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HKEX welcomes Chan back as Head of Post Trade
31 July 2024 Hong Kong
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In her new role, Vicky Chan will be responsible for leading the post-trade team to elevate HKEX’s service offering across its clearing and settlement systems

Citi settles first trades on HKEX’s Synapse
10 October 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi Securities Services has settled trades for China Asset Management on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s Synapse platform

HKEX launches settlement acceleration platform
04 October 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Designed to create improved efficiency and transparency for the market, Synapse is the latest enhancement to Stock Connect — a mutual market access programme that connects Mainland Chinese markets with those in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Mainland China announce Swap Connect mutual access programme for IRS markets
05 July 2022 Hong Kong China
Reporter: Bob Currie

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced a collaboration with the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) to create a mutual access programme for interbank interest rate swap (IRS) markets

Charles Li is elected to MarketAxess board of directors
20 July 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Charles Li, former chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, has been elected to the board of directors for MarketAxess Holdings Inc

China Renaissance expands post-trade processing relationship with Broadridge
07 July 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We have been impressed by the resilience of Broadridge’s systems and, as a technology partner, Broadridge understands and supports multiple markets," says Andy Maynard

HKEX’s OTC Clear carries out first trades for Japanese banks
24 December 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OTC Clear cleared a USD-offshore CNY cross-currency swap by Mizuho Bank and a USD-Hong Kong dollar trade by MUFG Bank

HKEX launches first 10 MSCI futures contracts
06 July 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has launched its first 10 futures contracts in its index licensing agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital International

Software fault to blame for Hong Kong’s derivatives market closure
06 September 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Hong Kong’s derivatives market has re-opened after an unscheduled shut-down

HKEX releases ESG consultation paper
22 May 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has published an environmental, ESG consultation paper to support and improve issuer’s governance disclosure of ESG activities and metrics

HKEX signs licence agreement with MSCI
11 March 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HKEX sign licence agreement with MSCI to launch MSCI China A Index Futures

HKEX to increase China and Asia relevance
28 February 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HKEX is aiming to further increase its international relevance to China and Asia, according to HKEX’s Strategic Plan for 2019 to 2021