China’s economic growth has been a steady, gradual process, generating significant economic benefits for both China and the UK. The past three decades of policy and economic reforms have enabled China’s rapid ascension to the global stage. Sitting at the heart of the global financial community, London Stock Exchange Group are delighted to have supported this.
The latest vehicle for that co-operation is the Shanghai-London Stock Connect.
The Global Equity Segment (GES) is the latest innovation from London Stock Exchange. With GES, investors are able to trade global securities, including certain US blue chips and US-listed Chinese ADRs such as Alibaba, Baidu and Futu, during London hours.
Using the well-established CREST Depository Interest (CDI) workflow allows investors to trade and settle international securities in London quickly, cheaply and efficiently.
Moving CDIs efficiently between markets allows for cross-border execution and settlement within a t+2 settlement cycle. Investors can buy securities in London and sell in New York on the same day during regular trading hours.
LSEGs world-leading index and analytics business, FTSE Russell, has a strong track record in developing Chinese market indexes; FTSE Russell China benchmarks have become widely recognised by investors and issuers globally as a leading measure of the Chinese equity market.
A-shares are included in FTSE Russell’s global equity benchmarks; a reflection of China’s remarkable ascent and the great progress that has been made in Chinese equity capital markets.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has listed its multi-currency carbon neutrality-themed green bond on the London Stock Exchange. The US$3.23bn equivalent security was issued by ICBC’s Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, London and Macau branches. At this time this is the largest ever corporate bond to be listed on London Stock Exchange Group’s Sustainable Bond Market.
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Chinese Government Bonds inclusion to the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI)
Chinese Government Bonds (CGB) will be included in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) and its derived indexes beginning at the end of October 2021. This inclusion is based on affirmation with members of the FTSE Russell advisory committees and other index users that ongoing refor
London Stock Exchange welcomes One Heritage Group PLC (“One Heritage”) to trading on the Main Market by the way of a standard listing. The Group undertakes developments to create self-contained apartments while also refurbishing existing residential properties to create Co-living accommodation. It listed on 23 December 2020 having successfully raised £930,000 through a subscription and placemen
Head of Asia Pacific Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange plc
Head of APAC Business Development, Cash Secondary Markets & UK Account Coverage