
Milestones
2021
Dec 2021
• Daily trading record high at RMB 51bn• Addition of ePrime offshore underwriters to 27
• 1st Bond Connect investor from Norway (35th jurisdiction)
Nov 2021
• Launch of closing order trading service• Extension of tax exemption for overseas institutional investors till end of 2025
Oct 2021
• CGB inclusion into FTSE Index• Bond Connect investor number topped 3000
• 3rd party FX Registration Service on E-Filing System
Sep 2021
• Launch of Southbound• Go-Live of CNYPlus system
• Addition of MarketAxess as the latest access platform
Jul 2021
• Bond Connect 4th AnniversaryJun 2021
• Commencement of registration service for 3rd Party FX May 2021
• E-Filing System upgrade to support entity-level filingApr 2021
• Enabling dealer pay modelMar 2021
• Rollout of Entity Level Filing• Introduction of FX risk management service
2020
Nov 2020
• CDB offshore RMB bond issuance via ePrime.• Electronic T+N settlement is available via Tradeweb and Bloomberg for Bond Connect Trading.
Oct 2020
Bond Connect ePrime launched and facilitated the 1st bond issuance from ADBC.Sep 2020
• Bond Connect trading hour extension to 20:00 (CST).• Announcement of 3rd Party FX which facilitates investors to face up to 3 Hong Kong FX settlement banks.
• FTSE Russell announces prospective China bonds inclusion in WGBI, subjected to final assessment in Mar 2021 and scheduled to start in Oct 2021.
Jul 2020
• Bond Connect celebrates third anniversary. PBoC announces 4 new initiatives: fee reduction, trading hour extension, expansion of trading platforms and primary market service offering enhancements.May 2020
Approved Bond Connect investors topped 2000 worldwide.Apr 2020
• Global roll-out of Bond Connect E-Filing System.• Launch of Defaulted Bond Transfer service.
• Onshore market makers expanded to 56.
Mar 2020
Enablement of special settlement cycles beyond T+3 & recycling settlement.Feb 2020
JPMorgan Index inclusion of Chinese securities. 2019
Dec 2019
• BCCL welcomes first overseas CSTP data interface user.• BCCL launches E-Filing Portal.
• Bond Connect introduces List Trading Function.
Sep 2019
JPMorgan confirmed China bonds inclusion effective from Feb 2020.Aug 2019
Extension of settlement cycle to T+3 for international investors.Jul 2019
• Bond Connect hosts summit to mark its second anniversary.• 13 new dealers are added to a total of 47.
• Live streaming of indicative prices is launched.
Jun 2019
Number of approved investors reached 1000.Jun 2019
• Bond Connect Backup Trading Procedures are rolled out.• Maximum number of allocation accounts increased from 30 to 50.
Apr 2019
• China bonds start to be included in Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index.• NCD primary subscription is available.
• HKMA CMU extended securities settlement and cash input deadlines.
Mar 2019
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) greenlights Irish UCITS and AIFs to invest via Bond Connect.Feb 2019
BCCL launches Primary Market Information Platform and signs MOU with ADBC.Jan 2019
Bond Connect welcomes Bloomberg as second e-trading platform.2018
Dec 2018
Number of approved investors reached 500.Nov 2018
Tax policies have been further clarified, exempting foreign institutional investors from enterprise income tax and value added tax for their bond investments in China for three years.Oct 2018
Bond Connect won GlobalRMB Award.Aug 2018
• Real-time delivery-versus-payment (DVP) is fully implemented.• Bond Connect launches block trade allocations.
• Bond Connect won Shanghai Financial Innovation Award 2017.
Jul 2018
• Bond Connect celebrates first anniversary.• 10 new dealers are added to a total of 34.
2017
Jul 2017
Bond Connect is successfully launched.Jun 2017
CFETS and HKEX establish Bond Connect Company Limited.