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Qatar Stock Exchange: QE Index, QE Al Rayan Islamic Index And QE All Share Constituents April 1st, 2024

Date 12/03/2024

QE Index  

United Development Company and Vodafone will   replace Baladna and Ezdan Holding in the QE Index

Philippines’ Metrobank Selects Temenos To Advance Its Wealth Management Business - Metrobank Is Implementing Temenos Wealth To Improve Operational Efficiency, Elevate The Customer Experience And Support Business Growth From Digital Channels

Date 12/03/2024

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), one of the Philippines’ largest banks, has partnered with Temenos and Collaboration Betters the World (CBTW) to implement Temenos Wealth, strengthening the bank’s dominant position in the highly competitive wealth management industry.

Two Consumer Infrastructure REITs Are Launched On Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 12/03/2024

On March 12, 2024, under the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Huaxia Jinmao Commercial REIT and Harvest Wumart Consumer REIT were launched on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). This marks a further expansion and diversification of China's REITs market, with the pilot program now covering the consumer infrastructure sector.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority: Global Investors See Compelling Case For GCC Investment

Date 12/03/2024

Investors from around the world see reforms across the Middle East and the strong development of regional capital markets have made a compelling case for investment here, according to Nabeel Albloushi, HSBC’s Regional Head of Markets & Securities Services for the Middle East North Africa & Türkiye (MENAT) region. 

Launch Of PoC For "JPX Market Explorer," A Generative AI-Powered Service To Disseminate Japanese Market Information

Date 12/03/2024

Today, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) announced the launch of a proof of concept (PoC) for "JPX Market Explorer," a new service that uses the technology of Bridgewise, a generative AI provider, to disseminate information on the Japanese market. The service will enable investors to easily obtain information on all companies that are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Launches New Service To Pay Unclaimed Dividends To Shareholders Of Public Joint-Stock Companies And Refund Cash Held In Dormant Accounts At Brokerage Firms

Date 12/03/2024

As part of its keen efforts to pay shareholders of locally listed public joint-stock companies their unclaimed dividends prior to March 2015 or the cash held in dormant accounts opened with brokerage firms, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has the pleasure to announce that it welcomes payment requests to satisfy investor needs and ensure the delivery of fast services that meet investor expectations.

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 12/03/2024

The market share and turnover data shown in the report includes all Exchange Participants which had transactions during the period reported but excludes Southbound trading of Special Participants via Stock Connect.

SGX Group To Launch Interest Rate Derivatives In 2H 2024

Date 12/03/2024

• Derivatives franchise will expand to include futures linked to Singapore and Japan’s overnight interest rate benchmarks, to support strong emerging demand for more risk management tools in an uncertain interest rate environment

Securities Commission Malaysia’s Audit Oversight Board Reprimands Auditors For Violation Of Auditing Standards

Date 12/03/2024

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)’s Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has publicly reprimanded Nexia SSY PLT (AF 2009) (Nexia) and its audit partners, namely Michelle Yong Voon Sze (Michelle) and Jayapalasingam A/L Kandiah (Jayapalasingam).

Nasdaq Announces End Of Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 29, 2024

Date 11/03/2024

At the end of the settlement date of February 29, 2024, short interest in 3,142 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 10,786,577,263 shares compared with 10,714,388,932 shares in 3,153 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 15, 2024. The end of February short interest represent 2.69 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.83 days for the prior reporting period.