Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/markets

HKEX works on integrated fund platform

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Thursday) that it is developing an integrated fund platform for the distribution of retail funds, supporting Hong Kong’s continued role as a regional and global wealth management centre.

02 November 2023

Company announcement/people

HKEX makes senior IT appointments

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) the appointment of John Hsu as Managing Director and Group Chief Technology Officer. He succeeds Richard Leung, who will become Group Chief Information Officer.

23 August 2023

News/sustainable

HKEX launches carbon marketplace

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has launched an international carbon marketplace to connect capital with climate-related products and opportunities.

31 October 2022

Company announcement/people

HKEX appoints Swift's Lisa O'Connor as head of post-trade change

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Tuesday) pleased to announce that Lisa O’Connor has joined the company as Managing Director, Head of Post Trade Change, reporting to Head of Post Trade, Glenda So.

13 April 2021

Company announcement/sustainable

HLEX launches Sustainable and Green Exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today pleased to announce the official launch of the Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE), Asia’s first multi-asset sustainable investment product platform, supporting fast-growing global demand for sustainable finance.

01 December 2020

Company announcement

HKEX introduces DAML smart contracts to streamline settlement on Stock Connect

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to introduce HKEX Synapse, a new settlement acceleration platform for its landmark Stock Connect programme.

24 November 2020

News/sustainable

HKEX to launch green finance exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is to launch the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange, ‘Stage', a central hub for data and information on socially conscious finance investments in Asia.

19 June 2020

News

London Stock Exchange unanimously rejects HKEX takeover bid

The London Stock Exchange board has forcefully rejected an unsolicited £29.6 billion takeover bid from Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing.

13 September 2019

News

HKEX to buy majority stake in Shenzhen-based fintech firm

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has agreed to acquire a 51% stake in a Shenzhen-based financial markets technology firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

20 February 2019

Company announcement

Hkex introduces Bond Connect access via Bloomberg terminals

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited (HKEX) notes the announcement today (Thursday) that Bloomberg LP will be the second trading platform to operate within the Bond Connect infrastructure.

29 November 2018

News

Hong Kong Exchange preps DLT-based post-trade allocation and processing platform

Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is teaming up with Digital Asset to build a blockchain platform for post-trade allocation and processing of northbound trades under the Stock Connect programme with China.

31 October 2018

News

HKEx closes iconic trading floor as it goes all-electric

The iconic Trading Hall in the Hong Kong Exchange, which has stood through the 1997 Asia financial crash, SARS and countless boom and busts, has closed for the final time today as it became the latest stock exchange to adopt electronic trading throughout.

27 October 2017