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Nordic Unmanned Lists On Euronext Growth

Date 15/12/2020

The drone company Nordic Unmanned has today been admitted to trading on Euronext Growth (ticker code: NUMND).

Alpian Selects Temenos SaaS To Launch Pioneering New Digital Bank And Take Swiss Private Banking Experience To The Mass Affluent

Date 15/12/2020

• Alpian will offer digital private banking and wealth management services, combined with human expertise, to tap into CHF 660bn private banking opportunity
• With Temenos SaaS, the new Swiss digital bank will achieve rapid time-to-market and a hyper-efficient cost model to deliver scalable, personalized private banking via an easy-to-access app
• Temenos is the de facto technology provider for digital banks across the globe that want to innovate rapidly

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JVNB2

Date 15/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 15.12.2020, 10-30 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 89.88) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security RU000A0JVNB2 were changed. New values are available here

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services, November 20, 2020, Bank Mergers

Date 15/12/2020

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(Friday, November 20, 2020, 10:48 am to 11:04 am)

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

There have been news reports that SBI will be investing in Jimoto Holdings based in Sendai and Yamagata. While I am very aware that such decisions are up to the financial institutions involved, I would like to ask your views on this as far as you can comment, and I would be grateful if you could also give us your assessment of recent moves by regional banks to seek out loose alliances such as the collaborative use of systems instead of merging with or acquiring other banks.

IMF Executive Board Concludes First Review Under Jordan’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement And Rephases Access To Address The Impact Of COVID-19

Date 15/12/2020

• The IMF Executive Board supports Jordan’s efforts to save lives and livelihoods in the wake of the COVID-19 shock, and has enhanced the IMF-supported program’s flexibility to accommodate COVID-related and social protection spending.
• The authorities remain committed to the medium-term objectives of their economic program: preserving macroeconomic stability, creating job-rich and inclusive growth, and rebuilding policy buffers, including through gradual and growth-friendly fiscal consolidation.
• The IMF encourages donors to step up their support, preferably in the form of grants, to help Jordan cope with the impact of the pandemic on the Jordanian people and some 1.3 million Syrian refugees.

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services, November 24, 2020, Regional Banks

Date 15/12/2020

(Excerpt)

(Tuesday, November 24, 2020, ８:49 am to 8:55 am)

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

The Act on Special Provisions of the Antimonopoly Act is scheduled to go into effect on the 27th and will apply to regional banks and other firms; could you let us hear your thoughts on the intent of these provisions and their anticipated effects?

Bursa Malaysia And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launch Joint Promotion Of Indices To Enhance Visibility And Profile Of The Malaysian And Chinese Markets

Date 15/12/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE) today have started displaying selected mutual benchmark index constituents of its respective markets on both the exchanges’ websites. This index promotion forms part of the cross-border collaboration initiative between the two countries. 

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services, November 27, 2020, Regional Bank Mergers

Date 15/12/2020

(Excerpt)

(Friday, November 27, 2020, 10:32 am to 10:42 am)

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

I would like to ask you about the special provisions that went into effect today exempting regional bank mergers from application of the Anti-Monopoly Act. Could you tell us again what the aims of these special provisions are?

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Takes Practical Measures To Support Hubei Province In Recovery And High-Quality Development

Date 15/12/2020

With the strong support of Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Hubei Provincial People’s Government, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the “2020 Hubei Capital Market Service Week” from December 7 to 11, together with Hubei Provincial Local Financial Supervision Administration, China Securities Regulatory Commission (the CSRC) Hubei Bureau and Xiangyang Municipal People’s Government. The activity is a specific move of SZSE to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on supporting the economic and social development of Hubei Province and to bring in financial resources to help Hubei recover from the pandemic. It also is a practice of various parties to put into practice the Opinions of the State Council for Further Improving the Quality of Listed Companies in a bid to drive the high-level economic development of Hubei Province by improving the quality and efficiency of listed companies. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President & CEO of SZSE Sha Yan and over 700 representatives from government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions attended the activity.

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services - December 1, 2020, Tokyo Stock Exchange Outage

Date 15/12/2020

(Excerpt)

(Tuesday, December １, 2020, ９:40 am to ９:45 am)

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

The Financial Services Agency issued a business improvement order to JPX and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) yesterday, and the focus now will likely be on whether the TSE can thoroughly implement measures to prevent recurrences. Could you please let us hear your thoughts on whether the TSE will be able to do so and whether these measures will prove to be effective?