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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP, The National Whistleblower Center, And Two European NGOs Dedicated To Whistleblower Rights Provide Finnish Officials Recommendations For Their Transposition Of The EU Whistleblower Directive

Date 26/08/2020

Today, the international whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP along with the National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblowing International, and the European Center for Whistleblower Rights continued its campaign to assist lawmakers in Europe to adopt specific proven protections for whistleblowers in any new legislation to be created to fulfill the requirements of the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the Protection of Persons who report Breaches of Union Law, submitting a memorandum of best practices to government officials in Finland.

MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Jumps To 84.4 In August

Date 26/08/2020

Key Points – August Report

Liquidity tightened in August, still seeing pressure from tax payments, local government bond issuance and the huge size of reverse repo maturities, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

NZX Connectivity Issue - Update

Date 26/08/2020

This morning NZX experienced a further disruption similar to yesterday's related to a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. The systems impacted included NZX websites and the Markets Announcement Platform. As such, NZX decided to halt trading in its cash markets at approximately 11.24am.

Statement By H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO, UAE Securities And Commodities Authority, On Emirati Women’s Day

Date 26/08/2020

It is my great pleasure to start my speech by expressing my heartfelt congratulations to every Emirati mother, sister, and daughter on Emirati Women’s Day, a dear occasion for all of us. The country’s wise leadership has set an example in supporting and empowering women on the local, regional, and international levels. Undoubtedly, the greatest credit has to be associated to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union; President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood; and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, for supporting and empowering women and families and creating opportunities for Emirati women to contribute to the country’s inclusive development in various fields.    

Opening Remarks By His Excellency Taro Aso, Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance And Minister In Charge Of Finance BG2C 2020 August 24, 2020

Date 26/08/2020

Good morning, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Finance Minister. Thank you very much for attending the Blockchain Global Governance Conference and FIN/SUM Blockchain & Business, today.

Australian Investors Adapt To Challenging Market Conditions

Date 26/08/2020

Over 9 million Australians hold investments outside their home and super, with 6.6 million directly holding exchange-listed investments, according to the ASX Australian Investor Study 2020 released today.

Is Satoshi’s Dream Still Relevant Today? - Closing Remarks By Himino Ryozo, Commissioner Of The Japan Financial Services Agency, At The Blockchain Global Governance Conference (BG2C) In Tokyo On August 24- 25, 2020

Date 26/08/2020

Good evening, everyone. Thank you for your active participation over the last two days.

ASIC Grants Industry-Wide Relief To Help Members Of Frozen Funds Make Hardship Withdrawals

Date 26/08/2020

ASIC today announced new relief measures for operators of managed funds to facilitate withdrawals by members facing financial hardship (hardship relief) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange To Suspend Trading In Six Cash-Settled Petroleum Product Futures Contracts

Date 26/08/2020

Trading in the following six contracts will be suspended from the night session commencing August 31, 2020.

・Platts Cash-settled Barge Gas Oil futures contract
・Platts Cash-settled Lorry Gas Oil futures contract
・Platts Cash-settled Barge Kerosene futures contract
・Platts Cash-settled Lorry Kerosene futures contract
・Cash-settled Barge Gasoline futures contract
・Cash-settled Lorry Gasoline futures contract

SGX Partners With Cassini Systems To Help Market Participants Prepare For Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR)- Exchange And Analytics Firm Offer Service For SGX Users To Manage And Comply With UMR

Date 26/08/2020

Singapore Exchange<https://www.sgx.com/> (SGX), the world's largest and fastest-growing Asian foreign exchange (FX) futures marketplace, and Cassini Systems<https://cassinisystems.com/>, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets, have partnered to provide a free service for SGX market participants, to help them prepare to meet the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) requirements. Under the agreement, SGX will leverage Cassini's domain expertise to provide market users with complimentary analyses to determine their average aggregated notional amount (AANA), representing the gross value of open, non-centrally cleared derivatives positions.