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HKEX
HKEX
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is the holding company for the city’s stock exchange, futures exchange and clearing company. Its market capitalisation made it the world’s biggest listed bourse as of the end of 2012. In December 2012, the HKEX clinched the US$2.2 billion takeover of the London Metal Exchange, the world's biggest marketplace for industrial metals.<br />
Chairman / President
Carlson TONG
CEO / Managing Director
Bonnie Y CHAN
CFO / Finance Director
Vanessa LAU
Industry
Banking, Financial Services, Fund & Asset Management
Website
hkex.com.hk
Headquarters address
12/F, One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong
Year founded
1891
last updated:
30 September, 2024
People pass Exchange Square in Central, home to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on November 21, 2024. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stock exchange to reduce minimum price changes to boost liquidity

The reform aims to lower overall transaction costs and support a more efficient price-discovery process, says HKEX deputy CEO.

Banking & finance

Foreign investors gain new collateral options for China bond trades in January

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

HKEX launches fund platform to boost Hong Kong’s appeal as wealth hub

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IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO market revives on state backing after 3-year slump

The city has recorded US$10.7 billion of proceeds from 64 IPOs this year through November; more deals in December.

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Investors are more confident about the city’s market outlook, analysts say. Photo: Edmond So
IPO

Chinese cosmetics firm Mao Geping shines on Hong Kong debut as shares surge 70%

The IPO was the most popular in the city this year, with the retail tranche oversubscribed 918 times.

IPO

Chinese cosmetics firm Mao Geping prices shares at top end of range ahead of IPO

Shares were priced at HK$29.80, according to exchange filings.

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Fintech

Time running out for 250 Hong Kong-listed firms to get women on board: HKEX

At least 250 Hong Kong-listed companies do not have at least one woman on their boards despite the compliance deadline just a month away.

HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting said companies are making progress on appointing women to their boards. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
IPO

Hong Kong to fast track mainland Chinese firms’ IPOs to revive market

Listing approvals for China’s onshore-listed companies will be streamlined provided they meet certain criteria, HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan says.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Alibaba’s Connect link shows Hong Kong’s strength, access to mainland funds

Mainland investors have amassed 4 per cent of Alibaba’s public float and contributed 15 per cent to its trading volume through the Stock Connect scheme.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong summit kicks off with biggest Beijing team as stimulus, Trump in focus

‘Sailing Through Changes’ is the theme of this year’s investment summit, with China stimulus and Trumponomics likely to be hotly debated.

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Eddie Yue, CEO of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, led a discussion in the first edition of the Summit in November 2022. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Top bankers gather in Hong Kong for summit as regulators promise more reforms

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, who is bringing a huge delegation, will deliver a keynote speech.

CSRC Vice-Chairman Li Ming appears at the HKEX Connect Summit in Hong Kong on November 18, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong
IPO

Saudi officials say firms in the Middle East are interested in listing in Hong Kong

Carlson Tong Ka-shing says Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong have established ‘trust and friendship’.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Why Zeekr shares slumped in New York on news of Geely Auto reorganisation

Zeekr loses 24 per cent in New York trading after announcement of Geely Auto reorganisation plan.

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Banking & finance

Investors look past debt clean-up plan as minister pledges more proactive policy

A number of market participants say there is reason to believe that more economic relief is on the way.

A man passed a a screen showing Chinese stock market movements in Beijing. Photo: Agence France-Presse
ETFs

ETFs are the hottest new products in Hong Kong’s roller-coaster rally

Net fund flows have surged 48 per cent year on year, with an ETF tracking the Hang Seng Index surpassing Tencent in daily volume.

A view of Connect Hall at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong
FII conference

‘Not just talk’: Hong Kong secures billions in funds, deals at FII in Riyadh

The highlight of the week was the US$1 billion accord announced on the final day of the 2024 FII summit by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and the HKMA.

Banking & finance

HKEX to open Saudi office next year to enhance market presence, connections

Move represents another effort to forge Middle East ties amid frayed China-US relations.

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ETFs

Saudi Arabia’s first ETF tracking Hong Kong stocks opens flat on Tadawul debut

Albilad ETF, which tracks 30 Hong Kong-listed sharia-compliant stocks, opened flat at the opening bell.

The listing ceremony of first ETF tracking Hong Kong stocks at the Saudi Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Hong Kong

HKEX’s virtual asset index launch is a boost for Hong Kong’s crypto hub ambitions

The index series, launching on November 15, will offer benchmarks for bitcoin and ether.

IPO

First overseas company listing in Hong Kong via SPAC marks historic milestone

Synagistics starts trading under the 2562 stock code on Wednesday after combining its business with Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation.

Fintech

Hong Kong start-ups head to Riyadh for the Future Investment Initiative

Hong Kong start-ups ‘have a lot to offer’ Saudi Arabia, which is trying to diversify its oil-dominated economy.

Albert Wong Hak-keung, CEO of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. Photo: Dickson Lee
Fintech

Why are Hong Kong’s brokers going against the grain in the digital era?

Online broker Futu Securities opened its fourth branch in Causeway Bay last week, while Phillip Securities mulls new branches.

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Futu Securities opened its latest physical branch in Causeway Bay last week. Photo: Jonathan Wong
IPO

HKEX’s third-quarter profit rises 7% on IPOs, turnover

Funds raised from IPOs in the June to September quarter reached HK$42.2 billion, six times higher than a year earlier.

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Banking & finance

China will push internationalisation of yuan, markets: Sibos panellists

‘China’s financial sector has and will continue to embrace opening up and cooperation,’ said Lu Lei, deputy governor of the PBOC.

IPO

Hong Kong sets 40-day ‘deadline’ to vet IPOs to boost market appeal

New time frame for processing IPO applications will add clarity and transparency, and potentially save costs for candidates, experts say.

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A post-stimulus bull run in Chinese stocks will allow IPO candidates to fetch higher valuations for their shares. Photo: Bloomberg
Banking & finance

Hong Kong bound for top of IPO charts, outgoing SFC chair says

In a farewell media briefing, Tim Lui also says he is grateful to see the SFC owning its own permanent office space.

Outgoing Securities and Futures Commission chairman Tim Lui Tim-leung hosts his last media briefing at the commission’s office in Quarry on October 17, 2024. Photo: Enoch Yiu
IPO

Hong Kong to enhance IPO rules to attract listings, John Lee says

Certainty in timing would go a long way towards enhancing Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a fundraising hub, proponents said.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks on more capital inflows with wider use of yuan in investment

HKEX is working to enable foreign investors to use Chinese government bonds as collateral for northbound Swap Connect transactions.

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