The Asia Agenda

May 22, 2013

Comprehensive TCA: A sudden awakening for CIOs

Back- and mid-office environments will become central to discussions of trading efficiency over the coming years - with far-reaching consequences, according to Endre Markos, Asia-Pacific regional head of the execution to custody team at Citi Securities and Fund Services. read more>

May 15, 2013

Asian institutions strive to become better modellers of derivatives

Matthew Streeter of FINCAD discusses how firms are upgrading OTC derivatives systems. > read more>

May 08, 2013

Increased Asian volumes herald better conditions for opportunistic trading

What started with the apparent resolution, at least in the short term, of Europe's sovereign debt crisis in late autumn 2012, has percolated through into improved volumes in Asian stock markets in the first quarter of this year, ITG's Ofir Gefen explains. read more>

Apr 24, 2013

Co-operation the key to growth in China’s derivatives market

A Beijing conference on how China's derivatives market can grow safely and sustainably is the start of a long-turn upswing in activity, says Roland Schwinn, head of business development Asia and Middle East at Eurex. read more>

Apr 18, 2013

Unique challenges need bold solutions

Traders active in Asia face liquidity sourcing issues that simply don't exist in other regions, believes Kent Rossiter, head of Asia-Pacific trading at Allianz Global Investors. read more>

Apr 10, 2013

New products, patience key to Chi-X Australia success

Chi-X Australia's new CEO John Fildes calls for patience on profitability, promising new products and increased market share will drive top line growth. read more>

Apr 04, 2013

Horses for courses

Customisation of algorithms is both the key to avoiding information leakage and seeking out liquidity in Asia's more difficult markets according to Stephane Loiseau, head of cash equities for Asia Pacific and deputy global head of execution at Societe Generale. read more>

Mar 27, 2013

The reality of HFT across Asia

Lionel Ghouila-Houri, head of high frequency sales, APAC, at Newedge, gives an overview of the Asian trading landscape and explains what makes a market attractive for high-frequency trading. read more>

Mar 20, 2013

Trusted counterparties

Partnership is the key to keeping ahead of the game in Asia's fast-changing equity markets, according to Tom Kingsley, head of APAC execution consulting, Bloomberg Tradebook. read more>

Mar 13, 2013

Market eyes JPX arbitrage opportunities

The unification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange could offer new arbitrage opportunities for high-frequency trading firms. read more>