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SIX launches Swiss GDR-leg of China-Switzerland Stock Connect
29 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Holly Shelton

Since signing an MoU in 2019, SIX has been working with the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges to establish a GDR Stock Connect offering to encourage mutual access for Chinese and Swiss market participants

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

COP26 springboards industry ESG initiatives in to action
04 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The non-profit accounting organisation International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation is to establish an International Sustainability Standards Board to develop comprehensive global baseline sustainability reporting standards under robust gov

HKEX launches new corporate actions service
18 October 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new service provides an additional channel for market participants to receive information on corporate actions in the form of ISO 20022 messages via SWIFT

ISSA adds news board members from IHS Markit, Euroclear and HKEX
14 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Pierre Khemdoudi, Ivan Nicora, and Till Rosar have joined the International Securities Services Association board

Charles Li is elected to MarketAxess board of directors
21 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

Broadridge to expand post-trade processing via Stock Connect for China Renaissance
07 July 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China Renaissance says it selected Broadridge for its robust solutions that provide global scale and allow for multi-asset capabilities

Lisa O’Connor takes on head of post trade change at HKEX
14 April 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Lisa O’Connor, who joins HKEX with almost 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently worked as SWIFT’s head of capital markets strategy, global

HKEX names Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin as new chief executive
16 February 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The board believes that Aguzin’s experience will help HKEX continue to build its competitiveness, as well as support the ongoing growth and development of Hong Kong’s unique financial markets

HKEX’s OTC Clear completes first client clearing trades
24 December 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OTC Clear cleared a US Dollar-Offshore Renminbi Cross Currency Swap trade by Mizuho Bank and a US Dollar-Hong Kong Dollar trade by MUFG Bank

HKEX partners with DTCC in light of new settlement acceleration platform
30 November 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership between HKEX and DTCC will see HKEX Synapse link to DTCC’s institutional trade processing services

BNP Paribas and Digital Asset to partner on DLT trade and settlement apps
15 September 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services has partnered with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts