HKEX seeks views on a proposed New Board and a review of the Growth Enterprise Market LeapRate

June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX seeks views on a proposed New Board and a review of the Growth Enterprise Market

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and its subsidiary The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) today launch a consultation to seek public feedback on a package of proposals to broaden capital markets access in Hong Kong and strengthen Hong Kong’s listing regime through two separate papers: the New Board Concept Paper;…

June 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX places Mayer Holdings Limited into final delisting stage

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited announced that has placed Mayer Holdings Limited into the third delisting stage today. If no viable resumption proposal is received by the end of the third delisting stage (i.e. 13 December 2017), the Company's listing will be cancelled. The MMT has also sanctioned Mayer Holdings Limited for late…

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFETS and HKEX establish joint venture for Bond Connect

China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today the formation of a joint venture company in Hong Kong, Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL), to support Bond Connect related trading services. Bond Connect is a new mutual market access scheme that will allow investors from Mainland China and…

June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces senior appointments

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that has established two new positions, Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy CIO positions, and created the new IT and Platform Development Division which consolidates group-wide oversight of information technology (IT) management and platform development at HKEX and its major subsidiaries, including the London Metal Exchange…

May 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX to introduce Phase 2 of securities market's Closing Auction Session

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Friday) that it plans to implement Phase 2 of its securities market's Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the early third quarter of 2017, subject to relevant regulatory approvals by the Securities and Futures Commission. In 2015, HKEX concluded after a public consultation that the CAS would…

May 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces launch date for revised stock option position limit model

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today that it will introduce its revised stock option position limit (SOPL) model on 1 June 2017 and new limits will take effect on the same day. HKEX's revised SOPL model is designed to align Hong Kong's SOPL regime more closely with international practices and ensure the…

May 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX welcomes Government re-appointments to HKEX's Risk Management Committee

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced the Government's reappointments of Lawrence Lam Yuk Kun and Barbara Shiu as members of HKEX's Risk Management Committee (statutory) (RMC). The reappointments were made under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. They are for a term of two years with effect from 1 July 2017. From 1 July…

May 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFETS and HKEX set to establish Bond Connect

The People's Bank of China (PBC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today jointly announced plans to establish a mutual market access scheme to connect the Mainland China and Hong Kong bond markets (Bond Connect). Through the bridging of related Mainland and Hong Kong financial infrastructure institutions, investors in one market will be able…

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces quarterly results, revenue up 11% YoY

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) just released its quarterly results for the three months ended March 31 2017. The highlights are: Revenue and other income for Q14 2017 was 11% higher than Q1 2016, which was attributable to: - Increases in core revenue including Stock Exchange listing fees and depository, custody and nominee…

May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX launching Qianhai commodity trading platform with LME hookup

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) unveils its Qianhai commodity trading platform this week - a move that it hopes will firmly establish its presence in mainland China, Reuters reported earlier today. As the metals industry meets for LMEWeek Asia in the Chinese territory, the focus will be on the Hong Kong bourse's latest…

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