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ESMA Publishes Latest Edition Of Its Newsletter

Date 14/10/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.

ELITE, The Euronext Network Dedicated To Fast-Growing Private Companies, Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary

Date 14/10/2022

• Over 2,000 companies and 200 partners admitted to the ELITE network since its launch in 2012

BaFin Innovation Hub - Improved Information And Communication Pathways For Start-Ups And FinTech Companies

Date 14/10/2022

BaFin’s new landing page for start-ups and fintech companies is now also available in English at http://www.bafin.de/EN/fintech.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Gatehouse Bank £1.5m For Poor Anti-Money Laundering Checks

Date 14/10/2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Gatehouse Bank Plc £1,584,100 for significant weakness in its financial crime systems and controls.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Revises Guidelines For Share Repurchase And Share Change Management And Solicits Opinions From The Public

Date 14/10/2022

Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has revised the Rules for Share Repurchase of Listed Companies (hereinafter referred to as the "Repurchase Rules") and the Rules for Management on Shares Held by Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management of Listed Companies and Their Changes (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules for Share Change Management"). In order to make coordination, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has revised the Guidelines No.7 for Self-Regulatory Supervision on Listed Companies of the SSE — Share Repurchase (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines for Share Repurchase") and the Guidelines No. 8 for Self-Regulatory Supervision on Listed Companies of the SSE — Management on Share Changes (hereinafter referred to as the "Guidelines for Management on Share Changes"), and solicits opinions from the public.

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Former Account Executive Of Fulbright Securities Limited Convicted Of Securities Fraud

Date 14/10/2022

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court has convicted Mr Danny Fung Kwong Shing, a former account executive of Fulbright Securities Limited, of the offences of engaging in fraud or deception in transactions involving securities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in a criminal prosecution brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In September 2022

Date 14/10/2022

To prevent market risks, maintain the orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in September 2022.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Published The Implementation Rules For Share Reduction By Shareholders Of Listed Companies On The STAR Market Of The Shanghai Stock Exchange By Inquiry Transfer And Placement To Specific Institutional Investors (Revised In October 2022)

Date 14/10/2022

In order to guide shareholders of STAR Market companies to transfer in an orderly manner in compliance with laws and regulations, introduce institutional investors to undertake investment, and better maintain market order and protect investors' interests, under the overall guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has revised and improved the Implementation Rules for Share Reduction by Shareholders of Listed Companies on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange by Inquiry Transfer and Placement to Specific Institutional Investors (hereinafter referred to as the Implementation Rules) to optimize the relevant operating procedures and information disclosure requirements for price-inquiry transfers on the STAR Market, and coordinated matters including the window period regulations and the application of depository receipt rules.

CFFEX: Notice On Issues Related To The Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 14/10/2022

Pursuant to the Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange and relevant detailed implementation rules, the last trading day of a CSI 300 Index futures, SSE 50 Index futures, CSI 500 Index futures, CSI 300 Index options, CSI 1000 Index futures, and CSI 1000 Index options contract is the third Friday of the expiry month. Where the last trading day is a public holiday or trading of that contract is suspended on that day for extraordinary situations or other reasons, the last trading day shall be postponed to the following trading day. Accordingly, the last trading day of IF2210, IH2210, IC2210, IO2210(CSI 300 Index options contracts expiring in October 2022), IM2210, and MO2210(CSI 1000 Index options contracts expiring in October 2022) is October 21, 2022.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Release Of “Pilot Scenario Analysis Exercise On Climate-Related Risks Based On Common Scenarios”

Date 14/10/2022

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ), in cooperation with three major banks and three major non-life insurance groups, conducted a pilot scenario analysis using scenarios published by the Network for Greening the Financial System as common scenarios.