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SET Appoints Jittiya Thammasorn As New EVP

Date 07/03/2023

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Jittiya Thammasorn as Executive Vice President (EVP) - Human Resources and Corporate Development Division.

SMBC Nikko Securities Selects smartTrade To Enhance Regional Trading Capabilities

Date 07/03/2023

smartTrade Technologies announced today that securities firm SMBC Nikko Securities has adopted LiquidityFX, smartTrade’s fully-hosted and managed FX platform, to enhance its FX trading activities in Japan.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, March 03, 2023, Issue 4

Date 07/03/2023

Click here to  download Shenzhen Stock Exchange's market bulletin, issue 4.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Issues Quarterly Report

Date 07/03/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its latest Quarterly Report which summarises key developments from October to December 2022 amidst increasing business activity.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issues The Guidelines On ABS Business For Insurance Asset Management Companies, Injecting New Momentum Into The High-Quality Development Of Bond Market

Date 07/03/2023

On March 3, under the guidance of the CSRC, SZSE issued the No. 4 Guidelines of Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Confirming the Listing Conditions of Asset-backed Securities - Requirements Related to the Asset-backed Securitization by Insurance Asset Management Companies (Provisional) (hereinafter referred to as the “Business Guidelines”). The Business Guidelines expands the scope of business entities of asset-backed securitization (ABS) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) by including insurance asset management companies that feature sound corporate governance, standardized internal control and management, and outstanding capital management capabilities. This is conducive to fully leveraging the rich investment, management and operation experience of insurance asset management companies to boost the stable and healthy development of ABS and REITs businesses and further promote the development of a multi-tiered bond market. This is another important initiative taken by SZSE to thoroughly study and practice the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Central Economic Working Conference, and earnestly implement the Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Revitalizing the Existing Assets and Expanding Effective Investment.

Japan Financial Services Agency: International Conference on Sustainability Disclosure

Date 07/03/2023

https://biz.knt.co.jp/tour/2023/3/fsa/program_en.html

Shenzhen Stock Exchange's Answers To Reporters' Questions About The Revision Of The Implementation Measures Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange For The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 07/03/2023

On 3 March 2023, SZSE released the Implementation Measures of Shenzhen Stock Exchange for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Revised in 2023) (hereinafter referred to as the “Implementation Measures”). The Press Secretary of SZSE answered reporters’ questions about relevant information.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Announcements Pertaining To Global Money Week 2023

Date 07/03/2023

Global Money Week or “GMW” is an international awareness campaign which originally started in 2012 to promote financial education and financial inclusion for children and young people by an NPO named Children And Youth Finance International. In 2020, the OECD International Network on Financial Education (hereinafter referred to as the OECD/INFE) took over the role of the GMW secretariat and, as for “Global Money Week 2023” which will take place from March 20 through 26, the OECD/INFE and participating regulators/policy makers of OECD/INFE member countries will take leading roles in hosting events for the promotion of the financial education of children and youth around the world by calling for support from relevant organizations in each country and region to participate in financial education activities.

The Bond Market-Making Business Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange Runs Stably And Orderly In The First Month

Date 07/03/2023

On 6 February 2023, SZSE officially launched the bond market-making business. Since the first month of the launch, the SZSE bond market has been running stably, and the quote activity has increased significantly. The first batch of 12 bond market makers actively provided continuous market-making and quote services in an orderly manner and offered rational price guidance to the market, initially achieving the positive effect of improving pricing efficiency, enhancing market liquidity and strengthening market stability, and steadily advancing the development of the secondary bond market.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - March 2023

Date 07/03/2023

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is set to apply the Dynamic Price Banding Mechanism (DPBM) to Gold Options (TGO) and Single Stock Options (STO) in the first and second half of 2023, respectively. Up to then, DPBM will be applicable to all products. Additionally, TAIFEX plans to expand the Kill Switch mechanism to client transactions, and implement the Cancel on Disconnect for proprietary traders. These measures aim to further enhance market efficiency and stability. Along with the development of digitalization as well as to keep account opening procedure safe and easy, TAIFEX has allowed FCMs to use Mobile Identification (Mobile ID) verification in the account opening process by amending related rules, effective from Feb 18, 2023.