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Energy Solar Tech To Start Trading In BME Growth On 12 December

Date 01/12/2022

The Board of Directors of the Market has approved the listing of ENERGY SOLAR TECH on 12 December following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by the Coordination and Admission Committee.    

UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Plans To Improve Engagement With Pensions

Date 01/12/2022

The FCA has published a consultation on standards for operators of pension dashboards, and set out requirements for providers of non-workplace pensions.

ACER Launches An Open Call For Members For A New Expert Group On LNG Price Assessment/Benchmarks

Date 01/12/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will establish an Expert Group on liquefied natural gas (LNG) Price Assessment/Benchmarks.

MUFG Bank Signs Up To CLSNet

Date 01/12/2022

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces that MUFG Bank is the first Japanese bank to commit to using CLSNet, CLS’s bilateral payment netting calculation service for over 120 currencies. MUFG Bank will join the expanding CLSNet community of global and regional banks, which includes eight of the top ten global banks.

TradFi Offers Safety From Crypto Winter – Research From Acuiti And Eurex

Date 01/12/2022

Market turmoil caused by the crypto winter is strengthening the case for many institutional investors to use traditional regulated exchanges as their first route into digital assets.

Carbonfuture And Swiss Re Sign Multi-Year Offtake Agreement To Support High Quality Standards In The Biochar Carbon Removal Market

Date 01/12/2022

The signing of a multi-year purchase agreement between Carbonfuture and Swiss Re exemplifies how buyers can support carbon removal solutions that guarantee high quality standards. The renewed partnership between one of the world's leading reinsurers and MRV platform and carbon removal credit marketplace Carbonfuture shows that managing risks in the carbon removal market is a priority for market participants. Strong demand signals for high quality solutions as the one offered by Carbonfuture will help ensure the integrity of the carbon removal industry as it grows as well as ultimately accelerate mainstream adoption of carbon removal towards reaching net zero.

ESG Book Launches Global Ranking Of The Top 100 ESG Companies

Date 01/12/2022

• ESG Book's new online ranking identifies the 100 leading corporate performers worldwide on environmental, social, and governance issues.
• Public corporations with a market value above $10 billion are ranked on their ESG Score, with each firm's climate performance also profiled in the ranking.
• Dutch semiconductor firm ASML tops the leaderboard, followed by cyber security specialist Check Point Software Technologies, and luxury goods company Hermès.
• ESG Book's data-driven platform provides access to almost 100,000 corporate sustainability disclosures, making ESG information freely available, comparable, and transparent.

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI December 2022 Semi-Annual Review

Date 01/12/2022

• Two constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI 
• Eleven constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index 
• Three constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index 

Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Signs A “Memorandum Of Understanding” With Saudi Organization For Chartered And Professional Accountants To Cooperate In Regulating Field Quality Control Of Professional Performance Of Auditors Of The Entities, Subject To The Authorities Supervisions

Date 01/12/2022

The Capital Market Authority signed, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, a “Memorandum of Understanding" (“MOU") with the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (“SOCPA") with the aim of laying down a mechanism of cooperation, between the two bodies, in relation to regulating the field quality control of the professional performance and execution of auditors of the entities, subject to the Authority's supervisions.

Vienna Stock Exchange Stock Market Taboo Word: "Excess Profits Tax" Moved Austrian Capital Market In 2022

Date 01/12/2022

The representatives of the Austrian financial sector have voted: "excess profits tax" (German: "Übergewinnsteuer") is the stock market taboo word of the year 2022. The term "excess profit" is used ambivalently: In accounting, it stands for exceeding the cost of capital; in the current media debate, there is often negative connotation of profit allegedly exceeding the norm. It is clear to the industry that a "standard profit" does not exist and that the discussion – up to and including state "profit skimming" – ultimately harms Austria as a business location. Related terms such as "windfall profits", "inflation" or "interest rate hike" were also nominated and thematically reflect the geopolitical changes and the resulting energy crisis.