Asset Classes

ASEAN Trading Link moves to tender process

Plans to connect stock exchanges in southeast Asia to reduce the cost of cross-border equities trading have moved forward with an agreement on the link's design and the announcement of a tender.

China and India power derivatives growth at SGX

The Singapore Exchange has reported significant growth in derivatives and exchange-trade fund trading, driven largely by the success of Chinese and Indian index futures.

SEC announces rules for OTC derivatives trading venues

US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission has laid out the requirements for new markets that will trade over-the-counter derivatives, but has included key differences to similar proposals by the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission.

Eurex takes collaborative route to Asian growth

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange jointly owned by Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange, intends to grow its regional membership and further develop partnerships with Asian exchanges, says Roland Schwinn, executive director and head of sales, Asia and Middle East.

Use of execution brokers up in Asia despite commission shortfall

Despite a squeeze in commission payments by Asian buy-side institutions to brokers last year, the average number of brokers used for execution increased, according to John Feng, consultant at Greenwich Associates and co-author of its '2010 Asian equity investors' study.

Banks embrace OTC derivatives clearing

Two major banks, UBS and Wells Fargo Securities, have signed up with derivatives exchanges in Asia and the US as clearing members.