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Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 47.7%, Of Which 36.9% For Institutional Investors

Date 05/06/2023

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in May 2023 was JD9.7 million, representing 8.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD15.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in May 2023 showed a negative value of JD5.6 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD8.6 million during the same month of 2022. 

CryptoUK Welcomes Crypto & Digital APPG Inaugural Report

Date 05/06/2023

Commenting on the inaugural report from the Crypto & Digital Assets Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) issued today [5 June 2023], Ian Taylor, Board Advisor at CryptoUK, the trade body for the UK crypto industry, said: “We are extremely pleased to see that the inaugural report from the Crypto & Digital Assets APPG issued today. This is balanced, considered and presents a holistic view of the UK’s crypto and digital assets sector. 

Worldline Partners With Travelplanbooker.Com To Respond To Revitalised Globetrotter Preferences - Seamless Self-Service Booking And Payment Across A Multitude Of Platforms

Date 05/06/2023

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payments services, has announced a partnership with the travel industry’s online innovator, travelplanbooker.com, to enhance the Customer Experience (CX).

DIFC Innovation Hub Partners With Dubai Islamic Bank To Launch 7th Edition Of AccelerateHER

Date 05/06/2023

• AccelerateHER, a three-month accelerator programme for women, includes mentorship, workshops, and networking opportunities, and starts in September 2023.
• Applications now open to aspiring women professionals in early stages of their financial services careers in Dubai.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 05/06/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

SIX Exchange Regulation: Delisting Credit Suisse Group Ltd, Zurich

Date 05/06/2023

"From Coal To Clean: Managed Phaseout In The Asia-Pacific" - Remarks By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, And Chairman, GFANZ APAC Network Advisory Board, At The GFANZ APAC Summit Opening On 5 June 2023

Date 05/06/2023

Mary Schapiro and colleagues from GFANZ Global, GFANZ APAC Advisory Board Members, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming for the inaugural GFANZ APAC Summit.

ASIC Acknowledges ASX’s Release Of The CHESS Special Report And Audit Report

Date 05/06/2023

Today, ASX released public versions of the Special Report and the Audit Report on the current CHESS clearing and settlement system.

Reflect, Reset And Refocus: Game Plan For Hong Kong As An Asset Management Hub - Keynote Speech At 16th Hong Kong Investment Funds Association Annual Conference, Ms Julia Leung, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Chief Executive Officer, 5 June 2023

Date 05/06/2023

Nelson, honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It’s my pleasure to speak to you today at the annual conference of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (HKIFA). The theme of this conference is “Re” – it’s probably the shortest theme ever, and I like it. With this in mind, I title this speech “Reflect, Reset and Refocus – Game Plan for Hong Kong as an Asset Management Hub”.

ASIC Chair’s AFR ESG Summit Speech: Speech By ASIC Chair Joe Longo At The AFR Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) Summit, 5 June 2023.

Date 05/06/2023

Over two centuries ago, Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau, wrote that ‘If honesty did not exist, we ought to invent it, as the best means of getting rich.’ Updating this for the 21st century, today we might remark that ‘if ESG didn’t exist, we’d invent it, as the best means of attracting investment’.