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Closing Remarks By June Sim, Managing Director, Head Listing Compliance, SGX RegCo, At The ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Forum

Date 23/01/2024

1. Good morning all and thank you for joining us today.

2. As we all saw from Prof Loh's presentation earlier, Singapore entities as a whole have seen their total score improving steadily since the first ACGS review conducted back in 2012. More significantly, the score distribution of Singapore entities has consistently shifted rightwards and all companies reviewed scored least 80 points in this round of review.

Bursa Malaysia Launches SME X Platform In Collaboration With Companies Commission Of Malaysia To Facilitate Fundraising For SMEs - A New Market Insights And Data-Driven Online Platform Covering Over 650,000 Active Companies In Malaysia

Date 23/01/2024

Bursa Malaysia Berhad ("Bursa Malaysia" or the "Exchange") today launched the SME X Platform (“Platform”) in collaboration with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (“SSM”), to further support corporate fundraising and business investment opportunities. The SME X Platform ensues from the memorandum of understanding signed between Bursa Malaysia and SSM at end 20221, which among others was to enhance data analytics for strategic business decisions in line with the National Data Sharing Policy (“NDSP”).

Opening Remarks By Mr Lim Tuang Lee, Assistant Managing Director (Capital Markets), Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Briefing For SGX-Listed Companies On ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard On 23 January 2024

Date 23/01/2024

I believe every one of us here has gone through assessments since young, be it in the form of exams in school or performance appraisals at work. Ultimately, such assessments seek to achieve two main purposes – to inform us of how we are doing and point us to areas where we can improve.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Sets Out Three-Year Strategic Priorities

Date 23/01/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today releases its Strategic Priorities for 2024-2026, setting out its approach to developing Hong Kong’s securities markets, addressing risks and protecting investors.

DIFC Innovation Hub, Julius Baer And Euroclear Join Forces To Address Challenges Posed By The Future Of Digital Asset Inheritance

Date 23/01/2024

• DIFC Innovation Hub, Julius Baer and Euroclear to address how wealth management can best transfer digital assets to the next generation
• Collaboration to bring solutions for digital assets inheritance and estate planning

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Thaipusam

Date 23/01/2024

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) and its subsidiaries will be closed on Thursday, 25 January 2024, in conjunction with Thaipusam.

Readout: US Under Secretary For International Affairs Jay Shambaugh’s Call With Minister Of Finance Sergii Marchenko Of Ukraine

Date 22/01/2024

Today, Under Secretary for International Affairs Jay Shambaugh spoke with Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko to discuss critical economic assistance and international efforts to hold Russia accountable for its unjustified and unprovoked war on Ukraine. Under Secretary Shambaugh highlighted the Administration's ongoing efforts to secure the full $11.8 billion in direct budget support as part of the national security supplemental request before Congress, which combined with other international support will enable Ukraine to continue defending itself and help maintain access to Ukraine’s $15.6 billion IMF program. Under Secretary Shambaugh and Minister Marchenko also discussed continued cooperation through the G7 as well as the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Component Changes In MDAX, SDAX And TecDAX

Date 22/01/2024

STOXX Ltd. has announced unscheduled component changes in the MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX indices. 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 22/01/2024

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available: http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/SwapsReports/index.htm.

OCC Announces Updates To Board Of Directors - Executive Chairman Craig Donohue Transitions To Chairman - OCC CEO Andrej Bolkovic And Nasdaq Executive Roland Chai Join Board

Date 22/01/2024

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced the following updates to its Board of Directors: