Regions Archive

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is revising its rules on the subject of disciplinary punishments. read more>

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) opened a new office in Beijing this week. It is the third overseas office of Singapore's regulatory body, following in the footsteps of offices in London and New York. read more>

BNP Paribas Securities Services says it has signed up Investec, along with another three unnamed international brokers to use its third-party clearing and settlement platform in Hong Kong. read more>

OTC Markets Group has launched a data service providing comprehensive corporate action data for companies trading on its marketplaces. read more>

Middle Eastern exchange Nasdaq Dubai is set to open a platform for on-exchange trading of Islamic and conventional bonds. read more>

JP Morgan has hired Moses Lee from Credit Suisse to run their electronic client solutions business in Asia. read more>

Over the next three years, volumes in alternative trading systems and dark pools are set to mushroom. That is according to a panel of industry experts and delegates at last Thursday's Asia Pacific Trading Summit, held in Hong Kong. read more>

The Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) latest Australian share ownership study shows fewer Australian citizens actively invested in the stock market in 2012. read more>

Pay is a thorny issue, especially on the sell-side, where it is down significantly from pre-crisis levels and continuing to trend lower, according to a speaker at Thursday’s Asia Pacific Trading Summit, held in Hong Kong. read more>

A volume cap on dark trading put forward in the latest proposals for MiFID II and its attendant regulation from the Irish Presidency will reduce dark activity in European equity markets and result in greater fragmentation, according to market structure consultant. read more>