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AIMA & Albourne Partners Limited Announce New Diversity & Inclusion Questionnaire

Date 17/08/2020

Recognising the importance of diversity and inclusion (D&I) to the alternative investment management industry, AIMA and Albourne have worked together to produce a freely available D&I questionnaire for alternative investment managers. The questionnaire is based on the relevant section of the ILPA Due Diligence Questionnaire published in September 2018, incorporating feedback from both Albourne and AIMA members, as well as a number of institutional investors and investment managers.

Finnfund Provides US$10 Million Loan To First National Bank Ghana To Strengthen Capacity In Ghanaian Financial Sector

Date 17/08/2020

Finnfund, a Finnish development finance company and impact investor, has provided a US$ 10 million senior loan to First National Bank Ghana Ltd. One of the key objectives of Finnfund’s investment is to support the Ghanaian financial sector and the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and in particular, foster affordable housing in the country. According to estimations, Ghana is facing a shortage of approximately 2 million homes against a population of 30 million.

HKEX Appoints Group Head Of Technology Risk

Date 17/08/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Monday) pleased to announce that Brian Lee has joined the company as Managing Director, Group Head of Technology Risk, reporting to Group Risk Officer, John Killian.

Iress Appoints Andrew Simon To Lead Mortgage Lending

Date 17/08/2020

Iress has today announced the appointment of Andrew Simon to the role of executive general manager of lending. 

Chimera Capital Rings The DFM Bell To Celebrate The Listing Of Umbrella Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) - Chimera S&P UAE Shariah ETF- Share Class B – Income

Date 17/08/2020

• Mr. Hassan Al Serkal: “Significant step in line with DFM’s strategy to diversify asset classes providing investors with a new financial instrument to invest in leading companies”
• Chairman of Chimera Capital LLC: “We are pleased to bring to market the first ETF tracking a Sharia-compliant index in the UAE”

India’s CMO Market Emerges As Hotbed For Global Private Equity Investment, Says GlobalData

Date 17/08/2020

India’s contract manufacturing organization (CMO) and pharma market has strongly attracted investment from global private equity firms in recent times, driven by favorable government policies and a thriving generic drugs market, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Digital B2B eCommerce Marketplaces Launched Delivering Trading Certainty - Distichain Partners With SECDEX For Integrated Digital Custody Services Enabling Traders To More Easily Transact

Date 17/08/2020

Distichain, a SaaS provider of digital B2B ecommerce marketplaces is pleased to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with SECDEX Digital Custodian (SECDEX), Africa and the Middle East’s first regulated fully operational digital custodian. SECDEX is authorised and regulated by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate digital custodial services for a broad range of digital assets.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Registered RF Fund Management Awarded The Tax Exemption Scheme For Resident Funds Strategic Milestone - Following Success Of The 59th VCC Incorporation, RF Fund Management Announces Its Award Of The Tax Exemption Scheme By MAS For Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund, RF Transformation Fund VCC

Date 17/08/2020

Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) registered RF Fund Management, a subsidiary of RF International Holdings, has unveiled today following success of being the 59th incorporated Variable Capital Companies (VCC) on 26th May 2020 with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and MAS as an umbrella VCC under section 16(4) of the VCC Act, that MAS has confirmed its RF Transformation Fund VCC has been awarded the Tax Exemption Scheme for Resident Funds under Section 13R of the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134).

Qatar Stock Exchange: Profits Of Qatari Listed Companies Reached QAR 15.8 Billion In The H1 Of 2020

Date 16/08/2020

All of QSE listed companies have disclosed their financial results for the period ended June 30, 2020. The results show a net profit of QR 15.8 Billion compared to QR 19.6 Billion for the same period last year, with a decrease of 19.68%.

Tehran Stock Exchange Briefly Changes Trading Sessions

Date 16/08/2020

Daily trading at Tehran Stock Exchange will be conducted in two separate sessions temporarily.