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Spotlight on STAR Market Amid Tech-driven Rise in China

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GUANGZHOU, China, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As of March 31, China’s technology sector has demonstrated exceptional resilience and growth, underscored by the strong performance of key indices such as the STAR AI Index and the STAR Growth Index, recording year-to-date increases of 18% and 12%, respectively. The STAR market’s growing prominence has sparked significant interest among fund managers, with over 30 fund companies now offering STAR market-related index products. Among these, E Fund Management (“E Fund”), the largest mutual fund manager in China, has emerged as a leader in this space.

E Fund offers a comprehensive lineup of seven STAR market-related ETFs, featuring low management fees in their category. Notable offerings include the E Fund STAR 50 ETF (Code: 588080) and the E Fund CSI Star & Chinext 50 ETF (Code: 159781), both accessible through the ETF Connect program. Recently, E Fund and other leading asset managers have introduced ETFs and feeder funds linked to the STAR Composite Index, providing investors with expanded options to capitalize on the STAR market’s growth potential.

The STAR market, established in 2019, has become a key hub for innovation, particularly in sectors like semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals, and renewable energy. In March, the STAR market handled the first two IPO applications of the year, one of which came from a pre-revenue company, further solidifying its position as a leading platform for fostering cutting-edge enterprises. Meanwhile, the broader A-share market is increasingly leaning towards tech-driven industries. In 2024, over 90% of newly listed companies on the STAR Market, ChiNext Market, and Beijing Stock Exchange are high-tech enterprises, and more than 40% of the A-share market’s total value is concentrated in strategic emerging industries. This reinforces the pivotal role of technology and innovation in driving China’s economic transformation.

About E Fund

Established in 2001, E Fund Management Co., Ltd. (“E Fund”) is a leading comprehensive mutual fund manager in China with over RMB 3.5 trillion (USD 490 billion) under management.* It offers investment solutions to onshore and offshore clients, helping clients achieve long-term sustainable investment performances. E Fund’s clients include both individuals and institutions, ranging from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, social security funds, pension funds, insurance and reinsurance companies, to corporates and banks. Long-term oriented, it has been focusing on the investment management business since inception and believes in the power of in-depth research and time in investing. It is a pioneer and leading practitioner in responsible investments in China and is widely recognized as one of the most trusted and outstanding Chinese asset managers.

Source: E Fund. AuM includes subsidiaries. Data as of Dec 31, 2024. FX rate is sourced from PBoC.

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BRI Prepares Rp3 Trillion for Share Buyback to Sustain Long-Term Performance

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JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI) (IDX: BBRI) is carrying out a share buyback as a strategic step to support the employee and corporate share ownership program in relation to the sustainability of BRI’s long-term performance.

Corporate Secretary of BRI, Agustya Hendy Bernadi, stated that the BRI buyback had received approval from the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) held on March 24, 2025, with a maximum amount of Rp3 trillion.

“The buyback will be done through or outside the Stock Exchange, either in stages or all at once, and must be completed no later than 12 (twelve) months after the date of the AGMS,” explained Hendy.

As an initial stage, BRI will conduct the first period of buyback in April 2025 as part of the company’s strategy to enhance investor confidence. The step taken by BRI also considers global and domestic macroeconomic conditions, including the effects of new tariff policies announced by the US President’s administration and uncertainty over the direction of the benchmark rate policy, namely the Federal Funds Rate (FFR).

Hendy added that the decision for the buyback during this period reflects BRI’s strong commitment to safeguarding shareholder interests amid market fluctuations. Furthermore, BBRI’s buyback is also carried out in accordance with applicable regulations, including Article 43 of the Financial Services Authority Regulation (POJK) No. 29 of 2023.

“Through this corporate action, the company has carefully considered current liquidity conditions and financial position, ensuring that the buyback implementation will not disrupt BRI’s financial health,” he stated.

BRI has been conducting buybacks as part of the Employee, and/or Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners Share Ownership Program since 2015. This program is part of the company’s efforts to encourage employee engagement toward the sustainability of the company’s long-term performance improvement.

“BBRI’s buyback is projected to increase the motivation and performance of BRILiaN personnel, enabling optimal achievement of targets and ultimately leading to improved company performance. On the other hand, the implementation of this policy continues to refer to applicable regulations and good corporate governance (GCG) principles,” said Hendy.

For more information about BANK BRI, visit www.bri.co.id

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United Risk Names Amezquita, Cahill to Top Roles as Expansion Meets Market Opportunities, Challenges

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Accomplished executives add experience and depth to multiple aspects of complex financial, reinsurance and related operations

NEW YORK, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mr. Jamie Sahara, President, Applied Underwriters, has announced leadership appointments to continue to spur the growth of its United Risk group. Mr. Alex Amezquita has been named CFO of United Risk, succeeding Jay Cahill who has been appointed to head United Risk’s newly formed reinsurance division as its CEO. The appointments, effective immediately, will find Mr. Amezquita as CFO managing the financial operations of United Risk’s many divisions in key insurance, surety, and other specialty areas; Mr. Cahill, in turn, will commence the organization of the new multi-line reinsurance MGA and be set to serve brokers, cedents and other clients in property, casualty, cyber, and credit risk areas underwriting select placements for June, July and October 2025 renewals while establishing fully operational offices in New York, London and Bermuda for January 1, 2026 placements, according to Mr. Sahara.

“These key appointments underline the direction United Risk is taking as our dramatic growth across and within the various sectors we underwrite rapidly continues. We assemble top professional talent, and then we encourage them to lead in the specific area in which their considerable experience, accomplishment, and market intelligence lies,” according to Mr. Sahara, who added: “In Alex Amezquita we have a dynamic, driven financial leader with the serious hands-on experience of running complex businesses, from M&A to managing a global public company. In that same vein, Jay Cahill brings a lot of additional energy to our underwriting team, adding substantially to the combined power of the existing 28 thriving programs. United Risk’s program leaders have driven growth and adapted to actual market changes and challenges quickly and creatively. As the reinsurance market hardens, like our continuing and successful E&S strategy, when it makes sense, we will focus on offering reinsurance rather than insurance. This is a plan that Jay Cahill is uniquely qualified to execute.”

Mr. Amezquita stated: “This is an important opportunity allowing me to engage all of my experience and skills in an organization with strong and disciplined fundamentals that is building ambitiously upon a firm foundation. The future of United Risk is extremely promising, and I am pleased to join the team that will realize it.”

Mr. Cahill noted his personal passion for structuring reinsurance transactions for the benefit of brokers and their clients: “The hard reinsurance market poses challenges together with great opportunities for those with the right resources and a staff with ease and facility in deploying them. This will be the advantage our growing of the United Risk team will deliver.”

Alex Amezquita joins United Risk as CFO having served as CFO of Herbalife; as Senior Vice President at Moelis & Company, a global investment bank; and as a Principal, Centerview Partners, a boutique investment bank.

Jay Cahill, formerly CFO at United Risk, has been named CEO of United Risk’s newly formed multi-line reinsurance MGA. Prior to joining United Risk, Mr. Cahill served as Managing Director, Awbury, from 2021 to 2024, responsible for ceded reinsurance and third-party capital, specialty, professional lines, property retro underwriting and new business development. Prior to that he was global head of credit and financial lines at RenaissanceRe.

About United Risk Global (www.unitedrisk.global)

United Risk Global is an international property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform independently owned and operated by its practice partners and affiliated with Applied Underwriters operationally and through its common and powerful brand identity. United Risk’s home office is located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

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NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market update: NYSE President reassures U.S. market infrastructure is resilient

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NEW YORK, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on April 14th

  • Policy questions continued over the weekend after comments from President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
  • The S&P 500 is up early Monday after tariff adjustments last week led to record volatility on Wall Street.
  • NYSE President Lynn Martin recently assured the trading community that the NYSE has, “met the challenge posed by recent volatility.”

Read NYSE President Lynn Martin’s CNBC Op-ed Here

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MSNBC Films, Sky Studios, Paradine Productions, and White Horse Pictures celebrate the upcoming premiere of documentary series, “David Frost Vs.”

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Executives and guests of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) celebrate World Quantum Day

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