Asia

BarCap poaches two from UBS futures team

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Kevin Ho as managing director and head of futures in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chan succeeds Phillips at BlocSec

Ned Phillips has resigned from his position as CEO of BlocSec, a non-displayed trading platform owned by pan-Asian broker CLSA.

SGX sets new date for post-trade change

The Singapore Exchange has revised the date for implementing a new settlement process after a glitch forced it to delay the project.

Chi-X Global hires to grow Asian business

Chi-X Global, the holding company for the Chi-X execution platforms and trading technology provider Chi-Tech, has expanded its Asia-Pacific sales team with a view to growing its business in the region.

Malaysian exchange introduces DMA for equities

Bursa Malaysia has launched direct market access (DMA) capabilities for equities, which will allow investors to trade equities directly on the exchange through member brokers’ systems.

Settlement glitch delays SGX’s post-trade revamp

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rescheduled the implementation of new settlement processes, originally planned for 6 November, because of an “isolated incident” in its pre-settlement matching system.