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Paul Flanagan Joins THETA - Fixed Income Veteran Appointed As Strategic Sales Advisor

Date 30/07/2021

THETA, the specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as Strategic Sales Advisor, managing relationships with Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Fund Managers and Pension Funds. 

Japan Financial Services Agency: Information On COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Date 30/07/2021

* Update of the English website may take a little time. For the latest information, please refer to our Japanese website.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security AMZN-RM

Date 30/07/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 30.07.2021, 10-27 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 231698) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security AMZN-RM were changed. New values are available here

Securities Commission Malaysia Takes Enforcement Actions On Binance For Illegally Operating In Malaysia

Date 30/07/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today took enforcement actions against Binance for illegally operating a Digital Asset Exchange (DAX). Under Sections 7(1) and 34(1) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007, all DAX operators must be registered as Recognized Market Operators (RMO) by the SC. 

SORAVIA Group Lists Five Bonds On The Vienna Stock Exchange For The First Time

Date 30/07/2021

With today's trading day, three project companies and IFA Institut für Anlageberatung AG from the SORAVIA Group list their bonds on the Vienna Stock Exchange for the first time. The following five corporate bonds were included in the Vienna MTF market segment: DF Iota Holding GmbH (6.0% bond 2019-2023), Planquadr.at Klosterpark Holding GmbH (4.25% bond 2020-2023), SoHotel Linz GmbH (4.125% bond 2021-2025), IFA Institut für Anlageberatung AG (4% bond 2019-2024 and 4% bond 2020-2025). The first three bonds have a minimum subscription volume of EUR 100,000. The IFA bonds, on the other hand, are aimed at a broad range of investors with a prospectus and minimum subscription of EUR 10,000. The total issue volume of the bonds already placed is over EUR 29 million.

Appital To Partner With Turquoise To Bring Pioneering Bookbuilding Technology To The Buy-Side

Date 30/07/2021

• Appital’s bookbuilding technology complements Turquoise Plato Block Discovery to the benefit of end investors 
• The Appital platform proactively sources liquidity for institutional investors
• Appital users benefit from single point of access and execution via Turquoise, with seamless STP to 20 settlement venues

JapanFinancial Services Agency: Guidelines For Anti-Money Laundering And Combating The Financing Of Terrorism

Date 30/07/2021

The basic requirements on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) in Japan, such as identification and verification at the time of transactions, are prescribed in the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (“Criminal Proceeds Act”), the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“Foreign Exchange Act”), and other relevant laws and regulations.

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Toshiba

Date 30/07/2021

[Questions and answers:]

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I will ask you about the annual shareholder meeting of Toshiba held on June 25. Board reappointments, including that of the board chairman, presented by the company were rejected. The external investigation concluding that last year's annual shareholder meeting was not conducted properly seems to have affected the shareholders' decision. What do you think of possible influences of this case on foreign investors' evaluations of Japanese companies as a whole and their investment decisions from now on?

Japan Exchange Group And Tokyo Stock Exchange: Submission Of A Comment Letter On IFRS Foundation Exposure Draft On Proposed Targeted Amendments To The IFRS Foundation Constitution

Date 30/07/2021

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. have submitted a comment letter on IFRS Foundation Exposure Draft on Proposed Targeted Amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution, published on April 30, 2021.

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services - FIDEA Holdings And Tohoku Bank

Date 30/07/2021

[Questions and answers:]

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Let me ask you about reorganization of regional banks. This morning, it was officially announced that FIDEA Holdings Co. Ltd. and Tohoku Bank in the Tohoku region, which have had business alliance, reached a basic agreement toward management integration. They are aiming to achieve management integration in October 2022. Next April, management integration of banks in Aomori, namely, Aomori Bank and Michinoku Bank, is also scheduled. At present, banks are facing unfavorable business conditions due to the COVID-19 infection, in addition to an accelerating population decline and prolonged low interest rates. Under such circumstances, what do you think of regional banks' management integration?