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GPW Group: The Food Platform Pilot Closes

Date 28/08/2020

• The Food Platform pilot, implemented by the National Agricultural Support Centre (KOWR) and the GPW Group (GPW, TGE, IRGiT) in co-operation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, closes on 31 August 2020
• 1250 tonnes of wheat were sold during the pilot, and 34 authorised warehouses and three brokers joined the Agricultural and Food Commodities Market
• Exchange fees charged to agricultural market participants are waived until the end of the pilot. The GPW Group has decided to extend the waiver until the end of September 2020

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Labour Day

Date 28/08/2020

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020 for the Labour Day holiday.

ESMA Proposes To Further Postpone CSDR Settlement Discipline

Date 28/08/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) definitively postponing the date of entry into force of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1229 (RTS on settlement discipline) until 1 February 2022.

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Consultation Conclusions On Codification Of General Waivers And Principles Relating To IPOs And Listed Issuers And Minor Rule Amendments

Date 28/08/2020

• Proposals to codify a number of general waivers and principles relating to IPOs and issuers received from a broad range of respondents
• New Guidance Letter published on Experience and Qualification Requirements of a Company Secretary, to provide clarifications and guidance on the policy rationale
• Related Listing Rules amendments to take effect on 1 October 2020

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The Seminar On Practice Of Publicly Offered Infrastructure REITs

Date 28/08/2020

On August 26, SZSE held the seminar on practice of publicly offered infrastructure REITs, which presented in-depth communication on specific practical operation matters concerning the pilot project of publicly offered infrastructure REITs. Officials from relevant departments of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Asset Management Association of China attended the seminar and gave instructions. Nearly 30 enterprises in the fields of environmental protection, transportation, data center, industrial park, energy & power generation, logistics, warehousing, etc. and nearly 20 market institutions including securities companies and fund companies attended the seminar.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Hong Kong-Mainland ETF Cross-Listing Approved

Date 28/08/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today authorized two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) under a scheme which will facilitate cross-listing of ETFs between markets in Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Circular On The Release Of Implementing Rules Regarding Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp Factory Delivery

Date 28/08/2020

The Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp Factory Delivery Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Trail) and the Standard Warrant Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Revised) have been accepted by the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Futures Exchange and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. These two rules are hereby released and shall come into force as of the date of September 1, 2020.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Leverage And Inverse ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reached A Record US$89.64 Billion At The End Of July 2020

Date 28/08/2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported that assets invested in Leverage and Inverse ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record US$89.64 billion at the end of July.  Leveraged and Inverse ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of US$203 million during July and YTD gathered net inflows of US$20.56 billion which is significantly more than the YTD net outflows of US$3.4 billion during 2019 and the full year 2019 net outflows of US$4.13 billion, according to ETFGI’s July 2020 Leveraged and Inverse ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, a monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZZM87

Date 28/08/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.08.2020, 11-40 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 116.11) and initial margins (up to 15.6 %) for the security RU000A0ZZM87 were changed. New values are available here

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - 28 August 2020

Date 28/08/2020

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