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Japan Exchange Group And ADB Agree Collaboration - For Promotion Of Sustainable Finance etc. In The Asia-Pacific Region.

Date 03/05/2023

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other in areas such as the promotion of sustainable finance and digital technology in financial services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Spectrum Markets Welcomes UniCredit Bank AG As Newest Member With Listing Of Securitised Derivatives

Date 03/05/2023

• UniCredit Bank AG offering will comprise a mix of short and longer-term instruments
• The bank plans to list several thousand instruments on the venue, based on client demand, starting with constant leverage warrants and covered warrants first available from May 2023

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 47.7%, Of Which 36.7% For Institutional Investors

Date 03/05/2023

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in April 2023 was JD12.8 million, representing 11.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD18.6 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in April 2023 showed  a negative value of JD5.8 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD8.9 million during the same month of 2022. 

BDSwiss Announces Addition Of Hassan Ibrahim As New MENA Head Of Business Development

Date 03/05/2023

The quickly expanding, global online trading firm BDSwiss is pleased to announce the appointment of Hassan Ibrahim as the brokerages new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Head of Business Development. With over a decade's worth of finance industry experience, Hassan will play a key role in expanding BDSwiss' operations in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Bursa Malaysia Announces RM56.2 Million Profit After Tax And Zakat For The First Quarter Of 2023

Date 03/05/2023

Key Financial & Market Highlights (1Q2023 versus 1Q2022)

• Profit After Tax and Zakat at RM56.2 million, decreased by 17.4%
• Operating revenue at RM150.7 million, decreased by 6.4%
• Operating expenses at RM80.2 million, increased by 10.6%
• Cost-to-income ratio at 51%, increased by 7 percentage points
• Average daily trading value for Securities Market’s on-market trades at RM2.1 billion,
• Securities Market velocity at 31%, decreased by 5 percentage points
• Average daily contracts traded for Derivatives Market at 71,366 contracts, decreased by 7.9%
• Average daily trading value for BSAS at RM52.1 billion, increased by 24.4%

SEC Alleges Son And Father-In-Law Touted Faith To Target Church Members In $20 Million Offering Fraud

Date 02/05/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Brett M. Bartlett, his father-in-law Scott A. Miller, and their companies for fraudulent securities offerings that raised at least $20.5 million, some of which Bartlett and Miller misused for personal expenses.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Financial Watchdog To Simplify Rules To Help Encourage Companies To List In The UK

Date 02/05/2023

The Financial Conduct Authority proposes to reform and streamline the listing rules in the UK to help attract a wider range of companies, encourage competition and improve choice for investors. 

NZX Shareholder Metrics - April 2023

Date 02/05/2023

Please see attached NZX Limited shareholder metrics for April 2023.

“The ‘90s: Rom-Coms, The Spice Girls, & MFA:” Remarks Before The Managed Funds Association, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., May 2, 2023

Date 02/05/2023

Thank you Bryan. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as SEC Chair, and I’m not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the SEC staff.

TUSD Depegs Amidst Heavy Borrowing - Kaiko Research: Data Debrief

Date 02/05/2023

Welcome to the Data Debrief! This week saw continued banking and regulatory fallout as JPMorgan Chase acquired First Republic, Binance.US withdrew from the Voyager deal citing regulatory uncertainty, and Coinbase sued the SEC demanding clear rules for crypto. In todays Debrief we explore: