China
China Opens Up Capital Markets with Hong Kong Connection
With the impending launch of the Shanghai–Hong Kong Stock Connect program, China has begun allowing foreign investment into its capital markets to an unprecedented degree. But what does this mean for institutional investment firms, and are there still…
CenturyLink Opens First Mainland China Datacenter
Datacenter, internet and hosting provider CenturyLink has opened a datacenter in Shanghai to provide locally hosted infrastructure for multinational firms doing business in China, and to support "data sovereignty," officials say.
CME, CFFEX Sign Data Distribution Deal
CME Group has signed an agreement to license and distribute market data from the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX), as part of the Chinese exchange's global development activities to grow its business in international markets.
Shanghai Exchange to Distribute Deutsche Börse Data in China
Under a new partnership between Deutsche Börse and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), SSE will license and distribute Deutsche Börse's market data in mainland China through its subsidiary China Investment Information Services.
Poseidon Aims to Make Waves with China/Japan Reports, Mulls Quant Research
Hong Kong-based research provider Poseidon Research plans to release two off-the-shelf reports covering political risk in China and Japan in the coming weeks, and is also considering adding quantitative analysis to its existing qualitative content set to…
Bitcoin Tanks as RMB Spigot Dries Up
BTC China, the country's largest exchange for the virtual currency, was forced to stop trading after a recent dictate handed down from the Chinese central bank and other regulators banned local financial institutions from dealing in it.
S&P Cap IQ Expands ‘Regional Leaders' for Asia Focus
S&P Capital IQ has created three new positions across the Asia-Pacific region and appointed "regional market leaders" to serve as senior representatives for the vendor and its entire product line while providing local market expertise in specific…
Tech, Mutual Recognition Scheme Spearhead BBH's Asia Push
After 24 years in Hong Kong, Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is gearing up for a potentially game-changing development related to Mainland China. Bill Rosensweig, BBH's director of investor services who formerly headed up its Infomediary platform, says the…
DataContent's Harris Talks China at WFIC Part 2
Following a panel discussion on business inside China at the World Financial Information Conference in Lisbon, Keiren Harris, Hong Kong-based director of market data consultancy DataContent speaks to IMD about the types of data in demand in China, and…
Asia-Pacific Stock Exchange Startup Readies Data, Research Ahead of Launch
The Asia-Pacific Stock Exchange (APX), a new Sydney, Australia-based exchange that will list equities in Chinese and Australian companies, will begin rolling out a suite of data services with an emphasis on news and fundamental research, when it launches…
DataContent's Harris Talks China at WFIC Part 1
Following a panel discussion on business inside China at the World Financial Information Conference in Lisbon, Keiren Harris, Hong Kong-based director of market data consultancy DataContent speaks to IMD about the challenges and opportunities in the…
Newedge Updates China Metals Platform
The multi-asset trading venue says enhancements to CN Pulse include improved pre-funding capabilities, pre-margin risk functions that mirror Chinese exchange and domestic trading practices, and offer broader access to metals markets in the country.
Thomson Reuters Taps TPI for China Bond Data
Thomson Reuters has added real-time Chinese bond data from Tullett Prebon Information, the data arm of interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, to its Eikon desktop terminal and standalone data applications, to provide domestic and international customers with…
MNI Indicators Builds BRICs
MNI Indicators, the macroeconomic data division of Deutsche Börse's Market News International, has released new consumer and business confidence indicators for Brazil, India and Russia, expanding on its existing MNI China consumer and business sentiment…
NYSE Tech Gets China Data Nod
The Chinese State Council Information Office has granted NYSE Technologies, the data and technology arm of exchange group NYSE Euronext, approval to distribute market datato market participants in mainland China.
Tullett Prebon Information Issues China Bond Pricing Service
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), the data arm of interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, will this week launch a new Chinese bond pricing service to provide global and domestic traders with prices for instruments traded on Shanghai’s over-the-counter bond…
RTS Advances China Move
RTS Realtime Systems Group, a Frankfurt-based trading solutions provider, has established a Shanghai office and has initiated plans to move its data center to the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) co-location facility by year's end.
Shanghai Wind Expands Commodities Data With CACDA China Agricultural Content
Alliance will bring niche Chinese agricultural commodities data top a broader audience across Asia.
CapitalVue Bows China Research Reports
New reports will provide market overviews and underlying data on Chinese capital markets, sectors and companies.