Asia
Barclays Announces Closure of Offices in Nine Countries, Focus on UK, US Markets
The London-based bank plans to leave certain product lines to stay in tune with its strategy.
Thomson Reuters Provides Tech, Data to Asia Startup Accelerator
The vendor will provide resources to financial technology startups participating in the initiative.
CJC Expands Offices Worldwide to Meet Client Growth, Demand
The systems support provider has expanded its presences in London, Hong Kong and New York.
Quincy Eyes Asia, Fixed Income for Growth
After initially focusing on the US and Europe for equities and derivatives, Quincy is now looking to Asia and bond markets.
Asia Bursts Ahead, Yet AMs Lag Behind
New numbers say we should pump the breaks.
Users Slam ABS Singapore Benchmark Fees
New fees for the SIBOR and SOR benchmarks have attracted criticism from end users.
Singapore Exchange Launches Indexes Unit
Officials say the index business will increase transparency and promote participation on SGX's markets.
TheScreener Nabs ABN Research Vet Roth for Asia Growth
Roth makes regular TV appearances as a high-profile equities analyst in Asia.
NexGen Adds Frankfurt, Tokyo Network PoPs
The new PoPs provide clients of the New York-based vendor with connectivity in Europe and Asia.
Fincad Preps New Functionality; Ups Buy-Side, Asia Focus
Fincad's F3 analytics platform now includes more data and tools to support MBS valuations.
Morningstar's Wickham Returns to Australia in Asia Pacific-Wide Product Role
In his new role, Wickham will run product and client solutions for Asia-Pacific clients, based in Australia.
Koris Eyes US, Asian ETF Data Portals
The firm is considering geographic expansions to open its platform to new ETF audiences.
MDX Tech Completes ‘Seven-Figure' First Funding Round
The vendor will use the undisclosed sum to expand into new sectors and geographies, and hire more staff.
China Fund Admin Haifeng Deploys MIK's Security Master, Data Warehouse
MIK opened its Asia headquarters in Shanghai back in January.
S&P CapIQ Grows Asia Ratings Research
New research partners boost vendor's regional coverage.
Perseus Opens Asia HQ in Hong Kong
Move will allow network provider to capitalize on growth across the Asia-Pacific region.
Colt Bows Infrastructure Bundles; Mulls FX, Asia Expansion
The vendor now offers tailored infrastructure and market data bundles, and is planning further expansion
MIK Opens Office in Shanghai
The office will serve in MIK's 24/7 development cycle
TPI Grows Asia, MidEast Teams for Regional Sales Push
New regional appointments include two hires from Thomson Reuters
TradingScreen, MainstreamBPO Sign APAC Deal
Providers take aim at regional end-to-end offering
SGX Signs TradingScreen to Launch Asian Bond-Trading Platform
To drive this initiative, SGX has formed a new subsidiary, SGX Bond Trading
Update: Colt to Buy Japanese Network, Hosting Partner KVH
Acquisition will expand the network and infrastructure provider's existign presence in the region.
Study Shows Asian Firms Are Not Ready for Move to T+2 For European Securities
A recent whitepaper published by Celent has revealed that 58 percent of Asian firms are not ready to comply with the shorten settlement cycle that will be implemented across Europe on 6 October.
McObject Taps C3S as Southeast Asia Distributor
Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject has signed a deal for Singapore-based financial technology provider C3S to act as a local distributor for McObject's eXtremeDB Financial Edition database system and related product family in…