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Damu Fund Has Listed The First Green Bonds On AIX

Date 11/08/2020

The Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) is pleased to announce that JSC “Entrepreneurship Development Fund “Damu” (“Damu Fund”), in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at reducing the risks of investments in renewable energy sources (RES), has registered and issued green finance bonds on AIX in the amount of KZT 200 million with a maturity of 36 months. The coupon rate is 11.75%. This placement is the first listing of securities that comply with the green principles in AIX’s Green Bond Rules and the first listing of green bonds in Kazakhstan. AIFC Green Finance Center has provided full support of the project and an external review in the form of Second Party Opinion which is based on the assessment of the alignment of Issuer’s Green Bond Framework with the AIX Green Bonds Rules and ICMA (International Capital Market Association) Green Bond Principles.

Blackhawk Network Appoints Moneyhub For Leasing Compliance Solutions And Open Banking Standards

Date 11/08/2020

Blackhawk Network, one of the largest branded payments providers in the world, has appointed market-leading Open Finance data and intelligence platform Moneyhub to deliver its compliance with the Open Banking standards. 

Moscow Exchange To Launch Moscow Real Estate Benchmark In Cooperation With Sberbank

Date 11/08/2020

On 10 August 2020, Moscow Exchange began calculating and publishing the Moscow Real Estate DomClick Index based on data from DomClick (part of the Sberbank ecosystem) based on mortgage transactions from Sberbank.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Regulatory Action Against A Trading Participant Including Suspension Of Trading (DAIICHI COMMODITIES CO., LTD.)

Date 11/08/2020

TOCOM has imposed regulatory action against a trading participant including suspension of trading.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For July 2020

Date 11/08/2020

• Cash equity activity still at elevated levels year-on-year, moderating slightly from strong June
• Equity index futures volumes up with continued risk management focus
• China economic reopening fires up optimism on Asia recovery, stokes iron ore derivatives

Regulation, Trust And Social Licence - Opening Remarks By ASIC Chair, James Shipton, To The Australia And New Zealand School Of Government (ANZSOG) National Regulators Community Of Practice (Nrcop) Webinar On ‘Regulation, Trust And Social Licence’, Tuesday 11 August 2020

Date 11/08/2020

Introduction

Thank you, Marianne and good morning everyone.

Following on from Edward’s very insightful presentation, I want to touch on three things: 

1. What is trust and why trust is so important
2. I will then apply those concepts to the financial system – the system that we regulate – and explore how that intersects with the concept of a social license. In doing so, I will also explore the role of a regulator in catalysing trust in the system and the participants that it regulates; and
3. I will touch upon the importance of a regulator in developing trust itself in order to do its job effectively.

And, of course, I look forward to taking questions.

SGX Significantly Expands All-Asia Waterfront For Equity Derivatives

Date 11/08/2020

• Launch of 13 futures in August and September, covering almost 100% of Asia’s GDP
• SGX is the leading exchange for Asian derivatives

ASIC: Managed Fund Asset Valuations Must Be Reliable During COVID-19

Date 11/08/2020

ASIC is aware that valuations of illiquid assets have been challenging as a result of increased economic and financial uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, it is more important than ever that valuations of managed fund assets are regular, robust and reasonable.

American Financial Exchange® Welcomes Citizens Bank, N.A. Of Providence, RI, Marking The 200th Institution To Join The Exchange; AFX Membership Jumps 30% From Year-Ago Levels

Date 10/08/2020

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions, announced that Citizens Bank, N.A. of Providence, Rhode Island, joined the AFX, marking the exchange’s 200th institution to become a member since its inception in 2015. AFX membership is up 30 percent from a count of 154 from August 1, 2019. The total assets of member banks are now over 2.9 trillion dollars.

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Sets New Closing All-Time High Of 68,056.41, Index Up 6.6% In July

Date 10/08/2020

HKEX ended July as the world's largest exchange operator by market capitalisation.