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Sun Life Receives Authorisation To Establish Office In Dubai International Financial Centre
Date 18/12/2025
Sun Life, a leading provider of High Net Worth insurance solutions, today announced it will establish operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) following authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, the independent regulator for business undertaken from and in DIFC, the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region.
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London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") Transaction In Own Shares
Date 18/12/2025
LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi") on the London Stock Exchange as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 04 November 2025.
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EGX Discusses Improving Trading With Market Participants
Date 18/12/2025
EGX held a broad meeting today, December 18th, 2025 with representatives of: Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA); Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR); leaders of brokerage firms; and other market participants. During the meeting Dr. Islam Azzam, EGX executive Chairman presented number of proposed developments targeting improving trading and enhancing efficiency.
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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Former Vice President Of Computershare Jailed And Fined For Insider Dealing
Date 18/12/2025
The Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today sentenced Mr Choi Chun Wai, a former Vice President of Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (Computershare) to two months of imprisonment after he was convicted of insider dealing in the shares of ENM Holdings Limited (ENM).
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HKEX Publishes Consultation Paper On Enhancements To Board Lot Framework, Increasing Market Efficiency And Accessibility
Date 18/12/2025
- HKEX proposes to standardise board lot units for securities trading, cutting the number of board lot units from over 40 to just eight options
- Minimum board lot value guidance to be lowered by half to $1,000; introduction of ceiling guidance of $50,000
- Consultation period to last 12 weeks until 12 March 2026
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ASIC Improves And Simplifies Technological And Operational Resilience Guidance
Date 18/12/2025
ASIC has today released a series of updates to improve and simplify its regulatory guidance on complying with technological and operational resilience rules for market participants and market operators.
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No Longer Special: Statement On The Division Of Trading And Market’s Statement Related To The Custody Of Crypto Asset Securities By Broker-Dealers, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Dec. 17, 2025
Date 17/12/2025
Today, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets issued a statement providing its views on the application of Rule 15c3-3 to broker-dealers that custody crypto asset securities, including tokenized equity or debt securities, on behalf of customers (the “Statement”). The Statement provides that the Division will not object to a broker-dealer deeming itself to have “physical possession”[1] of a crypto asset security in the circumstances described in the Statement. The circumstances include that the broker-dealer maintains policies, procedures and controls that are reasonably designed and consistent with industry best practices to protect private keys.
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And Then Some: Request For Information Regarding National Securities Exchanges And Alternative Trading Systems Trading Crypto Assets, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Dec. 17, 2025
Date 17/12/2025
The Division of Trading and Markets today issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions with a particular focus on trading and settlement issues, including how trading platforms can facilitate pairs trading (e.g., where one of the crypto assets is a security and the other a crypto asset that is not a security). The statement provides what I hope will be helpful guidance for national securities exchanges (“NSEs”) and alternative trading systems (“ATSs”) regarding various rule provisions in connection with such activity and signals that the staff is ready to work with market participants who want to facilitate pairs trading on regulated platforms.
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Statement On The Custody Of Crypto Asset Securities By Broker-Dealers, SEC Division Of Trading And Markets
Date 17/12/2025
Introduction
The staff of the Division of Trading and Markets is issuing this statement to provide its views on the application of paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c3-3 to crypto assets that are securities (“crypto asset securities”). This statement addresses any broker-dealer that carries crypto asset securities for customers, including broker-dealers that conduct a traditional securities business.
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US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Files Amicus Brief On 10th Circuit Decision
Date 17/12/2025
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in connection with the litigation, National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser.
