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SEC Announces Virtual Conference On Municipal Securities Disclosure - Event Will Be Held Virtually On June 16

Date 22/05/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has rescheduled its conference entitled “Spotlight on Transparency: A Discussion of Secondary Market Municipal Securities Disclosure Practices” for June 16, 2020. The conference is open to the public via live webcast from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET at www.sec.gov, and will be archived on the Office of Municipal Securities (OMS) webpage for later viewing. 

Economic Slowdown And Oil Price War Bring Down Thai Listed Companies’ First-Quarter Net Profit

Date 22/05/2020

• Q1 total sales down 4.3 pct y-o-y to THB 2.68 trillion
• Net profits fell 60.5 pct y-o-y to THB 98.52 billion during Jan-Mar
• Food & Beverage, Finance & Securities and Packaging sectors reported earnings growth.

mai-Listed Firms Post First-Quarter Net Profit Of THB 717 Million

Date 22/05/2020

• Q1 aggregate net profit down 58.58 percent y-o-y to THB 717 million
• Combined sales down 1.56 percent to THB 42.13 billion
• Resources industry group recorded sales and net profit growth.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Derivatives Market During Holiday On Foreign Exchanges

Date 22/05/2020

Due to holiday on foreign exchanges on May, 25 CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Derivatives market:

1. Brent and Light Sweet Crude Oil futures

Bank Of England: Update On The Contingent Term Repo Facility (CTRF) - Market Notice 22 May 2020

Date 22/05/2020

The Bank of England is today announcing that, in light of more stable funding market conditions and recent usage patterns, it will discontinue 3-month CTRF operations at the end of May 2020. The final operation is scheduled to take place on 28 May.

SEC Shuts Down Fraudulent Investment Adviser Targeting Senior Citizens

Date 22/05/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against a California-registered investment adviser and his entities to halt an ongoing Ponzi scheme targeting senior citizens in Southern California.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 22 May 2020

Date 22/05/2020

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary report.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Acts To Strengthen Protections For Customers Using Payment Firms

Date 22/05/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultation on additional guidance for payments firms to strengthen the way in which they look after customers money.

Account Of The Monetary Policy Meeting Of The Governing Council Of The European Central Bank Held In Frankfurt Am Main On Wednesday And Thursday, 29-30 April 2020

Date 22/05/2020

1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options

Financial market developments

Ms Schnabel reviewed the financial market developments since the Governing Council’s previous regular monetary policy meeting on 11-12 March 2020. Although the general risk-off mood had subsided and market liquidity was progressively improving, financial markets continued to show signs of fragility, mainly along four key dimensions.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/05/2020

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report