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Euroclear Bank Joins LCH RepoClear SA As Member

Date 22/05/2025

LSEG today announces that Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division has joined LCH RepoClear SA as a member. Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division is now able to benefit from access to a vast liquidity pool, and the netting and risk management efficiencies available through the service, expanding its long-standing partnership with RepoClear. In joining RepoClear SA, Euroclear Bank will be active both in the specials and €GCPlus segments of the service as a key cash provider.

Deutsche Börse Group Offers Integrated Connectivity For The Buy Side With Strategic Partnership Between SimCorp And Clearstream

Date 22/05/2025

• Partnership will give investment managers on SimCorp One platform integrated access to Clearstream’s post-trade solutions
• First live offering is a fund data management service to disseminate data, documents and regulatory reporting
• Further combined product offerings will be centred around creating additional optionality for fund distribution and transfer agency software modules, collateral optimisation and management as well as tri-party repo services

FINCA Partners With Thought Machine To Launch Next-Generation Operating Platform To Accelerate Financial Inclusion In Africa

Date 22/05/2025

FINCA, a global leader in inclusive finance, has partnered with Thought Machine, the next-generation banking technology company, to launch “361 by FINCA”, a transformative operating platform to scale financial inclusion, beginning in Africa.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Strengthens Emerging Market Capabilities And Provides Outlook

Date 22/05/2025

• Strategic enhancements to team and capabilities, deepening local office integration with new Emerging Markets Investment Network
• New Hard Currency Portfolio Manager and Sovereign Research Analyst join team
• EM outlook: resilient fundamentals, investment grade valuations excessively stretched and dollar weakness expected to persist

The Dubai Financial Services Authority Launches Its 2025 Graduate Programme To Foster The UAE’s Next Generation Of Financial Services Regulatory Leaders

Date 22/05/2025

• The 2025 DFSA Graduate Programme reflects the regulator’s commitment to empowering young United Arab Emirates (UAE) Nationals to develop the skills and expertise they need to grow their careers in financial services.
• 57 UAE National graduates have benefited from the DFSA’s Graduate Programme since its inception.
•  Investment in early-career development enables the regulator to build a pipeline of professionals who will influence the future of finance and contribute to shaping the sustainable growth, innovation, and diversification of the UAE’s economy.

Bursa Malaysia Unveils Shares2U To Boost Retail Investor Access And Participation In The Capital Market - Enables Participating Organisations To Reward Retail Investors With Listed Shares Through Marketing Campaigns

Date 22/05/2025

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today launched Shares2U, a securities transfer scheme that enables Participating Organisations (POs) to reward retail investors with eligible Bursa Malaysialisted shares as part of their marketing campaigns. This initiative reflects the industry’s fresh approach to enhance greater retail investor participation in the Malaysian capital market.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transactions In Own Securities

Date 22/05/2025

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 3 March 2025:

Keynote Address: Charting A New Era For Family Wealth In Malaysia, Datin Paduka Azalina Adham, Managing Director, Securities Commission Malaysia, Single Family Office Summit, 9.40 Am, 22 May 2025, Auditorium, Securities Commission Malaysia

Date 22/05/2025

On behalf of SC, I would like to record our appreciation to our summit co organisers, CFA Society Malaysia and Country Garden Malaysia, for their efforts and support in putting together this event.

12th Asian Monetary Policy Forum To Discuss Challenges For Monetary Policy And Financial Stability Amid Geo-Economic Shifts

Date 22/05/2025

The 12th Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) will take place in Singapore today and tomorrow. This year’s Forum, organised by the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER), the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will bring together leading academics and policymakers to examine key economic and financial issues in Asia. 

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes IOSCO’s Statement On Combatting Online Scams

Date 22/05/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) call upon online platform providers to collaborate with regulators to combat online scams, as a growing number of retail investors have become targets of highly sophisticated online scams.  In particular, impersonation scams, which have recently been on the rise in Hong Kong and globally, are also a major focus of the SFC’s efforts in protecting and educating investors.