HKEX rolls out its Strategic Plan for 2016-2018

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today unveiled a three-year strategic plan to extend and deepen its value proposition as the Chinese and world markets accelerate their mutual integration.  HKEX said it wants to be seen as the most effective platform for cross-border market access, and a unique destination market in Hong Kong for products with both Chinese and international relevance.

HKEX Chairman, C K Chow, said: "We want to be the global exchange of choice in all asset classes for our Mainland clients and for our international clients who want exposure to China.

"We aim to build new price discovery capabilities, benchmarks and risk management tools in fixed income, currency and commodities to complement our well-established equity and equity derivatives business."

"We are pioneers in connecting the world’s financial markets," said HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li.  "As we provide bridges to link China with the world, we are reshaping the global market landscape.

"Our strategy of developing multi-asset class capabilities will enable us to achieve transformational growth arising from the Mainland's inevitable integration with the world markets, the accelerating internationalisation of Mainland investors' portfolios and the challenges faced by Chinese and international commodity markets."

The plan includes HKEX's business strategy for its three asset classes - equity, commodities and fixed income and currency (FIC).  It also covers the company's goals in client relationship management and platform enhancement as well as market microstructure and regulation. www.hkex.com.hk (ATI).