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London Stock Exchange Group Annual General Meeting - Chair's Statement By Don Robert

Date 28/04/2021

Given the UK Government's continued restrictions on public gatherings and our desire to protect the health and safety of you and all our stakeholders, we are unable to host this meeting in person but we look forward to some measure of normality returning next year. In the meantime, thank you for your continued understanding.

Korea Investment & Securities Asia Limited Goes Live With Horizon For ETF Market Making On SEHK

Date 28/04/2021

Horizon Software (Horizon), the leading provider of electronic trading and algorithmic technology, today announced that Korea Investment & Securities Asia Limited (KISA), one of the leading Korean securities brokerage houses in Hong Kong, has deployed Horizon’s Platform for ETF Market Making connecting to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK).

Moscow Exchange Begins Trading In Segezha Group

Date 28/04/2021

On 28 April 2021, Moscow Exchange began trading in ordinary shares of Segezha Group. The stock trades under the ticker SGZH.

MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Rises To 34.8 In April

Date 28/04/2021

Key Points – April Report

Liquidity tightened modestly in April, despite the People’s Bank of China being perceived as maintaining an ‘ample’ supply of cash, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

The Council Of Experts Concerning The Follow-Up Of Japan’s Stewardship Code And Japan’s Corporate Governance Code

Date 28/04/2021

• List of members of the Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (PDF:60KB)
• Establishment of “Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code”
• Procedures to Run the "Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-Up of Japan's Stewardship Code and Japan's Corporate Governance Code"(PDF:85KB)

Qatar Stock Exchange Launched Its Financial Education Competition – 2nd Edition

Date 28/04/2021

Qatar Stock Exchange organized the final stage of its second annual financial education competition, which was held remotely due to the precautionary measures to combat Covid-19. QSE was happy to host the virtual event with the participation of the following seven teams from six universities/colleges participated in the final phase of the competition:

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Notification On Market Risk Control During The Labour Day Holiday In 2021

Date 28/04/2021

According to the holiday schedule of SGE, the market will be closed from May 1st (Saturday) to May 5th (Wednesday), the market will reopen on May 6th (Thursday), and there will be no night trading session on April 30th (Friday).

Q&A On Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Release Of Guidelines For Information Disclosure Of Corporate Bonds

Date 28/04/2021

Today, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) issued the Guidelines No. 1 of Shanghai Stock Exchange for Application of Rules for Issuance and Listing Review of Corporate Bonds - Application Documents and Compilation (Revised in 2021) (the Guidelines for Application Documents for short) and the Guidelines No. 1 of Shanghai Stock Exchange for Application of Rules for Self-regulation on Corporate Bonds – Continual Information Disclosure of Corporate Bonds (the Guidelines for Continual Information Disclosure for short). Regarding the drafting and revision of those guidelines, an SSE official in charge of the bond business has answered questions from the press.

London Stock Exchange Group Directorate Changes

Date 28/04/2021

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Tsega Gebreyes and Ashok Vaswani will join the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 June 2021. Tsega will join the Risk and Remuneration Committees and Ashok the Audit and Risk Committees. They will both also join the Nomination Committee.

Leading South Africa Microfinance Institution, Barko Goes Live On Temenos SaaS In Under 6 Months To Deliver Finance Faster

Date 28/04/2021

• With Temenos technology Barko Financial Services is helping 1.5 million South Africans access finance fast, in less than 4½ minutes, without visiting a branch
• Using Temenos Infinity, BFS was able to reimagine the customer experience, designing and building a new lending service within 12 weeks, completing all customer trials and tests, and launching a final product just three months later
• Temenos SaaS provides launch-pad for BFS to challenge incumbents with new retail banking services that are fast, efficient, and competitive