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Opening Address By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At The SASB “Future Of Sustainability Disclosures: Where SASB May Fit In” Webinar

Date 08/04/2021

Good morning.

1. It seems that not a single day goes by without an event or speech on sustainability and ESG.  I’ve been keeping count and I can say for certain that for the past one year there has been at least one pronouncement, every month by an international body on raising standards, harmonizing standards, standardizing metrics, forming a standard setting body to harmonize standards and standardize metrics.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Fourteenth Meeting Of The "Council For Cooperation On Financial Stability"

Date 08/04/2021

On April 8, 2021, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held the fourteenth meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability" to exchange views on the current situation of the financial system and the market among senior officials, including the Commissioner of the FSA and the Deputy Governor of the BOJ.

Canadian Credit Union Extends Partnership With Temenos And Harnesses The Power Of Data To Drive Growth

Date 08/04/2021

• SASCU drives profitability, increases efficiency, and improves its member experience with Temenos Analytics
• Financial institutions that use Temenos Analytics are nearly 2X more likely to have top quartile financial performance

DIFC Announces Proposed Intellectual Property Regulations For Consultation

Date 08/04/2021

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has issued a consultation paper proposing to issue Intellectual Property Regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) under the Intellectual Property Law No. 4 of 2019. The Proposed Regulations will facilitate the administration and enforcement of the DIFC IP Law and enhance the regulatory framework in DIFC.

SEBA Bank AG lists Digital Assets ETPs On SIX Swiss Exchange In Strategic Cooperation With GHCO, A Leading Liquidity Provider

Date 08/04/2021

• Product suite consists of Bitcoin and Ether Tracker Certificates in USD, Tracker Certificate on the SEBAX® Crypto Asset Select Index and the first CHF currency-hedged Bitcoin Tracker
• SEBAX® - the market leading Digital Asset Index - is now available as ETP
• GHCO and SEBA Bank announce strategic partnership to bring multiple digital assets ETPs to market

Borsa Istanbul: BIST Market Cap Weighted Stock Indices Ground Rules Has Been Updated Due To 3 New Indices, Namely “BIST 50-30”, “BIST 50-30 Capped 10” And “BIST 50-30 Capped 25”

Date 08/04/2021

BIST Market Cap Weighted Stock Indices Ground Rules are periodically reviewed, appropriate requests from market participants are met and necessary updates are made.

Puremarkets Ltd Announces Launch Of Digital Asset Trading Platform And Selects State Street’s Currenex As Technology Provider - Pure Digital To Deliver Best-In-Class Trading Execution For The Wholesale Digital Currency Market.

Date 08/04/2021

Puremarkets Ltd, with trading name Pure Digital, have entered into an agreement with State Street’s Currenex, a market-leading technology provider offering high-performance trading technology, to provide the trading infrastructure as technology provider for Pure Digital’s new and unique wholesale digital currency trading platform. Additionally, Pure Digital and State Street intend to further explore the digital currency trading space.

SET Market Report For March 2021

Date 08/04/2021

The SET Index closed the first quarter of 2021 in positive territory, rising 9.5 percent to 1,587.21 from the end of 2020. For the first time the SET Index in March bounced back to the pre-pandemic level. Comparing with 2020 year-end performance, industry groups that outperformed SET Index were Financials, Agro & Food Industry, Industrials, Services, Consumer Products, and Property & Construction. 

EGX Celebrates Taaleem Management Services Listing

Date 08/04/2021

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) welcomed the 213 company to list in the main market Taleem Management Services (TMS), the leading education company, to be traded under the symbol "TALM.CA" in the presence of Dr. Mohammed Farid Saleh, Executive Chairman of EGX, top management of TMS and CI Capital.

Murex Tech Powers PZU Implementation Of Comprehensive Asset Management System - Largest Insurance Group And Leading Financial Institution In Poland Utilizes MX.3 Platform-Based Technology To Streamline Services

Date 08/04/2021

Murex, the global leader in integrated investment management and processing solutions for capital markets, served as a critical technology partner for PZU Group as it implemented a sophisticated platform solution to manage its own investments and assets, as well as those of its customers.