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In Line With The Dubai Higher Committee For Future Technology And Digital Economy's Goals, DIFC Announces “DIFC Metaverse Platform”

Date 30/01/2023

• Initiative aimed at reinforcing Dubai’s reputation as a global metaverse leader
• DIFC Metaverse Platform is aligned with the Dubai Metaverse Strategy which aims to add $4 billion to Dubai's GDP
• First initiative of the platform is a six-month accelerator programme that seeks to generate 500 applications from global metaverse innovators and stimulate investment opportunities

Quoted Companies Alliance: It’s Time To Close The Book On Annual Reports’ Never-Ending Story

Date 30/01/2023

• Quoted Companies Alliance Urges Overhaul as Average Length of Annual Report and Accounts Grows by 46% in Five Years
• Average report is now 95,000 words - longer than George Orwell’s 1984 or Jane Austen’s Persuasion – and 173 pages
• Some 5,800 words and nearly eight pages added every year because of new reporting requirements – with more to come
• Unwanted growth symbolises excessive complexity weighing down the UK’s shrinking community of publicly-quoted companies

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Appeals Tribunal Affirms Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Decision To Fine Cardinalasia Consulting Limited $1.5 Million And Imposes A Heavier Suspension On Its Responsible Officer For Failures In Managing Private Funds

Date 30/01/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Cardinalasia Consulting Limited (CCL) $1.5 million over its failures in acting as a principal investment adviser to five private funds between August 2014 and October 2017 after the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) upheld the SFC’s disciplinary action against it.

Semi-Annual Review For EGX Indices

Date 30/01/2023

The following are changes in constituents for the EGX Indices, which will take place as of the close of January 31, 2023.

"Kyodai-Kawakita/JPX Japan Index" Launches

Date 30/01/2023

Kyoto University and JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) today announce the launch of " Kyodai-Kawakita/JPX Japan Index".
For details, please refer to the following URL.

London Calling As Hack-a-TONx Global Hackathon Stages Two-Day Workshop

Date 30/01/2023

The TON Foundation, a non-profit association of developers and enthusiasts that exists to advance The Open Network (TON), will stage a workshop in London, providing developer talent in the capital with an opportunity to build projects that could have a shot of winning a total prize pool of $250,000. 

Worldline Signs A Multi-Year Deal With ING - Worldline Will Support ING On Handling Their Issuing Processing In The Netherlands, Belgium And Germany

Date 30/01/2023

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, announces the extension of a partnership with ING Bank N.V., the Dutch international bank. Worldline will handle debit and credit card issuing and processing for ING across multiple countries, based on the signed agreement for multi-year period.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 30/01/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s Blockchain Technology Utilization - Implement For Rubber Futures Settlement By Delivery As A First Shot

Date 30/01/2023

This is to announce that, with cooperations of the stakeholders, starting from January 2023, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, CCP under Japan Exchange Group, Inc., implements a blockchain technology in the settlement by delivery of rubber futures as detailed below, as a first shot of its utilization of a blockchain technology.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Federal Territory Day And Thaipusam

Date 30/01/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries will be closed on these dates in conjunction with the following public holidays:

• Federal Territory Day: Wednesday, 1 February 2023