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China Focus: China Launches Natural Rubber Futures

Date 08/05/2020

China on Monday started the trading of yuan-denominated natural rubber futures, the technically specified rubber (TSR) 20 futures.

Announcement On The Release Of Nickel Futures Contract And Delivery Rules Of Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 08/05/2020

Nickel Futures Contract and Delivery Rules of Shanghai Futures Exchange have been accepted by the Shanghai Futures Exchange Board of Directors and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Data Highlights - April, 2020)

Date 08/05/2020

The monthly report of data highlights (April, 2020) is now available online. Click here for full details.

ASIC Defers Commencement Of Mortgage Broker Reforms And Design And Distribution Obligations

Date 08/05/2020

ASIC today announced it will defer the commencement date of the mortgage broker best interest duty and remuneration reforms and the design and distribution obligations for six months from their original commencement dates, given the significant impact of COVID-19 on the Australian economy, especially on the financial system and consumers.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The First Symposium To Solicit Comments On The Rules For Promoting The Reform Of The ChiNext Board And Piloting The Registration-Based IPO System In Accordance With The Principles Of Being "Open-Minded, Transparent And Strict"

Date 08/05/2020

To implement the spirit of thirteenth meeting of the CPC Central Committee for Comprehensive Deepening Reform and the work arrangements of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and further consolidate the institutional foundation for comprehensively deepening capital market reform and on the premise of adequate COVID-19 prevention & control, on April 30, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the first symposium to solicit comments with respect to the recently published rules for promoting the reform of the ChiNext Board and piloting the registration-based IPO system. At the symposium, the opinions and suggestions of market participants were listened to face to face, response was given to market concerns and market consensus was enhanced. It was attended by the heads of listed companies, pre-IPO companies, securities companies, venture capital institutions, accounting firms and law firms and representatives of institutional and individual investors. It was presided over by the Party Secretary and Chairman of SZSE Wang Jianjun. Relevant heads of Shenzhen securities regulation bureau and Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, relevant leadership members of SZSE and business department heads exchanged opinions.

Resumption Of Trading In The Amman Stock Exchange On Sunday Morning, 10 May 2020

Date 08/05/2020

Based on the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Jordan Securities Commission. HE the Prime Minister, Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz, decided to resume trading in the Amman Stock Exchange, on Sunday 10 May 2020.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Advances The Pilot Project For Publicly Offered REITs With All-Out Efforts

Date 08/05/2020

On April 30, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) jointly issued the Notice on Work in Relation to Advancing the Pilot Project for Infrastructure Real Estate Investment Trusts (the "Notice"), expressly requiring the advancement of trials for the real estate investment trusts ("REITs") in the field of infrastructure. According to the unified arrangements of CSRC and NDRC, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) will conscientiously implement the tasks and requirements set forth in the Notice, set up a special task force and refine relevant rules and arrangements. Meanwhile, it will establish and refine the working mechanisms of acceptance, review, information disclosure and continuous regulation, do well in investor education and market cultivation and steadily put forward the trials of publicly offered infrastructure REITs in a down-to-earth manner.

ISDA And AFME Joint Response To EC On Consultations On Low Carbon Benchmark DAs

Date 07/05/2020

On May 6, 2020, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s consultations on the three draft Delegated Acts (DAs), for the purpose of specifying requirements under the Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation.

Fiserv Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

Date 07/05/2020

• GAAP revenue growth of 151% and internal revenue growth of 4%;
• GAAP EPS increase of 2% and adjusted EPS increase of 16%;
• Company withdraws full year financial outlook due to economic uncertainties associated with COVID-19

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Financial Stability Oversight Council Update

Date 07/05/2020

On Thursday, May 14, Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin will preside over an executive meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) via telephone.  The preliminary agenda includes an update from the Council’s Task Force on Nonbank Mortgage Liquidity and an update on market developments related to COVID-19.*