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ASIC: Binance Australia Derivatives – AFS Licence Cancelled

Date 06/04/2023

ASIC has today cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by Oztures Trading Pty Ltd trading as Binance Australia Derivatives (Binance). The licence cancellation was effected today in response to a request to cancel received from Binance yesterday.

BNP Paribas Extends Partnership With Worldline To Reduce SEPA Direct Debit Fraud

Date 06/04/2023

BNP Paribas Cash Management has selected Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payments services, to reduce fraud in SEPA Direct Debit transactions. BNP Paribas has implemented Worldline’s solution, that combines the electronic signature of SEPA mandates with Open Banking-based account validation, in Germany, Italy and France, with additional countries to follow in a few months.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Orders Wealthtek Limited Liability Partnership To Cease Operations As High Court Appoints Interim Managers And Arrest Made

Date 06/04/2023

The FCA has taken urgent steps with the High Court to successfully appoint Interim Managers (the High Court appointed Shane Crooks, Mark Shaw and Emma Sayers of BDO LLP) to take control of WealthTek Limited Liability Partnership (WealthTek), which also has the trading names Vertem Asset Management and Malloch Melville.

Leveraging Comprehensive Service Advantages To Support High-Quality Development - Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Launches the Beijing Capital Market Service Week With Shanghai Stock Exchange. And BSE

Date 06/04/2023

An additional suspected core member of a large-scale and sophisticated syndicate suspected of operating “ramp-and-dump” market manipulation was charged today after six suspects had been charged earlier with various criminal offences .

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Suspected Core Member Of Syndicate Charged In Ramp-And-Dump Case

Date 06/04/2023

An additional suspected core member of a large-scale and sophisticated syndicate suspected of operating “ramp-and-dump” market manipulation was charged today after six suspects had been charged earlier with various criminal offences.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Continues To Improve Systems And Rules To Optimize Delivery Layout

Date 06/04/2023

A workshop on designated delivery warehouses for agricultural commodities futures was held by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) in Dalian on March 31.

Answering Reporters'Questions On Listing Arrangements For First Batch Of Companies On Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Main Boards Under The Registration-Based IPO System

Date 06/04/2023

Q: On February 17, CSRC, SSE and SZSE released the policies and rules on the implementation of the registration-based IPO system reform across the board. The first batch of companies under the registration-based IPO system on the main boards have obtained CSRC’s registration approval and have initiated their issuance and listing work. When are the first batch of companies expected to get listed?

Bursa Carbon Exchange Joins Global Emissions Trading Network Via IETA

Date 06/04/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today announced its membership of the International Emissions Trading Association (“IETA”), a thought leader in carbon market mechanisms. This move is in line with the Exchange's commitment to develop Malaysia’s carbon market through its voluntary carbon market (“VCM”) - the Bursa Carbon Exchange (“BCX”) - and to strengthen institutional capacity in developing a vibrant VCM ecosystem.

Launch Of ixCrypto Stable Coin Index

Date 06/04/2023

Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited ("IX Asia Indexes") announced the launch of ixCrypto Stable Coin Index.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - March 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In March 2023, the average daily number of trades was down 25% on the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $6.154 billion was down 17% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in March, in line with pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in March was an average of 13.7, down 16% on pcp