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Shanghai Stock Exchange: STAR High-End Equipment Index And STAR New Materials Index Are To Be Launched For The Comprehensive Introduction Of Strategic Emerging Industries Theme Indexes

Date 22/07/2022

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. today announced the arrangement for the official launching of STAR High-End Equipment Manufacturing Index (hereafter referred to as STAR High-End Equipment) and STAR New Materials Index (hereafter referred to as STAR New Materials) on August 15, 2022. A comprehensive index system featuring strategic emerging industries of the STAR market, including STAR Next Generation IT Index, STAR Biology and Medicine Index, and STAR Chip Index, has been established.

SIX Closes First Half Of 2022 With Stable Results On The Back Of Challenging Market Conditions

Date 22/07/2022

Selected key financial figures for the first half of 2022

• Operating income amounted to CHF 751.7 million (+0.8%, currency-adjusted +2.6%)
• Operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to CHF 213.7 million (-5.5%)
• The non-operating result increased year-on-year thanks to one-off effects in the financial result
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by 4.9% to CHF 161.4 million
• Net profit increased by 12.1% to CHF 121.3 million

Press Conference By SUZUKI Shunichi, Japan Minister Of Finance And Minister Of State For Financial Services: KDDI Communications Failure Impacting ATMs

Date 22/07/2022

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

The recent communications failure by KDDI, a telecommunication company, left ATMs unavailable for use at some financial institutions, so could you please tell us how you see the impact of such communication failures and what measures should be taken?

ASIC To Extend Deadlines For 30 June 2022 Unlisted Entity Financial Reports

Date 22/07/2022

ASIC will extend the deadline for unlisted entities to lodge financial reports by one month for balance dates from 24 June 2022 to 7 July 2022 (inclusive). 

The New York Stock Exchange And SGX Group Announce Wide-Ranging Collaboration Including Dual Listing Of Companies - The Two Exchanges On Opposite Sides Of The World Will Also Explore New Products In ESG, ETFs, And Indexes

Date 22/07/2022

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group), Asia’s leading and most international multi-asset exchange, announced today the signing of a new agreement to collaborate on the dual listing of companies on both exchanges and work together in a number of other key areas focused on the capital markets.

US Department Of Justice: My Big Coin Founder Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme - Defendant Defrauded Investors Of Over $6 Million

Date 21/07/2022

A federal jury convicted a New York man today in connection with a scheme to defraud investors by marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson On Policing Insider Trading In Digital Asset Markets

Date 21/07/2022

Today, a federal district court will begin to consider the application of insider trading jurisprudence to digital assets or, more specifically, cryptocurrencies.

US Financial Stability Oversight Council To Meet July 28

Date 21/07/2022

On Thursday, July 28, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will preside over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) via videoconference. The agenda will include both an open and an executive session. The preliminary agenda for the executive session includes an update from the Council’s Hedge Fund Working Group; an update from the Council’s Climate-related Financial Risk Committee; the Council’s report being prepared in response to the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets; and the Office of Financial Research’s non-centrally cleared bilateral repo data collection.  The preliminary agenda for the public session includes the Council’s work related to climate-related financial risk.

AARP, FINRA Foundation Team Up To Address Victim Blaming In Financial Fraud - New Paper Is A Catalyst For A Cultural Shift To End The Practice Of Blaming Fraud Victims For The Crimes They Experienced

Date 21/07/2022

A new report from the AARP Fraud Watch Network and FINRA Investor Education Foundation says shifting how our society talks about victims of financial fraud could lead to a much-needed change in how our country responds to this growing crime.

US Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting

Date 21/07/2022

On Thursday, July 28, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will preside over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) by videoconference.  The meeting will consist of an executive session and a public session.  The preliminary agenda for the executive session includes an update from the Council’s Hedge Fund Working Group; an update from the Council’s Climate-related Financial Risk Committee; the Council’s report being prepared in response to the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets; and the Office of Financial Research’s non-centrally cleared bilateral repo data collection.*    The preliminary agenda for the public session includes the Council’s work related to climate-related financial risk.