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AI for HKEX filings
AI for HKEX filings is software that checks listing documents, announcements, circulars and annual and interim reports against the Listing Rules and HKEX guidance before they are published, and verifies each statement against its supporting documents. The useful tools cite the rule and the source page behind every finding.
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What AI can check
What AI can check in an HKEX filing.
PN21 verification
Each statement in a listing document matched to its support across zip files, scanned images, spreadsheets and documents, with what is missing put on a request list.
Listing Rules and appendices
Annual and interim reports reviewed against the Listing Rules and their appendices, including the Corporate Governance Code (Appendix C1), the ESG Code (Appendix C2) and Appendix D2.
HKEX guidance
HKEX guidance letters, listing decisions and FAQs applied to the report, together with the points HKEX raises in its reviews of issuers’ annual reports.
Climate disclosure
The ESG report checked against the climate-related disclosures in Part D of Appendix C2, which apply for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025.
Notifiable and connected transactions
The size tests under Chapter 14 run to classify a transaction before the announcement is drafted, and connected transaction disclosure checked under Chapter 14A.
Precedent research
Announcements, circulars and reports on HKEXnews found from a plain-language question, with the relevant passage highlighted and linked.
Choosing a tool
What to look for in an AI tool for HKEX filings.
It cites the rule and the source
Every finding should point to the Listing Rule or guidance it relies on and the page of the supporting document, so a sponsor or legal adviser can check it quickly.
It reads what clients actually send
Verification support arrives as zip files, scanned images and spreadsheets. The tool has to read all of them, not only clean text.
It keeps up with HKEX
The Listing Rules, guidance letters, listing decisions and FAQs change. The tool should apply the current versions to each item.
It keeps a record
A record of what was checked, against which document and version, supports the verification notes and the sign-off by the sponsor, the directors and legal advisers.
It handles more than one language
Listing documents and supporting materials often come in more than one language. Look for multilingual drafting and review.
It passes a security review
Unpublished price-sensitive information needs enterprise controls: certifications such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2, single sign-on and clear data-retention terms.
Types of AI tools
AI tools for HKEX filings, by what they do.
| Type of tool | What it is for | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|
| General-purpose AI assistants | Drafting, summarising and answering questions from public text. Examples: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot. | They do not work from your verification support by default, do not cite the Listing Rules reliably, and keep no record of what was checked. |
| Search on HKEXnews | Finding announcements, circulars and reports by issuer, date and document type. | Keyword and category search; reading and comparing the results is manual. |
| Capital markets AI tools | AI built for listed-company reporting tasks. | Coverage of the Listing Rules and HKEX guidance varies; compare them on the same document. |
| Disclosure review layer | Verification, Listing Rules and guidance review, precedent research and drafting, each finding cited. Example: Finiti. | Judgment calls stay with your team and your advisers. |
How Finiti does it
One layer for every listing document.
01
Verification
Line-by-line verification against everything your client sends. Finiti matches each statement to its support, puts what is missing on a request list, and drafts the verification notes for your review.
02
Review
Finiti reviews the annual report against the Listing Rules and their appendices, HKEX guidance letters and listing decisions. Each issue is cited to the rule or guidance behind it.
03
Research
Ask the way you would ask a colleague. Finiti returns the precise precedents, with the relevant passage highlighted and linked to its source.
04
Draft
Finiti builds a usable skeleton first draft grounded in your documents and precedent, then you iterate inside the app.
Finiti works inside Microsoft Word, with multilingual support for drafting and review. In Hong Kong it is offered on the Enterprise plan, priced on your deployment, with a free 14-day trial. See HKEX filings, checked against the rulebook.
Frequently asked questions
See all questionsWhat is Finiti?
Finiti is a compliance layer for capital markets filings. Before a filing goes to a regulator, Finiti reconciles every number, ties each statement to its source document, checks the filing against the applicable disclosure rules, and records what it checked in a versioned trail.
It is built for the lean legal, compliance and reporting teams at listed companies, and for the law firms that advise them. Finiti helps those teams verify every statement, review against the Listing Rules and HKEX guidance, find precise precedents and draft from them, and work with their reporting colleagues on the same draft in less time.
Can Finiti prepare our PN21 verification pack?
Yes. Finiti verifies the prospectus line by line against everything the client provides: zip files, scanned images, spreadsheets and documents. It matches each statement to its support, puts what is missing on a request list, and drafts verification notes for the sponsor and legal advisers to review as part of the due diligence expected under Practice Note 21 to the Listing Rules.
Juniors see where the issues are instead of searching for them. The judgment on whether a statement is adequately supported stays with the sponsor and its advisers.
How does Finiti review a filing against the HKEX Listing Rules and guidance?
Finiti reads the draft against the Listing Rules that apply to the document, including the Corporate Governance Code (Appendix C1), the ESG Code (Appendix C2) and the financial information requirements in Appendix D2, together with HKEX guidance letters, listing decisions and FAQs. It flags missing or thin disclosure and cites the rule, page and section behind each flag.
For dual-listed companies, the same check runs against SEC requirements for the US filing.
Can AI review an annual report or announcement before it is published?
Yes, for the mechanical layer of the review. Finiti checks that each number agrees everywhere it appears, that cross-references point to the right place, that narrative statements are supported by source documents, and that each disclosure the Listing Rules require is addressed.
Finiti keeps its rules current: the Listing Rules and their appendices, and HKEX guidance letters, listing decisions and FAQs, are refreshed and mapped to each disclosure item. It then applies those rules to the facts of your company, drawn from your prior filings and your own documents, rather than to a generic issuer.
Every finding cites the page and section it relies on. Judgment calls, such as materiality and how to word a sensitive disclosure, stay with your team.
Can Finiti find precedents on HKEXnews in plain language?
Yes. Ask the way you would ask a colleague, for example “Chapter 18C issuers that changed business segments” or “whitewash waivers granted since 2023”. Finiti searches the announcements, circulars, listing documents and reports published on HKEXnews and returns the precise precedents, with the relevant passage highlighted and linked to its source.
Can Finiti check our ESG report against the new climate requirements?
Yes. Finiti checks the ESG report against the ESG Code in Appendix C2, including the climate-related disclosures in Part D that apply for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. It flags disclosures that are missing and items that need a 'comply or explain' explanation.
How do I know the output is accurate? AI tools hallucinate.
Every Finiti finding cites the page and section of its source (the filing, the rule or the document in your vault), and every check leaves a versioned record of what was reviewed, against what, and when. You verify the trail, not the claim.
How is Finiti different from ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot?
General-purpose AI generates plausible language from public text and asks you to trust the answer. Finiti works from your own documents and the applicable rulebook, cites every conclusion to its source, and keeps a versioned record of what was checked.
It runs specific work on a filing (verification, review against the Listing Rules, precedent research and drafting) rather than answering open-ended prompts. See the full comparison.
Who is responsible for a filing that was reviewed with AI?
The same people as before. The directors who take responsibility for an announcement, circular or report, and the advisers on it, remain responsible for its content. Using a review tool does not shift that responsibility.
Finiti is built for that reality: it gives the people who sign off a documented record of what was checked and who approved the final language.