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Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission - Independent Commission Against Corruption Operation Leads To Charging Of Ex-Convoy Global Executive Directors And Broker’s General Manager

Date 22/07/2019

Following the joint operation of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in December 2017, the ICAC today charged five other individuals with conspiracy to defraud. 

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission: Takeovers Panel Rules Against Waiver Of General Offer Obligation In Proposed Maanshan Iron Acquisition

Date 22/07/2019

The Takeovers and Mergers Panel has ruled that a waiver of the general offer obligation under the Takeovers Code will not be granted to China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited if it proceeds with the proposed acquisition of a controlling shareholding interest in Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Limited from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the People’s Government of Anhui Province (Anhui SASAC) at nil consideration. 

The First Batch Of 25 Companies Debuts On The Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market

Date 22/07/2019

On July 22, the listing ceremony of the first batch of companies on the SSE STAR Market is held in Shanghai. Li Qiang, Party Chief of Shanghai, and Yi Huiman, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) stroke the gong for the listing. More than 600 attendees including senior officials from Beijing, Shanghai, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Shaanxi provinces, board chairpersons of the first batch of listed companies, and representatives from the CSRC agencies and the units in the CSRC system, market institutions, the Stock Listing Committee, Sci-tech Innovation Advisory Committee, Public Offering Self-discipline Committee for the SSE STAR Market as well as news media witnessed the ceremony.

GPW Launches The GPW Growth Programme

Date 22/07/2019

• GPW is launching one of the #GPW2022 strategic initiatives: GPW Growth, a programme of support for the development and transition of SMEs
• Participation in the programme will improve leadership competences and help to set a new course in corporate development
• GPW Growth will open the GPW Growth Academy this September

The Dubai Financial Services Authority Joins Network For Greening The Financial System

Date 22/07/2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced today that it is now a member of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), becoming one of the first regulatory authorities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to join the NGFS.

Digital Wallet Spend In Europe & North America To Increase By 40% In 2019, Juniper Research Study Finds

Date 22/07/2019

Consumer spend via digital wallets across Europe and North America will increase by 40% this year to nearly $790 billion, according to a new study from Juniper Research. It argued that the largest growth in 2019 would come from instore payments, with mobile contactless payments more than doubling across these regions.

PNGX Appointed As National Numbering Agency For PNG

Date 22/07/2019

PNGX announces that it has been approved by the international Association of National Numbering Agencies (“ANNA”) as the National Numbering Agency for Papua New Guinea.

Caplin Adds Cryptocurrencies To Multi-Asset Trading Platform

Date 22/07/2019

Caplin, the specialist provider of desktop and mobile e-trading technology, today announced the addition of cryptocurrencies to its range of technology components for multi-asset trading. 

Securities Commission Malaysia To Implement Anti-Corruption Action Plan

Date 22/07/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will be implementing an action plan with the main objectives of supporting the National Anti-Corruption Plan (2019-2023) (NACP) and with the view to improve Malaysia’s ranking in the biennial Corporate Governance Watch survey by the Asian Corporate Governance Association.

Tehran Stock Exchange Holds Annual Meeting

Date 21/07/2019

TSE held its annual meetings for the fiscal year ended 20 March 2019.