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FTSE4GOOD Bursa Malaysia December 2021 Semi-Annual Review

Date 09/12/2021

• 7 new inclusions and 3 deletions from the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index
• 7 new inclusions and 4 deletions from the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index

Worldline And Joom Partner To Bring Social eCommerce To Russia

Date 09/12/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and number 4 worldwide, today announced it has partnered with ‘social ecommerce’ platform Joom, to manage payments in multiple European countries. 

CME Group To Launch Two China Portside Iron Ore Futures Contracts On January 10

Date 09/12/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch two new China portside iron ore futures contracts on January 10, 2022, pending all relevant regulatory reviews.

Flow Traders Joins Neptune As Dealer Distributing Real-Time Axe Data To Buy-Side Clients

Date 09/12/2021

Neptune Networks Ltd. (Neptune), the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data, today announced the addition of Flow Traders to its bond dealer community. Neptune delivers the highest quality axes from 30 of the leading dealers in global Fixed Income to over 80 buy-side firms managing $49.5 trillion in global AUM.

ASIC Highlights Focus Areas For 31 December 2021 Financial Reports Under COVID-19 Conditions

Date 09/12/2021

ASIC is calling on directors, preparers of financial reports and auditors to focus on some key areas for financial reporting by companies, under COVID-19 conditions, for reporting periods ending 31 December 2021.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: AxiCorp Licence Suspension Lifted

Date 09/12/2021

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has lifted the suspension on the derivatives issuer licence of AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Limited (trading as AxiTrader), effective as of 2 December 2021.

The UAE Securities And Commodities Authority's Board Of Directors Reviews The Most Important Developments In The Financial Markets In The State - Headed by H.E. Abdullah bin Touq - Study Of A Proposal To Reconsider The Legal Form Of The Fifth Category Of Licensed Financial Services Companies

Date 09/12/2021

In the context of the SCA’s endeavor to develop and improve the supervisory and control system and the system of financial activities and services related to the State's securities sector in order to match the best international standards and practices, the Authority’s Board of Directors held its sixth meeting (of the seventh session of the Board) headed by H.E Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy/ Chairman of the Board of Directors, and in presence of H.E. Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi, Dr. Ali Mohammed Bakhit Madawi Al-Rumaithi, Dr. Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Khateeb, H.E Faisal Youssef Solitin, H.E/ Dr. Al-Yazia Ali Saleh Al-Kuwaiti, and H.E Maitha Ali Al-Gergawi. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Maryam Al-Suwaidi, CEO of the Authority. During the meeting, which took place via remote electronic communication techniques, the Board discussed a number of important topics and issues related to the securities sector.

ASIC Sues ANZ For Misleading Customers And Failing To Provide Promised Benefits – Final Royal Commission Investigation

Date 09/12/2021

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) for failing to provide certain benefits it had agreed to give customers with offset transaction accounts or a ‘Breakfree’ package.

Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, And Beijing Stock Exchange: Exchanges Pool Efforts In Market Incubation To Boost High-quality Development Of Capital Market In Western Region

Date 09/12/2021

Initiated collaboratively by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE), and jointly sponsored by the regional offices of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the local financial regulatory bureaus in China’s western region, the Western Region Special Edition of Joint Incubation Program by Stock Exchanges was held in Chengdu on December 8, 2021. Officials of the three stock exchanges addressed the event. Among those present were relevant officials of the Sichuan Provincial Financial Regulatory Bureau, the Sichuan Office of CSRC, the Chengdu Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, the Chengdu High-tech Industrial Development Zone, and representatives from the enterprises.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - December 2021

Date 09/12/2021

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) listed Mini Finance Sector Index Futures (ZFF) on December 6, 2021, in an effort to strengthen its small-sized product line-up, as well as to adapt to surging demand from retail investors for managing their risk exposure in Taiwan’s finance industry.