Below I’m just going to focus on market and reference data, but there are two other stories that I’d like to point out from the last week that I might look to address in a future column (and that you should definitely read).

First, Wei-Shen Wong looks at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) and how it is looking to leverage smart contracts for its Synapse platform. Sell-side participants are generally positive as to the reasoning behind the build, but observers warn the ambitious project