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  • SET Adjusts Rule For Book Closing Date Or Record Date Notification For Certain Securities

    Date 24/06/2020

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has revised the disclosure period of Book Closing Date or Record Date for certain securities as follows:

    1. Property Fund, Infrastructure Fund, and Investment Trust (REIT / Trust): SET has temporarily amended the regulations, effective from June 24 to December 31, 2020, to ease the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by enabling issuers to respond to any situation that may arise in a timely manner. The notification of the Book Closing Date or Record Date for the rights to attend the securities holders’ meeting can be made no less than five business days in advance if the issuer has resolved to schedule the Book Closing Date or Record Date within December 31, 2020, and has implemented the ID verification of securities holders for securities holders’ meeting in compliance with the Notice of the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
    2. ETFs, Derivative Warrants (DWs), and Depositary Receipt (DR): To notify the Book Closing Date or Record Date for any type of rights in advance not less than five business days to be in accordance with the securities types, effective from August 3, 2020 onwards. 

  • Shanghai Stock Exchange: Q&A On Revising Methodology Of SSE Composite Index

    Date 24/06/2020

    Q1: Can you brief us on the background of revising the methodology of the SSE Composite Index?

    A: As the first stock index in the A-share market,the SSEComposite Index was launched in 1991 and its core methodology is still in use today. In recent years, there have been many voices among the market participants regarding revision of the methodology of the SSE Composite Index, with frequent complaintsincluding “distortion of the SSE Composite Index” and “failure to fully reflect changes in the market structure”, etc. During the Two Sessions this year, the market insiders including the deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the members of the national committee of theChinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) once againproposed to improve the methodology of the SSE Composite Index.

  • UK Financial Conduct Authority Announces Pensions Value For Money Consultation

    Date 24/06/2020

    The FCA is today bringing forward proposals that are designed to promote value for money for the members of workplace personal pension schemes with the announcement of a new Consultation Paper.

  • Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of USD 500 Million Sukuk By Sharjah Islamic Bank

    Date 24/06/2020

    • Sukuk subscribed 7.2 times by regional and international investors
    • Listing underlines leading role of UAE institutions in collaborating to develop Islamic  capital markets

  • DTCC’S SFTR Community Jumps To 250 As Firms Ready For Forthcoming Regulation - Key Milestone Reached With Less Than A Month To Go Before First Go-Live Date For Securities Financing Transactions Reporting

    Date 24/06/2020

    With the deadline for the European Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) quickly approaching, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that 250 clients have now committed to use the firm’s multi-award winning Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to meet their reporting obligations. This is an 80% increase in the total number of clients signed-up for the SFTR service since the beginning of 2020.