The Asia Agenda

Dec 12, 2012

Competition and co-operation

Chi-X Australia CEO Peter Fowler has been one of the overseers of a seismic change in the Australian market. Over the past five years at the firm he was one of the key players in the process of changing Australia from a single, to a multi-venue environment. read more>

Dec 05, 2012

Dark pool competition heats up in Asia

As liquidity becomes scarcer by the day in some Asian markets, dark venues are coming under increasing pressure to offer new and innovative services, a panel of leading experts has found. read more>

Nov 28, 2012

Survey reveals broker-buy-side perception disconnect

A new survey from BNP Paribas and SWIFT suggests the sell-side are not fully aware of the buy-side's desire to keep back-office costs to a minimum. read more>

Nov 21, 2012

Japan feels pinch as HFT firms eye other markets

Although Japan remains the regional centre for high-frequency trading, other Asian exchanges are catching up fast and the pending Tokyo Stock Exchange/Osaka Securities Exchange merger may present both opportunities and challenges. read more>

Nov 14, 2012

Tools for traders: making sense of it all in Asia

Some challenges in Asia stay the same while others reflect the changing landscape, particularly at the moment around the search for liquidity, which is driving technology developments. But the growth of technology itself is also becoming bewildering for traders. read more>

Nov 07, 2012

Can Asia make hay while west wanes?

With western economies continuing to dwindle, can Asian initiatives – particularly those emanating from South East Asia – capitalise? read more>

Oct 31, 2012

Looking behind the front-office for efficient trading

For Citi's Endre Markos, creating efficiency in the mid and back office is the last frontier for driving efficiency in domestic broker-dealer and asset manager trading space. read more>

Oct 24, 2012

Digging into the data

New data revealing short selling interest has been developed, giving the buy-side actionable insights into how shorting can help guide equities trading decisions in Asia and globally. read more>

Oct 17, 2012

Deep, dark and deceptive

The current debate in Australia over dark pools is being framed by misconceptions about their market share and function, argues Michael Corcoran, managing director at agency broker ITG. read more>

Oct 10, 2012

ASEAN sets scene for continental drift

Is Asia joining global trends, or is it leading them? Philippe Carré, global head of connectivity, SunGard’s capital markets business, looks at the recent launch of the ASEAN Trading Link. read more>