Asia

Japan-based investment bank Nomura has said it will open up its NX dark pool in Hong Kong to include all of its internal institutional flow from 21 June.

Liquidnet, a buy-side only crossing network and agency brokerage, has extended its stock universe to include securities listed on the New Zealand Exchange.

Global agency broker and technology provider ITG has shuffled its executive team, with David Stevens moving from Europe to lead the firm’s Asia-Pacific operations.

Singapore Exchange has established an office in London to better serve its growing number of European-based customers.

Trading and connectivity provider Orc Software has signed a deal with Australian financial services group BBY to supply low-latency, high-throughput connectivity to the Australian Securities Exchange.

Software solutions and services provider Charles River Development has announced direct access to Asia-based crossing network BlocSec via the Charles River Investment Management System.

Quod Financial, a global trading solutions provider, has teamed up with Singapore-based technology firm Catena Technologies to offer its Adaptive Execution Platform, including its Adaptive Smart Order Router (ASOR), to buy- and sell-side firms in Asia.

The Singapore Exchange has become the latest Asian bourse to commit to an extensive overhaul of its trading platform, while the Australian Securities Exchange has adjusted its pricing to attract volume ahead of its own market revamp.

Tora, an Asia-focused technology and trading service provider, has extended the reach of its liquidity aggregation service to Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

Singapore Exchange will start trading its new SGX Nikkei Dividend Point Index futures contract in June, making it the first Asian derivatives exchange to trade a dividend futures contract.