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HKEX Exchange Publishes Conclusions On Proposed Amendments To Listing Rules Relating To Share Schemes Of Listed Issuers

Date 29/07/2022

• Listing Rules to be extended to govern all share schemes involving grants of share awards and share options
• Enhanced share schemes regulation to manage dilution of listed shares and provide informative disclosure to maintain high levels of shareholder protection
• New requirements to take effect on 1 January 2023

BME Growth Welcomes Umbrella Solar Investment

Date 29/07/2022

BME Growth today welcomed Umbrella Solar Investment. The Bell Ringing, which took place in the Madrid stock exchange, was led by Enrique Selva, CEO of the company, who was accompanied by Jesús González Nieto-Márquez, General Manager of BME Growth.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Collecting Order Fees On Futures And Option Contracts Based On Client Message Amount

Date 29/07/2022

To enhance supervisory efficiency and ensure market stability, and as provided under Article 37 of the Clearing Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) plans to collect order fees on futures and option contracts, based on the extra amount of client messages over the benchmark, starting from August 5th, 2022 (i.e., during continuous trading on the evening of August 4th).

Bitfinex Launches Subscription-Free Access To Santiment’s Premium On-Chain Analytics

Date 29/07/2022

Bitfinex ( https://www.bitfinex.com/), a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, announced today that it will provide free access to Santiment (https://santiment.net/), the cryptocurrency analytics platform for researching on-chain data.

NSE IFSC-SGX Connect Launched By Prime Minister Of India Narendra Modi

Date 29/07/2022

• Milestone for Singapore’s ties with India in financial markets
• Connect will enhance liquidity by bringing together international and domestic participants 

MARF Admits A New 100 Million Euro Bond Programme From The AQUA 2020 Securitisation Fund

Date 29/07/2022

BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted the first securitisation bond programme from AQUA 2020 Securitisation Fund for 100 million euros. AQUA 2020 is a securitisation fund incorporated under Spanish law, which is open on the assets and liabilities side, (i.e. it allows the successive incorporation of new credit rights and the issuance of new securities throughout the life of the Fund), and whose purpose is to finance present and future credit rights granted by Crealsa Investments Spain.

BaFin Investigates United Global Investing, Inc.

Date 29/07/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that United Global Investing, Inc. (based in Denmark and the United States of America) has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin.

DMO Commemorates The Listings Of Eurobonds And Sukuk On NGX

Date 29/07/2022

Debt Management Office (DMO) has leveraged the Closing Gong ceremony of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to commemorate the listing of a Triple-Tranche $4billion Eurobonds, $1.25billion Eurobonds and the N250billion Sukuk on the Exchange.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Appoints New Chief Executive

Date 29/07/2022

The Board of Directors of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have accepted the resignation of F. Christopher Calabia, effective 31 August 2022. Chris joined the DFSA in October 2021 and is stepping down to return to the United States for family-related reasons.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Officially Issues Detailed Rules For Trading Of Convertible Corporate Bonds And Guidelines For Self-Regulation To Promote High-Quality Development Of Convertible Bond Market

Date 29/07/2022

In order to implement the requirements of the Measures for the Administration of Convertible Corporate Bonds further regulate the business activities of convertible corporate bonds (hereinafter referred to as convertible bonds) of listed companies, promote the high-quality development of the convertible bond market, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the SSE) has, under the overall guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), drafted the Shanghai Stock Exchange Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Trading of Convertible Corporate Bonds (hereinafter referred to as the Detailed Trading Rules) and the Guidelines No. 12 of the Shanghai Stock Exchange for Self-regulation of Listed Companies — Convertible Corporate Bonds (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines for Self-regulation), and solicited public opinions. Overall, the market players showed great support for the institutional framework and main content of these rules, and put forward some comments and suggestions. After careful deliberation, the SSE absorbed and adopted some suggestions and officially issued relevant rules on July 29, 2022.