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Securities Commission Malaysia Unveils Principles-Based Sustainable And Responsible Investment Taxonomy For The Malaysian Capital Market - The SRI Taxonomy Reinforces Capital Market’s Role In Accelerating National Climate And Sustainability Goals

Date 12/12/2022

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today unveiled the Principles-Based Sustainable and Responsible Investment Taxonomy for the Malaysian Capital Market (SRI Taxonomy) to help advance the nation's climate and sustainability agenda. 

Fulfilling Our Mission And Upholding Fundamental Principles And Breaking New Ground To Build A High-Quality Chinese REITs Market—Speech By Shanghai Stock Exchange Chairman Qiu Yong At The First Yangtze River Delta REITs Forum And China REITs Forum 2022 Annual Meeting

Date 12/12/2022

Dear Vice Chairman Zhang Yong, Vice Chairman Xu Xianping, Vice Chairman Li Chao, Executive Vice Mayor Wu Qing, Chairman Tian Guoli, Chairman Gou Husheng, Distinguished Leaders and Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

LSEG And Microsoft Launch 10-Year Strategic Partnership For Next-Generation Data And Analytics And Cloud Infrastructure Solutions; Microsoft To Make Equity Investment In LSEG Through Acquisition Of Shares

Date 12/12/2022

Strategic partnership highlights

• New collaboration to architect LSEG’s data infrastructure and build intuitive next-generation productivity, data and analytics and modelling solutions with Microsoft Azure, AI, and Microsoft Teams
• Step-change in services for customers across the financial markets value chain, including an enhanced version of LSEG Workspace with seamless Teams communication and Microsoft 365 interoperability with built-in compliance for the first time
• LSEG’s data platform and other key technology infrastructure to migrate to Microsoft Azure, enhancing its existing cloud migration strategy
• Microsoft to purchase approximately 4% equity stake in LSEG through the acquisition of shares from the Blackstone/Thomson Reuters Consortium
• It is intended that Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President, Cloud and AI Group, will be appointed as a non-executive director of LSEG in due course subject to receipt of appropriate approvals

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches The First Pilot Projects Of Credit Enhancement Under The "Central-Local Government Cooperation Model" To Support Reasonable Bond Financing By Private-Owned Real Estate Enterprises

Date 12/12/2022

On December 9, Country Garden successfully issued, in the book entry form, the second tranche of corporate bonds in 2022 on the SZSE market. SZSE successfully launched the first pilot projects of financing support for private-owned property enterprises under the “central-local government cooperation model” on the market and realized full credit enhancement support. The issuing scale of the bonds of this tranche totaled CNY 1 billion, including CNY 800-million Type I bonds and CNY 200-million Type II bonds. China Securities Finance Corporation Limited (CSF) and underwriter China Securities Co., Ltd. have jointly established a full credit protection certificate for the Type I bonds, and Guangdong Join-Share Financing Guarantee Investment Co., Ltd. provides full bond guarantee for the Type II bonds.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Metro Bank PLC £10 Million And Publishes Decision Notices For Two Of Its Former Executive Directors

Date 12/12/2022

The FCA has fined Metro Bank PLC £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by publishing incorrect information to investors.

AQSE Stocks Now Available For Electronic Trading Via IG.com

Date 12/12/2022

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, today announced that for the first time in the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE)'s history, the most popular AQSE stocks are now available to trade electronically on leading, global fintech IG Group's dynamic trading and investing platform, IG.com. Over 100,000 UK, Dubai and Australian clients now have the option to trade these stocks.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 12/12/2022

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:

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - November 2022

Date 12/12/2022

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SZSE Press Secretary Answers Reporters' Questions On The Management Measures Of The Listing Review Committee And The M&A Review Committee Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Exposure Draft)

Date 12/12/2022

On December 9, SZSE solicited public opinions on the Management Measures of the Listing Review Committee and the M&A Review Committee of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Exposure Draft) (hereinafter referred to as the Management Measures). Regarding the formulation of the Management Measures, SZSE press secretary answered reporters’ questions.

Publication Of The Summary From "The Japan Financial Services Agency Strategic Priorities July 2022-June 2023"

Date 12/12/2022

The FSA published the summary from "The JFSA Strategic Priorities July 2022-June 2023", which indicates what strategy the FSA will take to tackle it's priorities during the period from July 2022 to June 2023, and how.