SGX instituted the "SIMEX Hall of Fame" on 4 December 2014 to commemorate outstanding contributions by individuals and corporate partners to both the financial and commodities derivatives industry in Singapore.  This year, SGX commemorates 30 years of financial innovation and achievements in the international derivatives trading and clearing marketplace.

The Singapore International Monetary Exchange ("SIMEX") made history in 1984 as the first Asian financial futures exchange in the global derivatives marketplace, and was instrumental in shaping the Asian futures landscape.

SIMEX's trailblazing initiatives include launching the world's first and most successful overseas exchange linkage with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in the form of the Mutual Offset System (MOS), as well as, being the first exchange in the world to list the Nikkei 225 Futures and the MSCI Taiwan Futures.   

SGX is pleased to honour the accomplishments and contributions of 9 individuals and 3 corporates in its inaugural SIMEX Hall of Fame. This year's inductees were :

Founding Leaders

  • Ang Swee Tian (Former SGX President, SIMEX President 1984 - 1999)
  • Elizabeth Sam (SIMEX Chairman 1987 - 1990; 1993 -  1996)
  • Francis Yeo (SIMEX Chairman 1990 -   1993)
  • Ho Tian Yee (Former SGX Director, SIMEX Deputy Chairman 1993 - 1995)
  • Koh Beng Seng (Former Deputy MD, MAS)
  • Lim Ho Kee (Former Deputy Managing Director, MAS and  Former Singapore Gold Exchange Chairman)
  • Leo Melamed, Emeritus Chairman, CME Group
  • Ng Kok Song (SGX Director,  SIMEX Chairman, 1984 - 1987)
  • Victor Liew, (SIMEX Chairman 1996 - 1999)

Corporate Partners

  • CME : Phupinder Gill, CEO
  • MSCI : Henry Fernandez, CEO & Chairman
  • Nikkei Inc : Hidekazu Imai, Managing Director & Regional CEO

Please cl ickhere f or more details of their contributions.


(L to R SIMEX Hall of Fame Inductees: Ho Tian Yee, Hidekazu Imai, Lim Ho Kee, Ng Kok Song, Elizabeth Sam, Guest-of-Honour, Ravi Menon, Managing Director of MAS, Francis Yeo, Phupinder Gill, Henry Fernandez, Ang Swee Tian)

For more background, we are pleased to a list of the Founding Member Firms who also contributed to the successful of SIMEX.

Founding Members (Admitted in 1983-1984)

  • CREDIT LYONNAIS ROUSE (PTE) LIMITED
  • DBS TRADING PTE LTD
  • CHASE MANHATTAN FUTURES CORPORATION
  • KGI ONG CAPITAL PTE LTD.
  • BA FUTURES, INCORPORATED
  • NEWEDGE FINANCIAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (CALYON)
  • OCBC BULLION & FUTURES LIMITED
  • PHILLIP FUTURES PTE LTD
  • HSBC FUTURES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
  • UBS FUTURES SINGAPORE LTD.
  • OUB BULLION & FUTURES LTD


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