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JPX and ADB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate with each other in areas such as the promotion of sustainable finance and digital technology in financial services in the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years, the importance of promoting sustainability, utilizing fintech, and supporting startups with technologies that can solve ESG-related issues has been increasing in the Asia-Pacific region. Under these circumstances, JPX and ADB, while sharing the medium and long-term issues and goals, have held discussions and agreed to mutually collaborate and cooperate in the multiple initiatives such as cooperation in the area of sustainability, including facilitating ESG bonds issuances, knowledge sharing for use of digital technologies, etc.
JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) has begun calculating the TOPIX Net Total Return Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) Hedged Index and TOPIX Net Total Return Singapore Dollar (SGD) Hedged Index. These TOPIX Net Total Return Indices are hedged monthly against the HKD and the SGD, respectively, and allow investors to check the performance of TOPIX, including dividend after tax and excluding the effect of the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the HKD and the SGD.
For further details, please see the website below.
Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) has started trading Nikkei 225 micro Futures, Nikkei 225 mini Options, 3-Month TONA Futures and three ESG index futures products. New products join the derivative products line-up of OSE, such as products to meet requirements for more precise risk hedging in line with a trend toward smaller investments in the cash equity market, products that respond to predictable future fluctuations of interest rates, and products that consider ESG factors. As JPX's derivatives market, OSE will continue to strive to operate a highly convenient market through the continued introduction of new products and frameworks to provide risk hedging opportunities and tools to a wide range of domestic and global investors.