The initiative seeks to compress the cycle from theme discovery to index launch, enabling investors to access emerging opportunities sooner.
Hong Kong's flagship stock market benchmark provider Hang Seng Indexes Company (Hang Seng) and Cyberport have launched the ThemeFinder Challenge, an initiative designed to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the creation of thematic stock market indices. The latest cohort focuses on thematic investing The programme marks the second cohort of the Index Innovation Lab, established by the two organisations in 2024 to explore how emerging technologies, particularly AI, can enhance