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Securities Commission Malaysia Launches ICM Innovation Lab To Advance Maqasid al-Shariah-Driven Islamic Capital Market Innovation

Date 26/03/2026

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the establishment of the ICM Innovation Lab (FIKRALab), a structured co-creation and applied R&D platform to develop new Islamic capital market (ICM) products and instruments. 

Scope Prime Rolls Out DIGIXAU “Digital Gold” To All Institutional Clients 24/7 Gold Trading, Including Weekends

Date 26/03/2026

Scope Prime, the award-winning institutional liquidity brand of Rostro Group, has completed the full institutional rollout of DIGIXAU, its 24/7 gold CFD product designed to give clients continuous exposure to gold price movements beyond traditional market hours. 

New Data Shows Short-Selling Has Returned To The UK Market With A Vengeance

Date 26/03/2026

• Three UK-listed companies currently have disclosed net short positions of more than 10%, compared with none at any point in 2025
• 20 UK-listed companies currently have disclosed net short positions of more than 5%, compared with just two at any point in 2025
• Consumer sector is the most heavily shorted

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 26/03/2026

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 26 February 2026:

SGX Stock Exchange Welcomes The Listing Of LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold ETF

Date 26/03/2026

SGX Stock Exchange today welcomed the listing of the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold ETF – the first in Singapore with its underlying bullion vaulted locally – offering investors exposure to physical gold as a portfolio diversifier. With the underlying fund’s assets under management exceeding S$500 million at listing, the ETF underscores global demand for the precious metal amid market uncertainty.

Board Renewal - ASX Board Appoints Vic Jokovic As Non-Executive Director

Date 26/03/2026

ASX Limited (ASX) Chair David Clarke today announces the appointment of Vic Jokovic as a new non-executive director on the ASX Board.

Notice Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Adjusting The Price Limit And Trading Margin Rate Of Upcoming Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contract

Date 26/03/2026

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Notice on Adjusting the Price Limit and Trading Margin Rate of Upcoming Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contract as follows:

ASIC Updates Relief Instrument For Generic Financial Calculators

Date 26/03/2026

ASIC has remade a legislative instrument, which gives relief to providers of generic financial calculators from certain licensing requirements under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act).

Notice Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Adjusting The Trading Limits Of Upcoming Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contracts

Date 26/03/2026

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Notice on Adjusting the Trading Limits of Upcoming Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contracts as follows:

Protecting Our Superannuation System Is Everyone’s Responsibility - Keynote Address By ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland At The Law Council Of Australia’s Superannuation Lawyers Conference, Hobart On 26 March 2026

Date 26/03/2026

Key points

• The scale of the Shield and First Guardian failures threaten to undermine trust in our superannuation system more broadly.
• ASIC’s actions in relation to these matters should signal that we view superannuation trustees as a significant link in the chain of conduct that led to these outcomes.
• Trustees are in a unique position to identify harmful switching practices in real time, as they control the systems through which rollovers, advice fee deductions, and investment choices occur.