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HKEX: Exchange Publishes Conclusions On Corporate Governance Code Enhancements
Date 19/12/2024
- All proposals to enhance the CG Code and related Listing Rules received majority support
- Finalised approach aims to balance need to progress governance regime with providing issuers with flexibility to make enhancements at appropriate pace
- New requirements will come into effect on 1 July 2025, with transitional arrangements for the caps on “overboarding” and INED tenure
- Exchange will publish updated guidance in the first half of 2025 to assist issuers’ compliance with the new requirements
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CLS Welcomes NYK Line To CLSSettlement As A Third-Party Participant
Date 19/12/2024
CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing, and data solutions, announced today that NYK Line, a global shipping and logistics company in Japan, has gained access to CLSSettlement as a third-party participant. By participating in CLSSettlement, NYK Line can access the highest standards of FX settlement risk mitigation while also benefiting from improved funding and operational efficiencies through CLS’s unique PvP system.
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HKEX: Exchange Publishes Consultation Paper On Proposals To Optimise IPO Price Discovery And Open Market Requirements
Date 19/12/2024
- The Exchange publishes proposals to review the regulatory framework relating to IPO price discovery and open market requirements
- Proposals aim to enhance current requirements and mechanisms to boost the competitiveness of the Hong Kong listed securities market
- Consultation period lasts for three months until 19 March 2025
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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Firms Given Until December 2025 To Respond To Motor Finance Commission Complaints
Date 19/12/2024
The extension will help prevent disorderly, inconsistent and inefficient outcomes for consumers and firms.
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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Court Sets Trial Date For Insider Dealing Case Against Segantii Capital Management And Its Chief Investment Officer
Date 19/12/2024
The District Court today fixed the trial of Segantii Capital Management Limited, its director and chief investment officer Mr Simon Sadler, and former trader Mr Daniel La Rocca on 4 May 2026 after they pleaded not guilty to charges of insider dealing.
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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Warns Public Of Alpha Advice’s Unauthorised Advertisements Of Investment Product On Facebook
Date 19/12/2024
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today warns the public of Facebook advertisements paid by Alpha Advice in relation to a suspicious investment product “Litigation Asset-Backed Notes” or “90-Day Notes”.
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Shanghai Stock Exchange: A Recap Of Eight Developments On “Eight Measures” Half Year Into Its Implementation
Date 19/12/2024
On June 19 this year, China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Eight Measures on Deepening the STAR Market Reform and Serving Scientific and Technological Innovation and the Development of New Quality Productive Forces (hereinafter referred to as the "Eight Measures"), proposing a package of reform measures and pointing out the direction for the STAR Market reform. The implementation of the Eight Measures has gone well. In particular, positive progress has been made in activating the M&A market, optimizing the issuance and underwriting system, and accelerating the research and development of index products.
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APAC Deal Activity Down 3.6% During January-November 2024, Reveals GlobalData
Date 19/12/2024
A total of 13,111 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January-November 2024 period, which represents a decline of 3.6% compared to the 13,601 deals announced during the same period in 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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CEO Of World Gold Council Visits Shanghai Gold Exchange
Date 19/12/2024
On December 16, 2024, David Tait, CEO of World Gold Council (WGC), and Wang Lixin, CEO of WGC China, visited the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and met with Chairman Yu Wenjian. SGE Vice President Teng Wei also attended the meeting.
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Japan Financial Services Agency Blockchain International Joint Research Project - Research Report On "The Evolution Of Tokenization In The Financial Sector And The Feasibility Of The Use Of Blockchain Technology For RegTech/SupTech”
Date 19/12/2024
Technological innovations such as blockchain have the potential to not only digitize financial services but also to implement financial systems with a certain degree of programmability through the tokenization of payment methods and financial products (e.g., stable coins, tokenized deposits, security tokens). It is imperative to identify and analyze key issues for the development of a robust financial system, while considering both the opportunities and risks associated with these advancements, including crypto-assets, which represent the initial application of blockchain technology.
