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  • Dubai Financial Services Authority Published Markets Brief No. 20 - DFSA Listing Regime For SMEs

    Date 22/04/2020

    The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has published Markets Brief No. 20 yesterday, which sets out guidance for Small or Medium Sized Enterprise (SMEs) and their advisers on the DFSA listing regime for SMEs which came into effect on April 1, 2020. The listing regime enables SMEs to raise funds through the capital markets by issuing shares, listing these shares on the DFSA Official List of Securities and admitting them to trading on an Authorised Market Institution in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). To read more click here.

  • GoBubble Appoints FinTech Veteran John Lloyd As CMO

    Date 22/04/2020

    GoBubble, the leader in building safer, healthier and kinder digital communities, announces that it has appointed fintech veteran John Lloyd as chief marketing officer. John joins from ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank, where he led marketing for the past four years.

  • In Cooperation With S&P Dow Jones Indices And Hawkamah: Dubai Financial Market Launches The First Of Its Kind ESG Index Aiming To Strengthen UAE Markets’ Competitiveness And Attract Investments

    Date 22/04/2020

    • The new index consists of 20 companies and aims to encourage listed companies in the UAE to expand embracing ESG best practices
    • H.E. Sultan Almansoori: “the index promotes culture of governance and enhances investors’ confidence in the UAE capital market”
    • H.E. Essa Kazim commented, “significant initiative in line with international institutions’ mounting inclination to factor ESG into their investment decisions”
    • Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi: “the index will raise awareness about the importance of implementing principles outlined in the new governance guide for public joint-stock companies”
    • Dr. Ahmad Bin Al Shaikh: “there is no better time to encourage responsible behaviors than now, the new ESG index will create good competition between listed companies to do the right thing”
    • Reid Steadman: “We look forward to working with our partners and clients in the Middle East and globally to bring ESG into the core of investors’ portfolios”

  • SGX RegCo Grants Auto-Extension For Release Of Unaudited Financial Results For FYs Ended Feb, Mar And April 2020

    Date 22/04/2020

    Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will grant an automatic 2-month extension to issuers with financial year-ends (FY-end) of 29 Feb 2020 or 31 March 2020 ; and a 1-month extension to issuers with a 30 April 2020 FY-end, to release their full year unaudited results (Waiver).

  • UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Issues Circular To Licensed Companies On Controls And Requirements Concerning UAE Nationals Working In The Securities Sector

    Date 22/04/2020

    As part of its efforts to contain the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak and limit its effects on the securities sector, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) required the companies it licensed, in a circular issued yesterday, to comply with a number of controls and requirements concerning the UAE nationals working there.