will be a holiday at EGX due to banks holiday.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Trends In High-Speed Trading

Date 28/12/2023

The Financial Instruments and Exchange Act was amended in May 2017 (enforced April 2018) to require financial instruments business operators who engage in high-speed trading to register.

2023: A Year Of Firsts For The Singapore Stock Market - By Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation

Date 28/12/2023

When I was asked to contribute a commentary to mark the year-end, it was suggested to me that the topic should perhaps be along the lines of “A year of wins for shareholders”. However, as I looked through my notes, speeches, the Regulator’s Columns and other content Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has published, it is clear to me that 2023 might be better described as a year of firsts.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Imposes Civil Penalty Of $3.9 Million On Credit Suisse AG For Misconduct By Its Relationship Managers

Date 28/12/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a civil penalty of $3.9 million on Credit Suisse AG (Credit Suisse), for its failure to prevent or detect misconduct by its relationship managers  (RMs) in the Singapore branch. The RMs had provided clients with inaccurate or incomplete post-trade disclosures, resulting in clients being charged spreads which were above bilaterally agreed rates for 39 over-the-counter (OTC) bond transactions.