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Bank Of England: Asset Purchase Facility: Corporate Bond Sales Programme – Market Notice 6 April 2023

Date 06/04/2023

This supplementary Market Notice describes the Bank of England’s updated operational approach for the programme of sales of corporate bonds held in the Asset Purchase Facility. The changes to auction structure will take effect in the week beginning 24 April 2023.

Athens Stock Exchange: Main Market Stock Liquidity Class Assessment Results, Effective As Of April 11, 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Al Ansari Financial Services Debuts Listing And Trading Of Its Shares On The Dubai Financial Market

Date 06/04/2023

IPO Saw Strong Investor Demand With The Offering 22 Times Oversubscribed¹, Demonstrating The Attractiveness Of The Group’s Offering.

• The listing marks DFM’s first public offering of 2023, following five IPOs from leading government-related and private companies in 2022.
• This IPO attracted a high demand from both qualified institutional investors and UAE retail investors with total gross demand surpassing  AED 12.7 billion.
• 750 million shares were sold  and final share price is set at AED1.03, implying market capitalization of AED7.7 billion at listing.
• The UAE Retail Offer was 44 times oversubscribed even after increasing the number of shares on offer in this tranche to 7.5% of the Offering

SIX Exchange Regulation: Publication Of The Disclosure Office’s 2022 Annual Report

Date 06/04/2023

The Disclosure Office’s 2022 Annual Report is now available to the public at ser-ag.com, and can be accessed directly via the link below.

UK Financial Conduct Authority And ASA Team Up With Sharon Gaffka To Warn Fin-Fluencers Of Risks Of Promoting Illegal ‘Get Rich Quick’ Schemes

Date 06/04/2023

The FCA and ASA have teamed up with Sharon Gaffka to help educate fin-fluencers about the risks involved in promoting financial products.   

SGX-ST Listings Disciplinary Committee Reprimands Former CEO Of Magnus Energy Group Ltd, Luke Ho Khee Yong, And Former Directors Kushairi Bin Zaidel, John Ong Chin Chuan, Ong Sing Huat And Seet Chor Hoon

Date 06/04/2023

The SGX-ST Listings Disciplinary Committee (“LDC”) reprimands the following persons associated with Magnus Energy Group Ltd (the “Company”):

ASIC: Binance Australia Derivatives – AFS Licence Cancelled

Date 06/04/2023

ASIC has today cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by Oztures Trading Pty Ltd trading as Binance Australia Derivatives (Binance). The licence cancellation was effected today in response to a request to cancel received from Binance yesterday.

BNP Paribas Extends Partnership With Worldline To Reduce SEPA Direct Debit Fraud

Date 06/04/2023

BNP Paribas Cash Management has selected Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payments services, to reduce fraud in SEPA Direct Debit transactions. BNP Paribas has implemented Worldline’s solution, that combines the electronic signature of SEPA mandates with Open Banking-based account validation, in Germany, Italy and France, with additional countries to follow in a few months.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Orders Wealthtek Limited Liability Partnership To Cease Operations As High Court Appoints Interim Managers And Arrest Made

Date 06/04/2023

The FCA has taken urgent steps with the High Court to successfully appoint Interim Managers (the High Court appointed Shane Crooks, Mark Shaw and Emma Sayers of BDO LLP) to take control of WealthTek Limited Liability Partnership (WealthTek), which also has the trading names Vertem Asset Management and Malloch Melville.

Leveraging Comprehensive Service Advantages To Support High-Quality Development - Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Launches the Beijing Capital Market Service Week With Shanghai Stock Exchange. And BSE

Date 06/04/2023

An additional suspected core member of a large-scale and sophisticated syndicate suspected of operating “ramp-and-dump” market manipulation was charged today after six suspects had been charged earlier with various criminal offences .