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HKEX To Introduce New Market Data Subscription Options And Reduce Mobile Market Data Service Fee

Date 22/11/2023

• HKEX to introduce Enterprise Data Package, offering market participants greater flexibility to meet their business needs in December
• From December, monthly mobile market data service fee will be reduced to $10 per user from $38
• HKEX to explore further enhancements to its market data offering, with a view to providing greater flexibility and customisation

SEB Implements Blacksmith’s KYC Platform For Automation Of Its Financial Institutions KYC Process

Date 22/11/2023

Blacksmith KYC and the leading Nordic corporate bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) are pleased to announce that SEB is implementing Blacksmith’s KYC platform to automate and improve its data collection for financial institutions KYC. SEB and Blacksmith KYC embarked on a KYC improvement journey together one year ago. Following the successful execution of an initial KYC pilot project, the platform has now been implemented to digitalise the financial institutions KYC process at SEB.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Welcomes The Listing Of The First Ever Dirham Dominated Green Sukuk Issued By First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Date 22/11/2023

• The AED 1.3 billion issuance, is the first ever Green issuance in dirham and the largest ever dirham sukuk
• The listing marks the fifth green debt instrument on ADX

Don't Throw The DICE Out With The Consultants' Advice: EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Date 22/11/2023

EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute newly released research confirms the misleading nature of climate-risk advice given to pension funds; points to flawed use of models and a failure to communicate uncertainty; warns that both markets and investors are underestimating potential climate damages.

Saudi Exchange Participates In Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Annual Conference And Awards

Date 22/11/2023

The Saudi Exchange recently participated in the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Annual Conference and Awards – MEIRA 2023: From ESG to Sustainable Capital Markets. Held on 13th November in Manama, the conference was this year hosted by Bahrain Bourse and in partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain.

HPS Tops The Leaderboard For Product Features In Latest Global Payments Vendor Guide

Date 22/11/2023

HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions and services, today announces it has been awarded a top three placement in the latest global vendor guide by Datos Insights.

DORA Set To Drive Significant Change In Sell-Side Third Party Risk Management: Acuiti Study

Date 22/11/2023

Firms across the sell-side are making significant changes to how they approach third-party risk management to meet the requirements of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), a new study from Acuiti has found. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange Extends Last Trading Day For Options Contracts

Date 22/11/2023

In an effort to further enhance the functionality of the options market and better meet the market’s demand for using options tools in risk management, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced on November 17th to extend the last trading day of 13 listed options products. According to the announcement, the last trading day of 13 listed options products, including soybean meal, corn, iron ore, will be extended from “the 5th trading day of the month before the delivery month of the underlying futures contract (the month before the delivery month)” to “the 12th trading day of the month before the delivery month of the underlying futures contract.” This revised rule will come into effect for the options contracts corresponding to futures contracts M2501, C2501, I2501, PG2501, L2501, V2501, PP2501, P2501, A2501, B2501, Y2501, EG2501, and EB2501.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Commences Legal Proceedings Against First Credit Finance Group Limited, Its Former Directors And De Facto Director

Date 22/11/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced legal proceedings under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in the Court of First Instance to seek disqualification orders against five former directors and a former de facto director of First Credit Finance Group Limited (First Credit) for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duties.

INE Has Released Its Announcement On The Release Of The Revised Information Management Rules Of The Shanghai International Energy Exchange

Date 22/11/2023

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on the Revised Information Management Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, as shown below: