Asia
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 81: Fintechs in the Regulatory Crosshairs & Brexit Fallouts
Emilia David fills in for Anthony Malakian to discuss fintech and Brexit with James Rundle, followed by a Game of Thrones recap.
Model Behavior: Banks Must Get Data Right for IFRS 9
New regulations and accounting standards are the main drivers of changes to how banks worldwide must operate, maintain their books, and manage their data, with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard) 9 one of the most significant. As Wei-Shen…
Vela Trading Continues Growth Strategy with Object Trading Acquisition
This Vela move follow’s its acquisition last month of futures and options trading specialist OptionsCity.
FactSet Selects ChartIQ’s HTML5 Charting Technology
FactSet had previously built its own charts, but decided to look at third-party options for this iteration
Tradeweb Connects to China’s Cfets through Bond Connect Program
Offshore platform to link with Bond Connect program, giving foreign investors access to Chinese mainland fixed-income market.
Liquidnet Unveils Tool to Help Capture Post-Block Event Opportunities
The offering adds an additional 19% of volume to the original block execution and will absorb 9 out of every 10 blocks that appear in the minute following the initial block, according to Liquidnet.
Taming the SGX: A Profile of Boon Chye Loh, Singapore Exchange's CEO
Wei-Shen Wong sits down with Boon Chye Loh, SGX's CEO, to discuss his career, how the exchange is looking to improve and grow, and his love of safaris.
War of the Clouds: An Inside Look at how Google, Microsoft, IBM & Oracle Are Chipping Away at AWS
The next great battle in the financial services space might not be in the blockchain or AI spaces—although they will play a role. No, the next monumental shift in the technology space is likely to be the public cloud sector. Anthony Malakian looks at how…
AIA Group Rolls Out Bloomberg’s Full Buy-Side Offering
The global insurer will use the Bloomberg tools to support its Asia operations, focusing on trade order management and routing, compliance, risk analytics and research.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Has One Eye on Europe, One on Asia
The UK regulator has strong words for asset managers on best execution, while it builds bridges for fintech development with its Japanese counterpart.
MarketAxess Taps AXA IM’s Roupie to Run European and Asian Operations
Former AXA IM global head of trading and securities financing to lead fixed-income technology vendor in Europe and Asia.
The Backup Plan
Wei-Shen Wong investigates business continuity procedures in a region especially prone to natural disasters.
BT Launches Radianz FX Express Network
BT's new network connects five FX hubs with a focus on reliability to meet demand from a growing number of buy-side firms entering the FX market.
Proactive Steps to Passive Trading in Asia
Asia still leans toward active investing, but that is changing.
The Best of APAC in 2016
A look back at some of the biggest stories to come out of APAC in 2016.
SCB Securities Deploys Horizon's Trading Platform
The Thai securities firm will use the platform for advanced warrant market making as well as Delta One trading activities.
December 2016: Do You Manage or Solve Data?
Inside Data Management's combination of market data and reference data topics will reflect a growing convergence between different aspects of data management.
Horizon Software, Neo & Partners Global Join Hands on Trading Platform
The Trading-Atrium, a multi-asset, ultra-low latency trading platform open to all exchanges will leverage Horizon’s high-frequency trading solution.
Singapore Looks to Create an API Economy
Together with the Association of Banks in Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has published the ‘Finance-as-a-Service API Playbook’ containing guidelines for application programming interfaces.
McKay Brothers Expands Into Asia With Tokyo-Singapore Route
A hybrid of undersea fiber and microwave connectivity is enabling McKay to deliver the lowest-know latency between Tokyo and Singapore.
Shopping Around: Asia's Buy-Versus-Build Debate
Firms across Asia that have traditionally built EDM platforms in-house are now displaying an open mind towards buying vendor solutions.
Speeding Out of India: The HFT & Algo Trading Debate Quickens in India
High-frequency trading can be a tough topic to tackle. Regulators around the globe are scrambling to ensure their markets are fair and orderly while drawing in liquidity and lessening spreads. Wei-Shen Wong discusses Indian regulator Sebi’s new proposals…
Vela Adds to Global Feed Handler Tally, Ups Asia Markets Coverage
The new feed handlers bring the total number of venues supported by Vela to more than 250.
Thomson Reuters Looks to Grow APAC Footprint for AML/KYC
Compliance talent is thin in the region, hence why firms are looking to vendors for help.