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HKEX: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2020 (Unaudited)

Date 19/08/2020

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with HKAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Cryptocurrency Exchange And Custodian Gemini Selects Eventus Systems As Trade Surveillance Provider - Eventus Continues Growth In Digital Asset Space As Validus Platform Leveraged By Major Crypto Exchanges

Date 19/08/2020

Eventus Systems, Inc.<https://www.eventussystems.com/>, a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, announced today that Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has selected Eventus' Validus platform for the exchange's new trade surveillance solution. The signing marks the sixth major exchange in the digital asset space to turn to Eventus for trade surveillance.

Mphasis Partners With iMeta Technologies To Build A Next Gen KYC Solution For The Financial Industry - The New Partnership Aims To Disrupt The ‘Know Your Customer’ Market, By Using AI Capabilities To Build An Advanced Onboarding Solution For Financial Institutions, Particularly In Europe

Date 19/08/2020

Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specialising in cloudand cognitive services, today announced its strategic partnership with UK-based software company iMeta Technologies Ltd, a leading provider of onboarding, client lifecycle and master data management software and services for global, regulated organisations. Working together to deliver a new advanced solution for the onboarding / KYC industry, the partnership offering will focus primarily on UK and Europe region.

First Group Of Enterprises Under The Registration-Based IPO System To Be Listed On The Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board On August 24

Date 19/08/2020

Since the Commission for Further Reform under the CPC Central Committee deliberated and passed the Overall Implementation Plan of the Reform of the ChiNext Board and the Pilot Project of the Registration-based IPO System on April 27, SZSE has, according to the unified arrangements of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), continued to pursue progress while ensuring stability, meticulously organized relevant preparatory work, and implemented the major decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council to the letter. Relevant business rules for the reform of the ChiNext Board and the pilot project of the registration-based IPO system have been officially released, the Listing Committee, the Industry Expert Consultant Library and the Stock Issuance Regulation Committee have been established in succession, work such as enterprise declaration, application acceptance, review, registration, issuance, etc. advanced in an orderly manner.

Presentation By HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li And Group Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Lau On 2020 Interim Results Announcement

Date 19/08/2020

Financial Performance

• Record half-yearly revenue and profit despite challenging macroeconomic backdrop with core business revenue up by 13%YoY; total revenue up by 2%YoY and PAT up by 1%YoY 
• Record half-yearly Stock Connect revenue of HK$743mn (+46%YoY) 
• Net investment income fell HK$681mn, primarily due to the fair value losses of collective investment schemes previously announced at Q1

SGX RegCo Publishes Its Observations Of Catalist Sponsors

Date 19/08/2020

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) today released its inaugural “Findings and Recommendations on Continuing Sponsorship Work” publication which aims to highlight areas for improvement following its observations from reviews and inspections of sponsors.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange And Huaxia Bank Sign A Strategic Cooperation Agreement To Jointly Improve The Financial Capability To Serve The Real Economy

Date 19/08/2020

On August 13, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd. (“Huaxia Bank”) signed a strategic cooperation agreement and had an in-depth discussion on how to promote deep integration of commercial banks with capital market, further reduce enterprises’ financing cost, do well in supporting pandemic prevention and control and economic and social development as a whole, fulfill the task of ensuring stability on six fronts and maintaining security in six areas, etc. SZSE Party Secretary and Chairman Wang Jianjun, SZSE Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager Sha Yan, Huaxia Bank Deputy Party Secretary and President Zhang Jianhua, etc. attended relevant activities.

Mohammed bin Rashid Enacts Amendments To DIFC’s Common Reporting Standard Law

Date 19/08/2020

• Updated Law enhances the Centre’s reputation as a stable, safe and transparent business destination
• DIFC Authority’s Board of Directors also issues new Common Reporting Standard Regulations

Archax Regulated By FCA As First Ever Digital Securities Exchange In UK - Includes MTF, 5MLD, Custody And Brokerage Permissions

Date 19/08/2020

Archax today announced becoming the first ever FCA regulated digital securities exchange and custodian in the UK. This important milestone for the emerging global digital securities ecosystem means, for the first time, digital issuances from across the world will be able to trade on an FCA authorised secondary market and institutions will have access to a credible regulated trading venue on which to engage with the digital securities space. At the same time, Archax has also become the first ever company to receive its FCA cryptoasset registration, and therefore become a fully compliant VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider). This FCA registration was introduced earlier this year as part of the amended Money Laundering Regulations (5MLD) and is now mandatory for all cryptoasset firms. 

ESMA Recommends Priority Topics In AIFMD Review

Date 19/08/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has written to the European Commission (Commission) highlighting areas to consider during the forthcoming review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).