HKEX pushes back T+1 trade settlement to 2028 after brokers request more prep time

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said it had delayed a plan to shorten the settlement time for share transactions to the second half of 2028, so it could address widespread industry requests for more preparation time.

Confirming a report by the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, the exchange said in a statement on Friday that it would not proceed with the timeline it proposed in a consultation paper in April, aiming to implement a so-called T+1 system in the fourth quarter of 2027, replacing...