-
 
HKEx Launches the Application Service Provider Programme

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today the establishment of a framework to support Application Service Providers (ASPs).  ASPs play a vital role in HKEx's market ecosystem by providing services to Exchange Participants (EPs) and connecting investors to HKEx’s markets through EPs.
The new framework allows ASPs to contract directly with HKEx Hosting Services to establish an HKEx Service Network (HSN) link to HKEx's trading, clearing and market data systems that can be shared by their EP customers through individual HSN Virtual Ports (HSNVPs).  EPs may be able to lower their operating costs and increase their efficiency by having an HSNVP and accessing HKEx products directly through an ASP.
So far, the following firms have confirmed they will sign up with HKEx Hosting Services to provide ASP connectivity service at HKEx's Tseung Kwan O data centre in Hong Kong:
  • 2GoTrade Limited;
  • Ayers Solutions Limited;
  • iAsia Online Systems Limited; and
  • SunGard.
In terms of market data, the new framework allows ASPs to enter into a licence agreement that permits them to connect directly to HKEx's market data platform and redistribute data from HKEx's markets to their clients that are HKEx-licensed information vendors or licensed end-users.  ASPs with such an agreement can avoid the collection and reporting obligations of information vendors by acting as a licensed feed provider for HKEx market data.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

-
Image
CITIC Annual Net Profit Up 1.8% to $43.902B; Final Div $0.25 CITIC (00267.HK)    -0.160 (-1.447%)    Short selling $8.89M; Ratio 25.055%   announced that for the year ended December 2017, net profit rose 1.8% yearly to $43.902 billion, with an EPS of $1.51. A final dividend of $0.25 was declared. Profit contribution from financial sector of the company amounted to $39.5 billion, up 3% yearly. CITIC Construction continued to make inroads securing projects, both domestically and internationally, particularly along the Belt and Road corridor.
Read more
-
Hopewell Hold (00054) sells Hopewell Infr stake for $9.9B  Hopewell Holdings (00054) has agreed to sell 2.055 billion shares of Hopewell Highway Infrastructure (00737) , representing 66.69% of the issued share capital of the company, to Shenzhen Investment International Capital Holdings Infrastructure Co. to HK$9.865 billion in cash, or HK$4.8 per share, which has a discount of 3.61% to the closing price of HK$4.98 per share on 29 December 2017. Upon completion of the deal, the purchaser and parties acting in concert with it will own a total of 66.69% stake in Hopewell Highway Infrastructure and the purchaser will be required to make an unconditional mandatory cash offer for all other issued shares of Hopewell Highway Infrastructure also at HK$4.8 per share. The total consideration of the offer will be HK$4.927 billion assuming full acceptance of the offer. The offeror intends to maintain Hopewell Highway Infrastructure's share listing following the close of...
Read more
-
CLSA lowers Beijing Ent Water (00371) to HK$6   CLSA cut its target price for Beijing Enterprises Water (BEW)(00371) by 8% to HK$6, and reiterated its "buy" rating.   The research house said BEW's share price has dropped 14% in the last two trading days. First, the 2017 earnings results are below expectations. Second, management is guiding for 20-25% net profit growth for 2018, versus 30% in the past few years. Management now has a cautious approach to water PPP (public-private partnership) projects, which is not  necessarily bad.   CLSA cut its 2018-19 earnings forecasts by...
Read more