Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) signed strategic cooperation agreements with Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC), China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) and China Huadian Corporation Ltd. (China Huadian) respectively.

Interview with Yifei Xu, Sustainability Insights Director of RIMM Sustainability Pte Ltd.

On September 19, 2022, the listing ceremony of CSI 500 ETF options was successfully held on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). At the listing ceremony, Pi Liuyi, Deputy Director and First-level Inspector of the Market Supervision Department I of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), attended the meeting by video link. Liu Ti, SSE Executive Vice President, and Yang Xiaosong, General Manager of China Southern Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Southern Asset Management), jointly struck the opening gong for the market of CSI 500 ETF options. Dai Wengui, Deputy Chief Economist of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (CSDC), and Yu Wenhong, Deputy General Manager of Southern Asset Management, unveiled the option contracts.

The Chinese central government's 3 billion yuan worth of renminbi-denominated bonds were listed in Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd. (MOX) in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday.

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and China Financial Futures Exchange, Co. Ltd. (CFFEX) signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in derivatives markets.

Under the overall planning and guidance of CSRC, SZSE recently issued the Business Guide of Shenzhen Stock Exchange for Credit Protection Instruments (Revised in 2022). Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC), as one of the first portfolio managers of the portfolio credit protection contracts (“CDX”), launched “CNI-SZSE CDX Portfolio for SZSE Major Issuers” and “CNI-SZSE CDX Portfolio for Major Issuers of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, marking the official start of the pilot project of CDX business at SZSE.

On April 12, SZSE’s wholly-owned subsidiary Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “SSIC”) issued an announcement, saying that in order to better serve the development of the capital market and meet the diversified investment needs of the market, it has decided to revise the compilation plan of CNI cross-market index after seeking the opinions of market participants. The SSE STAR market securities that have been listed for over a year will be included into the index constituent selection pool while the other rules remain unchanged.

Under the overall planning and guidance of CSRC, SZSE recently issued the Business Guide of Shenzhen Stock Exchange for Credit Protection Instruments (Revised in 2022). Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC), as one of the first portfolio managers of the portfolio credit protection contracts (“CDX”), launched “CNI-SZSE CDX Portfolio for SZSE Major Issuers” and “CNI-SZSE CDX Portfolio for Major Issuers of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, marking the official start of the pilot project of CDX business at SZSE.

On July 25, SZSE’s wholly-owned subsidiary Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC) officially launched CNI ESG Ratings Methodology and released ESG indices and ESG leading indices of SZSE’s core indices (Shenzhen Component Index, ChiNext Index, Shenzhen 100) that were compiled based on the methodology. It is a pragmatic measure of SZSE to fully apply the new development philosophy, give full play to the platform functions of the capital market, continue to refine the index system with SZSE’s characteristics, actively meet diversified ESG investment needs, and better serve green, low-carbon and high-quality development.

Beijing Dao Tai Liang He Private Fund Management Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dynamic Technology Lab Private Limited in Singapore, a high-tech investment institution managing USD 3 billion (around CNY 19.1 billion) worth of assets and trading over USD 600 million every day worldwide.

BaFin has evidence indicating that Salvataracrowd Ltd, San Gwann, Malta, is offering capital investments in the form of investment opportunities in Rookie Plan, Rookie Plan UNLIMITED, Beginner Plan, Expert Plan and MASTER Plan cannabis plants to the public in Germany.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) recently included two foreign-funded banks in a lending program designed for carbon emission reduction. Deutsche Bank (China) Co., Ltd. and Societe Generale (China) Ltd. became the first foreign institutions to get the okay to join the supporting tool for emission cut.