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Michael Wu
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Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Quality of the Glass Matters More for HKEx

With the volatility in earnings tied to the condition of capital markets, Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing's, or HKEx's, first-quarter results reinforce our view the focus should be the exchange’s underlying strategy. Excluding mark-to-market gains for the investment portfolio, we estimate first-quarter revenue declined by 6.9% while EBITDA fell close to 10% against the same period last year. This was due to the strong equity market in the beginning of 2018. And against a weak equity market in th...
Underlying
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is an exchange controller under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Co. operates recognised stock and futures markets in Hong Kong. Co. also operates Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited (HKCC), The SEHK Options Clearing House Limited (SEOCH) and OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear). HKSCC, HKCC and SEOCH provide clearing and settlement services, while OTC Clear provides OTC interest rate derivatives and non-deliverable forwards clearing and settlement services. Co.'s operating segment include: cash, equity & financial derivatives, commodities, clearing, and platform & infrastructure.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Michael Wu

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