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London Stock Exchange Group Director Declaration - Cressida Hogg

Date 28/07/2022

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") has been notified that Cressida Hogg, Senior Independent Director of the Company, will join the Board of BAE Systems plc as Non-Executive Director and Chair-Designate with effect from 1 November 2022. She will assume the role of Chair of the Board of BAE Systems with effect from 4 May 2023. Cressida is expected to step down from the Board of Land Securities Group PLC no later than July 2023.

ADDX Lists Private Credit Fund Managed By Helicap Investments To Promote Financial Inclusion In South-East Asia - Since 2018, The Flagship Helicap Fund I Has Disbursed More Than US$100 Million In Loans And Has Achieved A Net Return Of Around 10% On An Annualised Basis

Date 28/07/2022

Helicap Investments has listed its flagship fund, Helicap Fund I, on the private market exchange ADDX to improve financial inclusion for underserved individuals as well as micro- to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Southeast Asia, and to empower partner institutions to transform the way consumers and SMEs access credit. Since the launch of the fund in 2018, it has disbursed more than US$100 million and its historical performance has been around 10% in net annualised returns.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 28/07/2022

SIX Officially Launches The Swiss GDRs-Leg Of The China-Switzerland Stock Connect Together With Shanghai And Shenzhen Stock Exchanges

Date 28/07/2022

Today, SIX officially launched the Swiss GDR-leg of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect with the participation of senior government representatives from China and Switzerland. In addition to the official launch celebrations, the first Chinese companies aim to list their Global Depository Receipts GDRs this afternoon and trading is expected to start in the newly established GDR trading segment on SIX Swiss Exchange at 3 pm today.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Decision Notices For Carillion Plc (In Liquidation) And Three Of Its Former Executive Directors

Date 28/07/2022

The three individuals have referred their respective Decision Notices to the Upper Tribunal where they will each present their case. Any findings in the individuals’ Decision Notices are therefore provisional and reflect the FCA’s belief as to what occurred and how it considers their behaviour should be characterised.

Keynote Speech By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At SGX RegCo-Women In Sustainability And Environment Event On “The Roadmap And Roadblocks In The Financial Sector”

Date 28/07/2022

Good afternoon and welcome to SGX.

I spoke last week at an event on “Climate Reporting in ASEAN” and said, among other things, that as a regulator, we are looking at the adoption of the International Sustainability Standards Board reporting standards. These standards could be finalized as early as the end of this year and lead to more complete, consistent and comparable climate disclosures by our listed companies. 

HKEX Publishes Conclusions On Revising Position Limits And LOP Reporting Requirements

Date 28/07/2022

• HKEX will implement new 5-tier position limit regime for single stock options and futures markets
• HKEX will remove additional position limits for flagship-minis
• The effective date of the revised position limit requirements will be announced in due course

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Bans Chan Ka Hey For 6 months

Date 28/07/2022

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Chan Ka Hey, a former relevant individual of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), from re-entering the industry for six months from 28 July 2022 to 27 January 2023.

China-Switzerland Stock Connect Officially Launched

Date 28/07/2022

On July 28, 2022, Mr. Fang Xinghai, Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Ms. Daniela Stoffel, State Secretary of the Swiss Federal Department of Finance, jointly announced the official launch of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect and delivered speeches. Mr. Wang Shiting, Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland, attended and addressed the launch ceremony, followed by speeches of Mr. Thomas Zeeb, Head Exchanges of the SIX Swiss Exchange, Mr. Cai Jianchun, President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Ms. Sha Yan, President & CEO of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The launch ceremony was also attended by Mr. Wang Guojian, Deputy Director-General of the Capital Account Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and Mr. Kong Qingwen, General Manager of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

Shieldpay And Western Union Business Solutions Partner To Provide Foreign Exchange (FX) On International Transactions

Date 28/07/2022

Shieldpay, the market leader in secure digital payments, today announced its partnership with Western Union Business Solutions, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments to provide customers with secure online payments and Foreign Exchange (FX) capability when trading internationally or dealing with foreign currencies.