Wei-Shen Wong
Wei-Shen joined WatersTechnology in June 2016, becoming the publication’s first full-time Asia-based reporter. Based out of Hong Kong, she writes for both Waters and Inside Data Management magazines, as well as the four subsites of WatersTechnology.com—Sell-Side Technology, Buy-Side Technology, Inside Reference Data and Inside Market Data. Prior to joining WatersTechnology, she was a journalist at Star Media Group in Malaysia. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland.
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SimCorp to Open Tokyo Office
Vendor sees the Japanese market moving towards more high-yielding strategies.
The New Guard: Ryusuke Yokoyama, JPX
Ryusuke Yokoyama sits down with Wei-Shen Wong to discuss his three-decade career at the TSE and JPX, how the exchange is looking to help the industry improve its settlement cycles and how the company is experimenting with blockchain and AI technologies…
Liquidnet Preps Discovery for Asia Clients
Structure of Asian markets means new tool has to roll out later than Europe or the US, but will incorporate feedback from those regions.
Solid Data Lineage: The Foundation for Automation
As they deploy automation to solve regulatory problems, Asian firms are paying closer attention to data’s journey.
TPI Partners with Yonhap to Distribute OTC Data
The expanded partnership gives South Korean financial institutions a new way to access OTC data.
Building an Efficient Ecosystem
During the EFIS 2018 CDO panel, data chiefs discussed how data management has gone from a strictly regulatory response to an essential business driver.
DSB Launches Technology Roadmap for OTC Derivatives Identifiers
New subcommittee will review and work to implement recommendations from the ISO standards working group.
Itiviti Plans Tbricks Roadmap in Asia-Pacific
The company is also revamping and adding more capabilities to its low-touch platform.
India’s Proposed Data Privacy Bill Mandates Local Storage
A proposed data protection bill raises some concerns, especially for financial institutions dealing with India data.
Japanese Securities Firms Consider Taxonomy
The data taxonomy model could ease regulatory compliance pain for securities firms in Japan.
Horizon Plans to Add Connectivity to Chinese Brokerages
Caitong Securities opts for Horizon’s platform to trade ETF options on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
NeoXam Creates Central Data Repository for SGX
The new system also supports future enhancements such as automatic generation of events and the introduction of additional data products.
Thomson Reuters Data Reveals Increasing Demand for Japanese Insights
A partnership with Japan’s Quick gives global Eikon users access to equity and derivatives market commentary services.
IFRS 17, Prudential Regulation Spur Moody’s Analytics APAC Expansion
More firms see regulatory change as opportunity to enhance infrastructure, gain business advantage and remain compliant.
CBA to Issue First Blockchain Bond for World Bank
Investors can participate in the Kangaroo bond, dubbed ‘bond-i’ via the World Bank’s and CBA’s respective nodes.
Clearpool Licenses Algo Platform in Europe
Users of Clearpool's Algorithmic Management System platform can customize algorithms and analyze trading performance.
Smartkarma, CorpXSasia Partner on Corporate Access, Research
Independent research provider Smartkarma and corporate access provider CorpXSasia plan to create larger corporate access events together.
TFITS Panel: How Data Management Challenges Are Changing
Panelists at the Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit highlight data management challenges, particularly as IT and business teams become more integrated.
Team Player: Peter Clark, Standard Chartered
Peter Clark, CIO for Greater China and North Asia (GCNA) at Standard Chartered, talks with Waters about the projects they're working on and the team he's built.