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SSImple Completes Investment Round, Appoints Chairman

Date 29/08/2023

• Leading the investment is David Little 
• Matthew Cook has been appointed as SSImple’s Chairman 

Banking Circle Group Expands Into The Australian Market With The Launch Of BC Payments

Date 29/08/2023

• BC Payments launches to empower Australian FinTechs to scale internationally with market leading global payment rails
• Piers Cracknell, former Director, Strategic Initiatives NAB, appointed to head BC Payments
• New payments infrastructure business addresses cross-border payments pain points currently restricting Australian FinTech growth

Securities Commission Malaysia Widens Access, Offers More Choices In Fund Management - New Framework Introduced For Foreign Exempt Schemes And Enhancements To Offering Of Wholesale Funds

Date 29/08/2023

In line with measures to liberalise the fund management industry, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today introduced the Foreign Exempt Scheme (FES) framework, providing high net worth entities and institutional investors greater onshore access to foreign investment funds.

Amman Stock Exchange Participates In International Conference On New Trends In Business Environment (ICNTBE2023)

Date 29/08/2023

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) represented by the CEO of ASE, Mr.Mazen Wathaifi, participated in the international scientific conference entitled "New Trends in the Business Environment", which was held by Yarmouk University and organized by the Faculty of Business of the university, during the period 23-24 August 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Dead Sea. The conference was opened by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply and the Minister of Labor, Mr. Youssef Al-Shamali. The importance of the conference comes as it deals with an important topic, that has become one of the most important requirements for achieving a sustainable integrated economic renaissance, represented by achieving a supportive advanced business environment for various sectors, stressing the importance of linking the outputs of scientific research about modern trends in the business environment and various aspects of economic process from production, innovation and marketing.

Maybank Investment Bank Partners With Broadridge To Co-Create Proprietary Technology For Securities Borrowing And Lending

Date 29/08/2023

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (“Maybank IB”) has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, to grow its securities borrowing and lending (“SBL”) business.

German Subsidiary Of Hyphe Now Licensed By Regulator, BaFin

Date 29/08/2023

The German subsidiary of Amsterdam-based digital asset liquidity provider, Hyphe, received its BaFin licence this week. Based in Munich, Hyphe Markets GmbH will now operate as an ‘Investment Firm’, as defined by the German Securities Institutions Act (WpIG) and European Investment Firm Regulation (IFR).

Amman Stock Exchange Participates In Eighth Conference Of Jordanian Expatriate Businessmen And Investors

Date 29/08/2023

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), represented by the CEO of the ASE Mazen Wathaifi, participated in the activities of the 8th Conference of Jordanian Expatriate Businessmen and Investors which was held under the name " Investing for the Future in the Century of Modernisation ", which was organized by the Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) in cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Investment, at the Fairmont Amman Hotel -Jordan. Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation Nasser Shraideh inaugurated the conference in the presence of a number of officials and Jordanian investors domestically and abroad.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Independent Commission Against Corruption Conduct Joint Operation Against Suspected Market Manipulation Syndicate And Restriction Notices Issued By The SFC To Six Brokers To Freeze Client Accounts

Date 29/08/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) conducted a joint operation today involving two companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on suspicion that their shares were being manipulated from December 2022 to August 2023.  

The Third Anniversary Of Implementing The ChiNext Board Reform And The Pilot Of The Registration-Based IPO System: Creating "Three High-Level Features" In Growth, Innovation And POEs To Serve Sci-tech Self-Strengthening At Higher Levels

Date 29/08/2023

August 24, 2023 marked the third anniversary of the smooth landing of the ChiNext Board reform and the pilot of the registration-based IPO system. In the past three years, the ChiNext Board has adhered to its positioning and developed with prominent growth characteristics, distinctive innovation attributes, rich industry types, and rapid market growth. ChiNext has strongly supported the development of strategic emerging industrial enterprises and high-tech enterprises and actively served the sci-tech self-reliance and self-strengthening at higher levels. The registration-based IPO reform on ChiNext has made steady progress, with the market structure, scale, ecology and function reaching a new level.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Regulators Conclude Consultation On Revising OTC Derivative Clearing Rules

Date 29/08/2023

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued their joint consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to the Clearing Rules for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.