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HKEX Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions (May 2025)

Date 30/05/2025

 This monthly report provides key statistics relating to the various stages in discharging our regulatory oversight duties during the reporting period. The information for the reporting period covers, among others, the number of applications processed and their current status, the number of comment letters and guidance issued to new/ potential new listing applicants and their advisers with the corresponding processing time, the number of rejection and return of listing applications, as well as the number of delisted and suspended companies.

Dubai Financial Market Regulated Short Sell – Weekly Summary - : 26th May 2025 To 30th May 2025

Date 30/05/2025

The following is the weekly trading summary for DFM Regulated Short Sell Transactions for the abovementioned period.

HKEX Outlines Preparation Work For Transition To USM

Date 30/05/2025

• USM requirements to apply to new issuers from early 2026; other prescribed securities to transition to USM in batches between 2026 and 2030 with transitional arrangements
• Exchange welcomes drafting comments on consequential changes to the Listing Rules by 30 June 2025
• USM implementation details and reference materials available on the HKEX website

Borsa Istanbul: Market Making Program Rule Changes In Derivatives Market

Date 30/05/2025

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ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In The ETFs Industry In Japan Reached A New Record Of US$614.26 Billion At The End Of April

Date 30/05/2025

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry in Japan reached a new record of US$614.26 billion at the end of April. During April the ETFs industry in Japan gathered net inflows of US$5.91 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$14.98 billion, according to ETFGI's April 2025 Japanese ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

LSEG Board Appointment - Dame Elizabeth Corley, CBE Joins The Board

Date 30/05/2025

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Dame Elizabeth Corley, CBE will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director in Q4 2025. She will also join the Risk and Nomination Committees.

ConFEAS 2025: FEAS 30th Anniversary Conference Took Place In Yerevan, Armenia

Date 30/05/2025

The 30th Anniversary Conference of the Federation of Euro-Asian Capital Markets (FEAS) took place from May 30–31, 2025, at the National Gallery of Armenia. The event was hosted by the Armenia Stock Exchange and Central Depository (AMX) and marked three decades of collaboration, development, and innovation in the capital markets community across the Euro-Asian region. ConFEAS2025 was supported by strategic partner Tabadul, golden sponsor Converse Bank, and sponsors Unibank, Meta-X, NABIX.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transactions In Own Securities

Date 30/05/2025

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 3 March 2025:

Shanghai Stock Exchange And China Securities Index Company To Further Improve Index System With Upcoming SSE 380 Upgrade And New SSE 580 Launch

Date 30/05/2025

To further enhance the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) index system and provide a more comprehensive view of the overall performance of small and mid-cap listed companies in the SSE market, the SSE and China Securities Index Company (CSI) announced upgraded methodology for SSE 380 Index on May 30, 2025 and the launch of the new SSE 580 Index. The revised SSE 380 Index will officially take effect on June 16, 2025, with real-time data for SSE 580 Index available on the same day.

Press Conference By KATO Katsunobu, Japan Minister Of Finance And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Iwaki Shinkumi Bank

Date 30/05/2025

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I would like to ask about Iwaki Shinkumi Bank (credit cooperative) in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. It has been reported that there is a suspicion that Iwaki Shinkumi made false accounts without the consent of depositors and made loans to those accounts. I would like to ask about your thought to this and the status of the Financial Services Agency (FSA)'s response.