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HKEX: Exchange Publishes Consultation Paper On Proposed Amendments To Listing Rules Relating To Treasury Shares And Guidance Letter On Issuers' Automatic Share Buy-Back Programs

Date 27/10/2023

• Exchange seeks market feedback on proposals to introduce a new treasury share regime and welcomes responses by 27 December 2023
• Exchange also issues guidance on issuers' automatic share buy-back programs

IOSCO: Monitoring Group Appoints Board Members to the Public Interest Oversight Board

Date 27/10/2023

The Monitoring Group (MG) is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit, assurance, ethics, and independence standard-setting system, including periodic effectiveness reviews and appointment of board members to the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB).

Fidelity Expands Fixed Income Range With Two New PAB ETFs Tracking Solactive Indices

Date 27/10/2023

Fidelity announces the addition of two Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) ETFs to its active multi-factor fixed income portfolio, tracking Solactive indices. The newly launched Fidelity Sustainable EUR Corporate Bond Paris Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF (FUIG) and the Fidelity Sustainable USD Corporate Bond Paris Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF (FEIS) are designed to be benchmarked against the Solactive Euro Corporate IG PAB Index and the Solactive USD Corporate IG PAB Index.

Wilshire Indexes & Hang Seng Indexes Company Collaborate To Provide Comprehensive Offerings For Greater China-Based Institutional Investors - Collaboration Aims To Formulate Enriched Index Suite To Better Serve Greater-China Investment Community

Date 27/10/2023

Wilshire Indexes, a leading global benchmark platform, and Hang Seng Indexes Company (‘HSIL’), today announced that they will collaborate to provide Greater China-based investment community with enriched product offerings to capture emerging opportunities across global markets.

Gillmore Centre For Financial Technology Launches Crypto Dashboard To Revolutionise Monitoring Capabilities For Crypto Assets

Date 27/10/2023

The Crypto Dashboard, created by the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology at Warwick Business School, has been launched today to revolutionise monitoring capabilities for various cryptocurrency assets, providing users with enhanced real-time insights and advanced analytics.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement Regarding NatWest Group

Date 27/10/2023

As previously set out, we have been intensifying supervisory work in relation to NatWest Group and Coutts since the widely reported events earlier this year.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases Guidelines For Interim Report On Infrastructure REITs To Improve The Information Disclosure System In Line With REITs Product Characteristics

Date 27/10/2023

On October 27, 2023, under the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) released the Guidelines No. 5 for the Application of Rules on Publicly Offered Infrastructure Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - Interim Report (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines for Interim Report). As a specific measure implemented by the SSE to comply with the CSRC's Notice on Further Promoting the Normalized Issuance of Infrastructure Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Funds, this release aims to further enhance the existing rule system for REITs with a focus on regulating assets. By improving the timeliness, effectiveness, and standardization of information disclosure, the guidelines effectively urge market participants of infrastructure REITs to fulfill their responsibilities.

Shanghai Gold Exchange Yu Wenjian Participates In The London Bullion Market Association Global Precious Metals Conference And Delivers A Speech

Date 27/10/2023

Recently, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Global Precious Metals Conference was held in Barcelona, Spain. Over 850 representatives from central banks, major global commodity exchanges, financial institutions, and gold production and consumption enterprises attended the conference. They conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as the development trends of the global precious metals market, product innovation, risk management, and the construction of responsible systems.

SGX Securities Welcomes Niks Professional Ltd To Catalist

Date 27/10/2023

SGX Securities is pleased to welcome Niks Professional Ltd to Catalist under the stock code “NPL”.

Marubeni Power Retail Corporation And JPX Market Innovation & Research Sign Virtual Power Purchase Agreement - The First Third-Party Ownership-Model VPPA In Japan To Use Used Solar Panels

Date 27/10/2023

Marubeni Power Retail Corporation (MPR) (President & CEO: Suda Akira; Head Office; Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a consolidated subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, and JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) (President & CEO: Miyahara Koichiro; Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a consolidated subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), have signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) to trade Non-FiT Non-Fossil Certificates derived from solar power generation. Some of the solar panels are supplied by Rexia Corporation (President: Wakayama Minako; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), an affiliate of Marubeni Corporation. This will be the first third-party ownership-model VPPA in Japan that utilizes used solar panels (according to Rexia).