Morgan Stanley appoints Japan head of electronic trading
Investment bank Morgan Stanley has appointed Takayuki Saito as head of electronic trading in Japan.
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Citi hires ex-Credit Suisse director for Asia-Pacific
Citi has appointed Ian Smith to lead its electronic execution product division for Asia-Pacific.
Credit Suisse appoints Japan prime services head
Global investment bank Credit Suisse has appointed Myo Schollum head of prime services coverage in Japan.
BAML appoints emerging markets ex-Asia head
Global investment bank Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Bernie Mensah as global head of emerging markets sales and trading for equities and fixed income currencies and commodities, ex-Asia.
Chi-X Global unleashes PTS in Japan
Trading network Chi-X Global has launched its first trading platform in Asia, Chi-X Japan, a proprietary trading system offering trading in Tokyo-listed stocks.
Exchanges look for cross-border listing partners
Two of the largest European exchanges have partnered with Asian counterparts to expand investor access to overseas securities.
Credit Suisse launches low-latency DMA service in Singapore
International investment bank Credit Suisse has launched a low-latency direct market access service in Singapore.
Singapore Exchange proposes reporting short sale volumes
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public comment on new proposals that will require the marking of all sell orders as either normal or 'short' sales.
Patsystems launches Asia-Pacific connectivity service
UK-based derivatives systems vendor Patsystems has unveiled an application service provider, XConnect, which will allow market participants to connect directly to multiple exchanges in the Asia Pacific region.
Korea Exchange to launch block service in November
The Korea Exchange plans to launch a new auction-based block trading service, A-Blox, for trading securities from the Kopsi and Kosdaq indices.