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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (June 5) a new set of league tables of market makers (MMs) for the Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBNs).
The league tables, one for Exchange Fund Bills (EFBs) and the other for Exchange Fund Notes (EFNs), list the 12 MMs which achieved the highest ranking on the basis of their turnover in the respective markets and market making performance through the Electronic Trading Platform over a six-month period between December 2008 and May 2009.
The league tables will be prepared every six months and published in early June and December based on the turnover from December 1 to May 31 and from June 1 to November 30 respectively.
League Tables of MMs for EFBNs
(Based on turnover data from December 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009)
The Top 12 MMs for EFBs
1st HSBC
2nd Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
3rd Dah Sing Bank Limited
4th Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
5th Hang Seng Bank Limited
6th DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
7th Wing Lung Bank Limited
8th Citibank N.A.
9th Bank of East Asia Limited
10th Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
11th Banc of America Securities Asia Limited
12th Nanyang Commercial Bank Limited
The Top 12 MMs for EFNs
1st Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
2nd Calyon
3rd HSBC
4th Dah Sing Bank Limited
5th Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
6th DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
7th Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, Hong Kong
8th Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
9th Wing Lung Bank Limited
10th Banc of America Securities Asia Limited
11th Citibank N.A.
12th UBS AG, Hong Kong
For further enquiries, please contact:
Thomas Chan, Communications Chief, at 2878 1480 or
Hing-fung Wong, Manager (Communications), at 2878 1802
Ends/Friday, June 5, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:00
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