Tai currently serves as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of HKEX and will continue in these roles along with his new appointment as Interim Chief Executive. Tai joined the Group in 1998 and has accumulated extensive experience and knowledge of the company. Calvin Tai, HKEX Co-President and COO, said: I am delighted to have been…
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Open interest in MSCI contracts registered significant growth in September during the during the quarterly and monthly roll periods for futures contracts, showing increased demand for the MSCI derivatives products on HKEX. The MSCI Taiwan Net Total Return (NTR) futures contract, in particular, had open interest of $465 million as of 25 September, reporting a…
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Online FX and CFD trading and cryptocurrencies provider FXCM announced the launch of the SMS Trading Alerts service to help users spot potential trading opportunities. The SMS Trading Alerts cover shares, forex, gold and many other tradable instruments at FXCM. Users can choose the instruments that they want to receive signals for and they will receive…
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HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li commented: I am very delighted to welcome Richard to HKEX to lead our critical risk management function. He brings to the Group nearly three decades of experience in financial markets, and will work across the business to ensure that our risk culture, policies and procedures are front and central in…
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Earlier in May, HKEX signed a 10-year licensing agreement with MSCI to license a suite of MSCI indexes in Asia and Emerging Markets for the release of 37 futures and options contracts in Hong Kong. The agreement broadens the partnership further and anchors the two companies’ commitment to a long-term product development and innovation programme…
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Roberts added: The listings today will complement our widening array of A-share products in Hong Kong, and underpins our strategic commitment to continue to develop Hong Kong as Asia’s ETF marketplace. Product development in Hong Kong’s Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) market, including Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and L&I Products, has started a chapter this year,…
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Karen Lok was appointed as Senior Vice President, Head of Listing Compliance. Lok is a certified accountant in Kong Kong and Australia and has more than 20 years of experience in compliance, risk management, and business operations management at several international banks and consulting firms. Prior to her new appointment, Lok was director at PricewaterhouseCoopers,…
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Yiu added: HKEX is committed to investing in the further development of Stock Connect and related services, as we make our markets even more attractive and competitive for our global clients. The original SPSA service was set up in 2015 for institutional investors, taking away the need to transfer shares they control to executing brokers…
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STAGE will accommodate an archive of information on sustainability, green and social bonds and ESG-related Exchange Traded Products listed on HKEX. Issuers with products in line with the international standards or principles and providing post-issuance reports annually can join STAGE without fees and display their products on the platform. The online archive will be launched…
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The new addition to HKEX’s existing metals products will provide investors and risk managers in the region with a new tool for trading, hedging and asset allocation and further strengthen Hong Kong’s status as an international financial hub. In July 2017, HKEX launched its first deliverable precious metals contracts, the USD and CNH denominated gold…
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