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Egypt Chairs AFE’s GA And The First Board Of Directors Elections Virtually

Date 04/11/2020

CCP12 Releases New Public Quantitative Disclosure Documents

Date 04/11/2020

CCP12 - The Global Association of Central Counterparties – updates the Public Quantitative Disclosure Template, and provides a Frequently Asked Questions Guide.

Commercial Bank Of Dubai Rings Market-Opening Bell To Celebrate Listing Of USD 600 Million Bond On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 04/11/2020

• Dr. Bernd van Linder: Strong demand for bond reflects investor confidence in CBD’s strategy and UAE’s fundamental strengths
• Bond is CBD’s inaugural listing on region’s international exchange
• Listing strengthens Dubai’s role as largest venue in Middle East for USD debt listings at 87.4 billion dollars

Tokyo Stock Exchange To Start Proof Of Concept Testing For HTML Disclosure Of Earnings Reports (Kessan Tanshin)

Date 04/11/2020

In conjunction with the replacement of TDnet planned for December 2021, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (hereinafter "TSE") is starting Proof of Concept (PoC) testing to enable earnings reports and quarterly earnings reports of listed companies* and earnings reports and interim earnings reports of listed REITs (hereinafter "kessan tanshin, etc.") to be disclosed in HTML format with the cooperation of PRONEXUS Inc. and TAKARA & COMPANY LTD. (hereinafter "printing companies").

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Steps Up Enforcement Actions Against Market Abuse And Financial Misconduct

Date 04/11/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken several strong actions against financial institutions (FIs) and individuals for market abuse, financial misconduct, and control breaches related to money laundering.  In its Enforcement Report  (933.8 KB)published today, covering the period January 2019 to June 2020, MAS detailed various enforcement actions taken for breaches of MAS regulations and requirements.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Earnestly Studies And Implements The Guiding Principles Of The Fifth Plenary Session Of The 19th CPC Central Committee

Date 04/11/2020

On October 30, the center group of CPC SZSE Committee held a meeting to earnestly studied the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and made plans to implement the principles based on the main objectives of the 14th Five-year Plan for economic and social development and the vision for 2035 while accounting for the realities of SZSE.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Appoints Specialist Roles In FinTech And Integrated Financial System

Date 04/11/2020

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has announced the appointment of two new specialist roles focused on deepening the regulator’s expertise in two evolving and important sectors: financial technology (FinTech) and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) impacts on financial markets.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Revises And Releases Implementation Rules For QFIIs And RQFIIs To Further Promote High-level Opening-Up Of The Capital Market

Date 04/11/2020

On October 30, with the approval of China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), SZSE released the new revised edition of the Implementation Rules on Securities Trading of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (the “Implementation Rules”), effective from November 1, 2020.

NZX Shareholder Metrics - October 2020

Date 04/11/2020

Please see attached NZX Limited shareholder metrics for October 2020.

ISDA - Legal Guidelines For Smart Derivatives Contracts: Credit Derivatives

Date 03/11/2020

ISDA has published the sixth in a series of legal guidelines for smart derivatives contracts, intended to support technology developers, lawyers and other key stakeholders in the development of smart derivatives contracts and other technology solutions in the credit derivatives (CDS) market.