Asia-Pacific
J.C. Flowers & Co. Buys Chi-X Australia, Chi-X Japan, Chi-Tech
Latest acquisition builds on portfolio of investments into Asia-Pacific region for J.C. Flowers & Co.
Maybank Taps Fidessa's Equities Trading Platform
Brokerage division of investment bank implements Fidessa equities platform in response to fragmented Asian markets.
MarketAxess Adds Asian Bond Trading to Platform
Asian local currency bond trading function designed to boost presence in APAC markets.
APFIC Panel: Buy Side: Complexity, Cost Top Asia Data Challenges
Buy-side firms in Asia are dealing with Increasingly complex asset classes, customer requirements and regulatory environments
APFIC Panelists Call for More Data, Greater Electronification to Fix Fixed Income Liquidity Crisis
Industry calls for more fixed income data in Asia
APFIC Panel: Banks, Vendors Must Think Like FinTech Innovators
Firms must be innovative to create new ideas, technology
Bloomberg Blames Router Hardware for Asia Terminal Interruption
Clients of Bloomberg’s Professional terminal in the Asia-Pacific region experienced issues with data display on the morning of Monday, Nov. 9 as a result of a hardware failure on a router in one of the vendor’s US datacenters, Inside Market Data has…
Daiwa Securities Taps Ullink for Middle Office Automation
Middle office solution to be deployed across Dawia’s Asian-Pacific equities electronic trading operations.
Maybank Taps IRESS for Multi-Asset Trading Solutions
Asian investment bank adopts IRESS platforms for direct trading to the Singapore Exchange.
New Horizons: An Inside Look at the Asia-Pac Region's Fintech Boom
Asia-Pacific is experiencing it's own boom in fintech startups following similar growth in the US and Europe.
China Fund Admin Haifeng Deploys MIK's Security Master, Data Warehouse
MIK opened its Asia headquarters in Shanghai back in January.
Capco Opens Singapore Office
Continued Asia-Pacific expansion in Singapore to follow Hong Kong operation model.
Fix to Lead CME Group's Asia-Pacific Business
Former CEO of DME to join exchange in June.
Etrali Trading Solutions Expands APAC Presence
Ensure close collaboration with customers.
Pershing Securities Australia Adds Broadridge's Post-Trade Processing Solution
Platform to be used for third-party domestic clearing
MIK Opens Office in Shanghai
The office will serve in MIK's 24/7 development cycle
Liquidnet Outsources Asia Back-Office Services to BNP Paribas
The firm selected BNP Paribas’ back-office functions to support its growing equities trading business in the region.
Deutsche Bank Brings AxiomSL's Regulatory Platform to the US
Deutsche Bank also deployed the platform in the Asia-Pacific region.
Study Shows Asian Firms Are Not Ready for Move to T+2 For European Securities
A recent whitepaper published by Celent has revealed that 58 percent of Asian firms are not ready to comply with the shorten settlement cycle that will be implemented across Europe on 6 October.
Fenergo Expands to Asia-Pacific
Company appoints Brett Hodge, former head of Asia at Avox, as head of sales for new Sydney office, in response to new regulatory compliance services demands for OTC derivatives
The Acquisition: Japan Exchange Group CIO Yoshinori Suzuki
Yoshinori Suzuki, CIO of Japan Exchange Group, has overseen a massive technology overhaul during his tenure at the organization—but it’s an overhaul that he never expected to be in charge of just a few years ago. By Anthony Malakian, with photos by James…
Through Acquisition, Japan's Buy Side Grows its Presence Globally
According to NRI's Kazumitsu Yokokawa, asset managers in Japan are working to grow their global presence largely through acquisition. Additionally, the regulatory and economic environment in the nation is changing in a way that may prove favorable to buy…
Opening Cross: Testing Times? Consider Lifelong Data Learning
From the day we are born until the day we die, there are always opportunities to learn something new. Once upon a time, your learning largely ended whenever you left school, and training meant learning how not to get killed or maimed by whatever…
Tora Adds Short Sale Functionality to Compass to Address New Regs
To address new rules from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), Asia-focused buy-side technology vendor Tora has enhanced its Compass solution to allow buy-side firms to stay compliant with a new short-selling mandate.