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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Publishes Code Of Conduct For Providers Of Environmental, Social, And Governance (“ESG”) Rating And Data Products

Date 06/12/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published its finalised Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers (“CoC”) and an accompanying Checklist for providers to self-attest their compliance to the CoC (“Checklist”), following a public consultation conducted from June to August 2023.

Shanghai-Singapore ETF Connectivity Officially Launches - First Pair Of Shanghai Stock Exchange-SGX ETFs Simultaneously Listed In Shanghai and Singapore

Date 06/12/2023

Recently, the Huatai-PineBridge CSOP iEdge Southeast Asia+ TECH Index ETF and the CSOP Huatai-PineBridge SSE Dividend Index ETF were listed simultaneously on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX Group). At the listing ceremony held by the SSE, Cai Jianchun, President of SSE, and Loh Boon Chye, CEO of SGX Group, sent congratulatory messages via video link. Wang Bo, Executive Vice President of SSE, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.

Keynote Speech By Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia, MVCA Malaysia Venture Forum 2023, 6 December 2023

Date 06/12/2023

In his Keynote Speech, SC Chairman, Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, encouraged the industry to support the growth of the domestic venture capital (VC) ecosystem. In line with this commitment, the SC is actively working on initiatives to enhance the regulatory framework and facilitate greater collaboration with MVCA and other relevant stakeholders to develop Malaysia’s private markets.

ASIC: Instinet Pays $670,500 Penalty Over ‘Set And Forget’ Compliance Culture

Date 06/12/2023

Instinet Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 131 253 686) (Instinet) has paid a penalty of $670,500 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP).

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - November 2023

Date 06/12/2023

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In November 2023, the average daily number of trades was down 4% on the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $4.953 billion was down 18% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.5% in November, down from 0.6% in the pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in November was an average of 11.6, down 21% on pcp

ASIC Intervenes To Protect Retail Investors From High-Risk Offers And Business Practices

Date 06/12/2023

ASIC has intervened to improve outcomes for a new wave of retail investors, disrupting potentially harmful offers of financial products and services by online trading providers.

CBOE Global Markets Reports Trading Volume For November 2023

Date 05/12/2023

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today reported November monthly trading volume statistics across its global business lines.

London Stock Exchange – 05 December 2023 - Technical Incident Update

Date 05/12/2023

The London Stock Exchange experienced two halts to trading impacting securities that trade on matching engine Partition 3 on Tuesday 5 December. All constituents of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices and International Order Book securities continued to trade as normal throughout. Please find following a Service Announcement Notice that has just been published on the London Stock Exchange website with further information on the cause of the halts: live_-_001_-_05122023_-_london_stock_exchange_-_05_december_2023_-_technical_incident_update.pdf (londonstockexchange.com)

Deutsche Börse: Three Additions To The MDAX

Date 05/12/2023

• No adjustments in DAX and TecDAX
• New index composition will become effective on 18 December

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 05/12/2023

The latest reports for October 2023 are now available.