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Speech By Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister For Economic Policies And Minister For Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, At The SIRC 2020 Re-Mind On 2 November 2020

Date 02/11/2020

Good afternoon

1.      I am delighted to launch the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference 2020 virtual event. This is the first time that the Conference is held virtually – a wise insurance as COVID-19 is still raging around the world. 

Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview In October 2020

Date 02/11/2020

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in October 2020.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Censures Ngai Lai Ha And Imposes A Cold-Shoulder Order For Breach Of The Takeovers Code

Date 02/11/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly censured and imposed an 18-month cold-shoulder order against Ms Ngai Lai Ha for breaching the mandatory general offer obligation of the Takeovers Code.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security ABBV-RM

Date 02/11/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.11.2020, 10-07 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 7249) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security ABBV-RM were changed. New values are available here

UK Financial Conduct Authority To Announce Further Proposals To Support Consumer Credit Borrowers Impacted By Coronavirus

Date 02/11/2020

We said we would keep our support for consumer credit borrowers under review as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic evolved.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of USD 600 Million Sukuk By Islamic Corporation For The Development Of The Private Sector

Date 02/11/2020

• Capital raised will support private sector activities within the 55 member countries of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
• Sukuk was allocated to investors in Middle East, Asia and Europe
• Listing reinforces Dubai’s role as one of world’s leading Sukuk centres with total listed value of USD 74.05 billion US dollars 

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In October 2020

Date 02/11/2020

(1) FX Daily Futures contracts(Click 365)

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,934,858 ( -7.2% MoM / -5.4% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 87,949 .

HKEX Enhances Product Offering With Ant Debut

Date 02/11/2020

• Ant Futures and Options to be introduced on 5 November
•  HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Ant shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market
• Ant shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling on 5 November

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Explanatory Brief For Payment Services (Amendment) Bill

Date 02/11/2020

1     Minister for Transport, Mr Ong Ye Kung, on behalf of Senior Minister and Minister-in-charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, today moved the Payment Services (Amendment) Bill (“the Bill”) for First Reading in Parliament.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Bans Two Individuals For Fraud And Dishonest Conduct

Date 02/11/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders (POs) against two former bank employees for fraud and dishonest conduct. The individuals are: