Press Release: League Tables of Market Makers under the Exchange Fund Bill and Note Programme

League Tables of Market Makers under the Exchange Fund Bill and Note Programme

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (Friday) 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 ranking of the 12 MMs with the highest turnover in the respective markets over a six-month period between December 2007 and May 2008.

The league tables will be prepared every six months and published in early June and December based on the turnover from 1 December to 31 May and from 1 June to 30 November respectively.

League Tables of MMs for EFBNs
(Based on turnover data from 1 December 2007 to 31 May 2008)

The Top 12 MMs for EFBs

1^st	HSBC
2^nd	DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
3^rd	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
4^th	Dah Sing Bank Limited
5^th	Citibank N.A
6^th	Bank of East Asia Limited
7^th	Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
8^th	Wing Lung Bank Limited
9^th	Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
10^th	Barclays Bank Plc
11^th	Standard Bank Asia Limited
12^th	Hang Seng Bank Limited

The Top 12 MMs for EFNs

1^st	HSBC
2^nd	DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
3^rd	Citibank N.A.
4^th	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
5^th	Dah Sing Bank Limited
6^th	Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
7^th	Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
8^th	Banc of America Securities Asia limited
9^th	Hang Seng Bank Limited
10^th	Barclays Bank Plc
11^th	Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
12^th	Calyon

For further enquiries, please contact:
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
6 June 2008