Regions Archive

MarketPrizm, a provider of low-latency trading services, has expanded its Asian footprint after installing fully-managed network and data services at the Australian Securities Exchange's Australian Liquidity Centre. read more>

A new derivatives exchange in Australia could spark a liquidity rush and drive down trading prices through quasi-competition with established venues, according to one industry expert. read more>

As the deadline approaches for new European settlement regime TARGET2-Securities, many financial intermediaries are still getting to grips with their operational preparations. read more>

The Council of the European Union could reach a common position on the scope of MiFID II’s organised trading facility regime by the end of this month, after broad consensus on the venue category was reached at a meeting yesterday. read more>

Investors looking to Asian markets for portfolio diversification purposes should be aware of the inefficiencies inherent in the region's equity indices, a new study has claimed. read more>

Trading technology provider Orc has extended its low-latency infrastructure to the Indian arm of global broker PhillipCapital, as demand for faster market access grows in the country. read more>

Domestic exchanges clawed back equity market share from alternative venues in Japan and Australia last month, as China experienced a significant decline in overall volumes. read more>

The Korean government has approved new laws that pave the way for central counterparties to clear OTC derivatives transactions, starting with interest rate swaps. read more>

Wedge Partners, a provider of technology, media and telecoms research in the US and China, has signed a deal to use execution services from US agency brokerage Rosenblatt Securities. read more>

The creation of a consolidated tape for equities is the most important market structure change for the buy-side under MiFID II, according to results from the latest poll on theTRADEnews.com. read more>