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Criminal Cartel Charges To Be Laid Against ANZ

Date 01/06/2018

Following an announcement made by ANZ to the ASX this morning regarding anticipated criminal cartel charges, the ACCC confirms that criminal cartel charges are expected to be laid by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) against ANZ, ANZ Group Treasurer Rick Moscati, two other companies and a number of other individuals.  These charges will be laid following an investigation by the ACCC.

BME: Grupo Pikolín Launches Another Issue On MARF

Date 01/06/2018

• Reopens its reference on BME’s market, MARF, with maturity in 2021 and variable interest rate.

GrupoPikolin has placed a new tranche of 11 million euros of its floating rate note issue on MARF, referenced to Euribor plus 375 basis points and with maturity on May 18, 2021. The individual value of each bond is 100,000 euros and the issue price of this new tranche is 100.10%, ex-coupon.

Criminal Cartel Charges To Be Laid Against Deutsche Bank

Date 01/06/2018

Further to its earlier statement regarding criminal cartel charges expected to be laid by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) against ANZ and its Group Treasurer Rick Moscati, the ACCC can confirm that Deutsche Bank AG is one of the two other companies against which charges are expected to be laid, along with a number of individuals.

FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) Issues Statement Of Good Practice On Information And Confidentiality

Date 01/06/2018

The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) today publishes a Transparency Draft of a new Statement of Good Practice on Information and Confidentiality for fixed income and commodities markets.

Bursa Malaysia: GST At Zero Rate Effective 1 June 2018

Date 01/06/2018

Pursuant to the announcement by the Ministry of Finance and the issuance of the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Order 2018, all fees charged by Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries that are subject to the Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) at the standard rate of 6% will now be subject to GST at zero rate (0%). This change will be effective from 1 June 2018 and is applicable until further notice. 

BME: MARF Registers A Commercial Paper Programme By Grupo Jorge Worth €75 Million

Date 01/06/2018

• With this programme the company diversifies its short term funding sources and complements the bond programme registered in MARF last February
• MARF has been a capital raising vehicle for 44 companies, of which 28 have come back to the market to register new programmes or bond issues

Shanghai Stock Exchange Official Appointed

Date 01/06/2018

The Party Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission has decided that Comrade Jiang Feng holds positions of Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and SSE President.

Seizing Opportunities And Pushing Forward The Internationalization Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange -- Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange And MSCI Co-Host The Launching Ceremony On MSCI’s Inclusion Of A-shares in Its Indexes

Date 01/06/2018

On May 31, 2018, Shanghai Stock Exchange (“SSE”), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and MSCI co-held in Shanghai the launching ceremony on MSCI’s inclusion of A-shares, witnessing the addition of A-shares to MSCI’s Emerging Market Indexes.

IISL Index Dashboard For The Month Ended May 2018

Date 01/06/2018

Click here to download the 'IISL Index Dashboard' for the month ended May 2018. 

Publication Of Revised Japan's Corporate Governance Code

Date 01/06/2018

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has partially revised the Securities Listing Regulations pertaining to the revision of Japan's Corporate Governance Code (hereinafter the "Code") (*) with effect from June 1, 2018.