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May 15, 2013

Asian institutions strive to become better modellers of derivatives

Matthew Streeter of FINCAD discusses how firms are upgrading OTC derivatives systems.> Read the interview>>

May 20, 2013

HKEx launches quartet of mainland futures

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing plans to introduce four new futures products that will broaden the choice for investors in mainland Chinese stocks. read more>

May 17, 2013

Small investors at greater risk as institutions grow in Shenzhen

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) published a study on 15 May 2013 that analyses the behavioural change of investors in the Shenzhen market. It shows the continued heavy participation by retail investors, even as institutional investment accumulates more of the free-float. read more>

May 17, 2013

Koscom to use smartTrade SOR as venue competition looms

Koscom says it will use smartTrade’s liquidity management system to offer aggregation and smart order routing services to help their clients connect to new alternative trading systems in Korea. read more>

May 16, 2013

Japanese listed infrastructure market takes shape

The Japan Exchange Group is moving ahead gradually with its concept of introducing a listed infrastructure market in Japan, according to updated plans published this week. read more>

May 16, 2013

JPX and Nikkei to develop a new Japanese index

Agreement has been struck to develop a new stock price index in Japan. Japan Exchange Group, the exchange operator formed from the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange, are to combine with Nikkei to build the new product. read more>

May 15, 2013

Asia leads the pack in cross-listed futures

Where in the world do cross-listed futures most frequently appear in local exchanges? Surprisingly, it is in Asia. That is according to a report from the financial industry research firm, TABB Group. read more>

May 14, 2013

Innovate or degenerate, says Shenzhen CEO

Innovate or degenerate, says Shenzhen CEO

Song Liping, president and CEO of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, has admitted the Chinese securities industry still has a long way to go to meet the demands of the real economy through its gradual transitioning phase. read more>

May 13, 2013

High frequency and dark pools are the ‘new normal’ says ASIC’s Medcraft

In a speech given to the Australian Shareholders Association by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft last week, he made favourable comments about both dark pools and high-frequency trading (HFT), concluding that they had become the "new norm". read more>

May 10, 2013

Charles River slims Japanese client’s IT structure

Daiwa SB Investment, a large Japanese active manager, is to use the Charles River Investment Management Solution Version 9 for portfolio management, trading and pre-trade compliance for both international and domestic investment management operations. read more>

May 09, 2013

Gresham Computing boosts Australian network

Gresham Computing, a UK-based provider of reconciliation tools and other technologies to financial institutions, is increasing the size of its Australian network, with a new headquarters in Sydney and new office in Melbourne. read more>