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Finansinspektionen Analysis No. 39: Are The Capital Buffers Fulfilling Their Purpose?

Date 16/12/2022

The minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) is designed in such a way that the banks can breach it before they breach the capital requirements. As a result, this can reduce the usability of the capital buffers. This is shown in FI’s analysis of how the capital buffers are impacted when a bank must meet both MREL and the capital requirements.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 16/12/2022

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 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 16/12/2022

• The IF2302 CSI 300 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on December 19, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 3964.
• The IC2302 CSI 500 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on December 19, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 6084.2.

CFFEX: Notice On Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 16/12/2022

The following equity index futures and options contracts are delivered on December 16, 2022 at their respective final settlement prices:

• IF2212 CSI 300 index futures contracts and the IO2212 series CSI 300 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 3939.38;
• IC2212 CSI 500 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 6053.20;
• IM2212 CSI 1000 index futures contracts and the MO2212 series CSI 1000 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 6515.43;
• IH2212 SSE 50 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 2677.20.

China Securities Regulatory Commission Officials Answered Reporter Question Regarding Progress In China-U.S. Audit Oversight Cooperation

Date 16/12/2022

Reporter: On the morning of December 15th local time, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)？of the U.S. issued a report confirming that it was able to completely inspect and investigate the accounting firms headquartered in Chinese Mainland and the Hong Kong SAR in 2022, and thus vacating its relevant determinations made in 2021. This announcement, showing good progress in China-US audit oversight cooperation, is widely seen by the market as a positive signal for Chinese companies listed or seeking listings on the U.S. market. What are the CSRC’s comments on this matter?

Statement From US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On The European Union Directive Implementing A Global Minimum Tax

Date 16/12/2022

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen released the following statement following the directive of the European Union to move forward with implementing a global minimum tax on corporations.

Japan Exchange Group: Notice Concerning Changes To Senior Management

Date 16/12/2022

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today announces that it has decided on changes to senior management including representative executive officers as follows.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Overview Of Financial Results Of Major Insurance Companies As Of September 30, 2022

Date 16/12/2022

Following the announcements by major insurance companies of their financial results as of September 30, 2022, the FSA has compiled the figures, etc. announced by these insurance companies.

HKEX Welcomes Asia's First Crypto Asset ETFs

Date 16/12/2022

• HKEX is first exchange in Asia to offer crypto asset exposure through ETFs
• ADT of Hong Kong-listed ETPs reached $11.8 billion YTD 2022, up 50% year-on-year

MIAX Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans Testing And Member Designation Standards

Date 15/12/2022

As required by Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity and MIAX Options Rule 321, which is incorporated by reference into both the MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald Exchange Rule Books, and thus applicable to Members of both Exchanges, certain Members of the MIAX Exchanges will have mandatory participation requirements in the annual SIFMA Business Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery (“BC/DR”) test. Please refer to the following for more information on designation standards and requirements for Designated Members.