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Australian Institutional Investor Roundtable - A Speech By ASIC Deputy Chair Karen Chester, To The Australian Institutional Investor Roundtable Hosted By Standards Board For Alternative Investments (SBAI), Thursday 22 April 2021

Date 22/04/2021

Today I’ve been asked  to provide you with a regulatory update of what matters to ASIC for investors for 2021–22.

Rocker Selects Vilja Banking Platform To Facilitate Its Savings Offering

Date 22/04/2021

Fast-growing bank challenger Rocker chooses to partner with Vilja when expanding its business to offer consumer savings accounts with a deposit guarantee.

Worldline Continues To Build Its “Payments Platform As A Service” (PPaaS) Solution, At The Heart Of Its Terminal Solutions & Services Transformation Roadmap

Date 22/04/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, today announces that it has completed the second phase of development of its new “Payments Platform as a Service” (PPaaS) solution. The commercial launch of PPaaS is scheduled for the second half of 2021, supporting the Group’s Terminals, Solutions & Services division’s (TSS) transformation towards being an ecosystem enabler and trusted technology partner in the new world of cloud-based payments acceptance. As of today, Worldline has onboarded 16 foundational partners to co-design and test the solution with its TSS business line. 

Tax Policies For Japan As An International Financial Center

Date 22/04/2021

Summary

• Corporate tax
• Inheritance tax
• Income tax

SGX And CNBC Partner To Create Indices Focused On Growth Economies And Sectors Of The Future

Date 22/04/2021

Asia’s most international marketplace Singapore Exchange (SGX) and CNBC, the world’s number one business and financial news network, have jointly unveiled the iEdge-CNBC China Growth Economy Index, the first in a series of co-branded indices capturing key investment themes in a post-COVID world.

ASIC Consults On Draft Guidance On Breach Reporting Reforms

Date 22/04/2021

ASIC has issued Consultation Paper 340, seeking stakeholder feedback on proposed updates to its draft guidance on upcoming breach reporting reforms.

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

Date 22/04/2021

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

Readout: US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Roundtable Discussion With Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association Board Of Directors

Date 21/04/2021

Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met virtually with members of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Board of Directors for a roundtable discussion that addressed the importance of establishing strong public-private partnerships to address the challenges facing Americans. SIFMA is a trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers operating in the United States and global capital markets. SIFMA serves as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and efficient market operations and resiliency. 

CFTC Acting Chairman Behnam To Participate In A Fireside Keynote Chat At FIA’s Law & Compliance Division Conference

Date 21/04/2021

American Rescue Plan Tax Credits Available To Small Employers To Provide Paid Leave To Employees Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines

Date 21/04/2021

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced today further details of tax credits available under the American Rescue Plan to help small businesses, including providing paid leave for employees receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.