Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx)

Singapore's strong digital economy would mean more tech companies would list here. However, this has not really been the trend

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SGX and HKEX are widely seen to be close rivals in Asia.

China’s tycoons are flooding Hong Kong’s exchange with US$20 billion ($27.8 billion) worth of new listings.

Singapore’s role as a regional equity derivatives trading centre may be curtailed after it lost a major index-licensing deal to Hong Kong.

SINGAPORE (May 28): The unexpected reduction in the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) licence agreement with MSCI – in apparent favour of the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) – has prompted many analysts to downgrade their recommendation on SGX.

(Oct 8): Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing said it won’t proceed with its 29.6 billion-pound ($50.2 billion) unsolicited takeover bid for London Stock Exchange Group Plc.

(June 5): ESR Cayman, a logistics real estate developer, is seeking to raise as much as US$1.24 billion ($1.7 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering.

SINGAPORE (Apr 6): Last year, there were 25 new listings on the Singapore Exchange — about twice the number in 2016.

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proposing a number of changes in the clearing and settlement of securities in the Singapore stock market, as part of its efforts to make the process safer and aligned with global practices.