Asia
Taiwan Stock Market Fully Adopts E-Voting
Companies traded on the Taiwanese bourse were required to implement e-voting at shareholder meetings as of January 1, 2018.
Horizon Targets Vietnam with HSC Contract Win
Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corporation has chosen Horizon’s platform for a range of listed products.
EDM Council Makes It Official with Bottega as Executive Director
EDM Council appoints interim MD John Bottega as executive director.
ASX Considers Blockchain for Fixed-Income Platform
The exchange sees it as a logical development opportunity to make business easier for its customers.
MarketAxess Banks on Asian Electronic Markets with BlackRock Partnership
Partnership with BlackRock will allow Aladdin client community to access new sources of liquidity in Asian credit markets.
CMC Markets Is Latest Addition to QuantHouse API Ecosystem
CMC Markets’ trading platform will now be available via QuantHouse’s qh API ecosystem.
GLEIF Releases Golden Copy Files In Beta
Newly released GLEIF Golden Copy Files makes the LEI data pool easier to access and process, and there are hopes it might even inspire innovation.
Smartkarma Debuts Full Suite of Mifid II-Compliant Research Tools
Premium Service users will have access to analyst calls, financial modeling and bespoke research.
Saxo Capital Markets Launches 'Essential' Offering in Singapore, with Further Asia Expansion to Follow
‘Essential’, which is targeted toward the retail space, was first launched in the UAE & UK. Saxo will launch SaxoTraderPRO in Asia for hedge funds in April.
Exchange Data International Joins QuantHouse API Ecosystem
Data entering the ecosystem will be normalized, ensuring services are distributed throughout QuantHouse’s ecosystem community.
Duco to Open Asia Office, Enhance Product Offering After $28 Million Investment
The investment will help Duco grow its staff by about 140 percent and incorporate machine-learning tools into its offering.
Esma’s LEI Xmas Extension: Last-Minute Gift or Lump of Coal?
Jamie Hyman talks with an LEI issuer, advocate and end-user about how Esma’s LEI grace period will impact operations during the first half of 2018.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 103: Mifid II is Now Law; How to Apply for the Women in Data & Tech Awards
Anthony and James take a look back on the week that was in Mifid II and give insights on how best to apply for the Women in Data & Tech Awards.
The Best of APAC in 2017
From regulation to AI-driven solutions to quantum computing for the financial industry, Wei-Shen Wong looks back on what made headlines in the region in 2017.
Best of 2017: The Top Trends
John takes a look at some of 2017's key trends, including regulation, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
ASX Gives Green Light to Clearing Blockchain
The exchange expects to release the proposed timing for transition for market feedback by the end of March 2018.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 98: A Focus on Asia, Rolet Out at LSEG, Nasdaq's Bitcoin Futures
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss some of the major trends affecting the APAC marketplace. They also examine Xavier Rolet's leave and Nasdaq's bitcoin futures play.
Mifid's Architect: Esma Chair Steven Maijoor
Europe’s top markets cop talks to Waters about Mifid II and III, Brexit, no-action letters, clearinghouses and the regulator’s future.
Metamako Gains China Sales Certification Nod
The certification—a requirement for vendors wanting to sell technology into China—is an important step in the low-latency switch vendor’s plans to further its expansion in Asia
LSE and APIR Team Up to Issue LEIs in Australia and SE Asia
The London Stock Exchange Group is working with APRI Systems to issue and maintain Legal Entity Identifiers in Australia and southeast Asia.
Smartkarma Raises Funds to Grow Platform, Data
The funds will be used to add new features to the research marketplace and support further international expansion.
Vietnam’s Saigon Securities Taps Horizon for Warrants and Futures Market-Making
The solution will help Saigon Securities build liquidity of its covered warrant products, and allow it to deal with the complexities around T+2 settlement.
Farringdon to Debut AI-Powered Asset Management
Investment selections will still be overseen by human managers before trades are executed.
Ground Zero: Digital Currencies in Asia
As cryptocurrencies gain interest from investors around the globe, Wei-Shen Wong examines the splintered Asian marketplace to see how regulators are adopting different strategies when it comes to overseeing these complex instruments.