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UK Prudential Regulation Authority And UK Financial Services Authority Conclude Investigations Into Senior Managers In Relation To The 2008 Failure Of HBOS plc

Date 26/08/2022

The PRA and FCA (together, the 'Authorities') joint investigations into certain former senior managers at HBOS plc have now concluded with a decision by each of the Authorities’ independent decision-makers to take no further action. The investigations, which began in 2016, were in response to Andrew Green QC’s November 2015 report into the reasonableness of the scope of the FSA’s enforcement investigations in relation to the failure of HBOS (the 'Green Report').  

Monetary Policy And Price Stability, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At “Reassessing Constraints On The Economy And Policy,” An Economic Policy Symposium Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Date 26/08/2022

Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today.

At past Jackson Hole conferences, I have discussed broad topics such as the ever-changing structure of the economy and the challenges of conducting monetary policy under high uncertainty. Today, my remarks will be shorter, my focus narrower, and my message more direct.

Statement On The PCAOB Agreement With China And Hong Kong, SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, Aug. 26, 2022

Date 26/08/2022

Today’s agreement between the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the Chinese authorities is a step forward in holding China- and Hong Kong-based public companies to the same accountability standards as all other issuers that access U.S. capital markets.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary - 26 August 2022

Date 26/08/2022

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Statement On Agreement Governing Inspections And Investigations Of Audit Firms Based In China And Hong Kong, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Aug. 26, 2022

Date 26/08/2022

Today, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong.

mai-Listed Companies’ H1 Sales Up 24% Y-O-Y To THB 99.90 Bln

Date 26/08/2022

• H1 combined sales up 24 pct y-o-y to THB 99.90 bln
• Net profit up 14.40 pct y-o-y to THB 4.28 bln
• Property & Construction, Services, Technology, and Agro & Food industry showed higher operating profits

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 26/08/2022

For historical data, please refer to the Exchange Participants section of the HKEX Fact Book.

Thai Listed Firms Report Robust Growth In H1 Earnings On Easing COVID-19 Curbs

Date 26/08/2022

• SET-listed companies' total sales up 40.10 pct y-o-y to THB 8.60 trn in H1/2022
• H1 core operating profits up 32.90 pct to THB 1.08 trn
• H1 net profits up 13.90 pct to THB 596.59 bln

LCH RepoClear - August 2022 Recap

Date 26/08/2022

RepoRecap – August 2022

• RepoClear SA has extended its settlement connections to investor CSDs so that members are now able to settle Dutch Government bonds at Euroclear Netherlands and Austrian and Spanish Government bonds at Clearstream Banking AG. Read more.
• BMO Capital Markets is the third Canadian bank member to go live at LCH SA’s RepoClear service. Read more.
• 31 funds are now using RepoClear’s Sponsored Clearing for UK Gilts, with open outstanding growing over 70% in 2022. Find out more about the service here.
• RepoClear SA has now gone live with its enriched Value at Risk (VaR) risk methodology, applied across the 13 Euro debt markets cleared by the service. Read more.

Infront Acquires Assetmax

Date 26/08/2022

Infront AS has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Assetmax AG. The acquisition represents an important milestone for Infront as the company further strengthens its product offering for wealth management customers across Europe. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of September at the latest, subject to customary conditions.