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ACER Consults On The Capacity Calculation Methodology For The Long-Term Timeframe In The Baltic Region

Date 30/07/2020

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today a public consultation on the capacity calculation methodology for the long-term timeframe among Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden (the Baltic capacity calculation region) according to the EU Regulation on Forward Capacity Allocation. All interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 24 August 2020.

SGX Reports FY2020 Net Profit Of S$472 Million

Date 30/07/2020

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today reported FY2020 net profit of S$472.0 million (S$391.1 million), with revenues of S$1,052.7 million (S$909.8 million). EBITDA stood at S$655.7 million (S$523.5 million), while earnings per share was 44.1 cents (36.5 cents). 

BME Posts A Net Profit Of 59 Million Euros In The First Half Of The Year

Date 30/07/2020

• Net income reaches €156 million, up 9.8% year-on-year
• Return on equity (ROE) grows
• BME's markets and trading systems continue to operate normally during Covid-19

State Street Global Markets: Investor Confidence Decreased In July By 9.2 Points To 84.8

Date 30/07/2020

State Street Global Markets today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for July 2020.

Bursa Malaysia Honours Top Performing Brokers And Market Intermediaries At The Bursa Excellence Awards 2019 Ceremony

Date 30/07/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) today hosted the 7th edition of the Bursa Excellence Awards 2019, to honour the top-performing brokers and market intermediaries. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Information On COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Date 30/07/2020

* Update of the English website may take a little time. For the latest information, please refer to our Japanese website.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Bursa Malaysia To Ensure Systems Integrity And Reliability

Date 30/07/2020

Following the trading halt on the local stock exchange on 16 July 2020, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reviewed the incident report and met with senior officials of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) to assess the measures being taken to address the situation.

Corrected: Panxora Backs ClinTex To Raise $7 Million USD And Provide Faster Access To Medicines - Collaboration Lets ClinTex Take Advantage Of Panxora’s Treasury Management Offering To Strategically Manage Raised Funds

Date 30/07/2020

Today Panxora, the digital asset treasury management service, announces it will support ClinTex, a pharmaceuticals industry solutions provider, in raising and managing $7 million USD for a blockchain-powered clinical trials solution to accelerate access to medicines for patients. Panxora will provide a management framework, determining when capital raised is released into the project, which will enable ClinTex to strategically grow its business.

Current Account Switches Fall As Social Distancing Measures Introduced, Almost 100,000 Still Switch In Q2 2020

Date 30/07/2020

• 98,192 switches took place in Q2 2020 – 182,328 fewer than in Q1 2020, the lower number was as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures
• Awareness and satisfaction of the service remain consistently high, at 81 per cent and 92 per cent respectively
• In this quarter consumers favoured new accounts with improved customer service and online banking facilities rather than financial reasons such as better rates and lower charges
• 6.7 million switches have been completed since the launch of the Current Account Switch Service and the Switch Service Guarantee remains available to anyone who needs to change their bank account

Founder Of Leading Pan-African Communications Consultancy APO Group Appointed To The Advisory Board Of The African Energy Chamber - Pompigne-Mognard Brings Vast Experience In Communications, Technology And Business Consultancy To Support The African Energy Chamber

Date 30/07/2020

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, is delighted to confirm that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the African Energy Chamber.