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Digital Token Identifier Registry Goes Live With Etrading Software’s Non-Profit Digital Token Identifier Foundation

Date 01/07/2021

Etrading Software (ETS), global provider of technology-led solutions, acting as exclusive Registration Authority for the new International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) standard for Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs), announced the DTI Registry which will assign ISO’s DTI Identifiers to digital tokens globally, goes live today.

UBL Partners With Temenos And NdcTech To Modernize And Scale Its Digital Banking Strategy Across Channels

Date 01/07/2021

UBL, Pakistan's fastest-growing digital bank, has signed an agreement with Temenos (SIX: TEMN) and National Data Consultant (NdcTech) to provide and implement a next-generation digital banking solution. As a pioneer of innovation in the Pakistani Banking industry, UBL, earlier this year, launched Pakistan’s first Islamic Digital Account and the first of its kind ‘UBL Pay’ where customers can use their phones as debit cards. Through this agreement, the bank has embarked on a digital transformation journey across all channels, products and segments, including retail, SME and corporate, for its domestic and international markets.

Tokyo Stock Exchange To Conduct A Survey On Disclosures In English By Japanese Companies

Date 01/07/2021

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is conducting a survey* on disclosures in English by listed companies to investors. This survey is aimed at encouraging disclosures in English based on the needs of overseas investors by identifying the information that they need and providing feedback of those responses to the listed companies. Please refer to the attached file for details.

Mobileum Partners With GSMA In Launch Of Blockchain Based Telecom Business Network - Blockchain Solution Automates And Transforms The Wholesale Roaming Clearing And Settlement Process

Date 01/07/2021

Mobileum Inc. ("Mobileum"), a leading global provider of analytics solutions for roaming and network services, security, risk management, testing, and monitoring, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by GSMA to operationalize the recently announced GSMA eBusiness Network. The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with almost 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem GSMA's ambition is to create global inter-operator connectivity by fostering a multi-party, multi-vendor, and ledger agnostic environment.  The new commercial-grade industrywide blockchain network will provide mobile operators with a single interface to a comprehensive set of wholesale roaming services, improving operational efficiency, cutting costs, mitigating errors and disputes, and advancing overall industry cooperation and innovation.

Securities Commission Malaysia Amends Capital Market Laws To Widen Categories Of Sophisticated Investors, Exemption For SC’s Approval On Corporate Proposals

Date 01/07/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced several amendments to the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), which come into force on 1 July 2021. 

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In Jun 2021

Date 01/07/2021

(1) FX Daily Futures contracts(Click 365)

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 2,119,854 ( +11.6% MoM / -21.0% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 96,355 . 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Adjusts Downward The Handling Fee Of Fund Transactions To Support The Development Of The Fund Market

Date 01/07/2021

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) recently released a Notice on Adjusting Downward the Standard for Handling Fee of Fund Transactions. According to the Notice, from 19 July 2021 on, the handling fee of fund transactions on SZSE will be lowered from 0.00487% of the transaction amount to 0.004% of the transaction amount, which will be charged for both fund purchase and selling. Fund block trade will be charged 50% of the adjusted standard for a handling fee from both the buyer and seller.

Japan Exchange Group: Status Of Acquisition Of Own Shares

Date 01/07/2021

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. hereby announces the status of matters regarding acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, which was resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on April 28, 2021, as follows.

Regulator’s Column: What SGX RegCo Expects Of Nomination Committees When Directors Join Or Resign

Date 01/07/2021

Directors of the board of a listed issuer, especially that of independent directors, play a crucial role in the proper governance and commercial success of the company.

ASIC Consults On Remaking Class Order Regarding When Debentures Can Be Called Secured Notes

Date 01/07/2021

ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to remake its class order relating to how debentures may be described. The class order is due to expire ('sunset') on 1 April 2022.