12 April 2014
Updated Brokers
Updated Brokers. Added Maybank Kim Eng Securities: CFD, Futures. Added UOB Kay Hian: CFD.
11 April 2014
China to allow cross-border trading
China will allow cross-border stock investments between Shanghai and Hong Kong in a small step towards the opening of the PRC’s capital account and letting Chinese individuals buy foreign equities overseas.
SGX's push for more market liquidity
SGX is providing new incentives to boost liquidity on the exchange -- market participants will be engaged through the "SGX Market Maker and Liquidity Provider Programme", taking effect from June 1.
Incentives will come in the form of reduced clearing fees, subject to a combination of factors, such as how liquid a stock is -- the less liquid a stock, the more discounted the clearing fees will be.
Sony Nearing Movie Deal on Michael Lewis’ ‘Flash Boys’
Sony Pictures is nearing a movie rights deal on Michael Lewis’ real-life financial drama “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush producing.
“Flash Boys,” published March 31 by W.W. Norton, focuses on high-frequency trading in the financial markets and possible market manipulation.
04 April 2014
Virtu Said to Delay IPO Amid Furor Spurred by Michael Lewis Book
Virtu Financial Inc., the high-frequency trader that announced plans last month to sell shares, will start marketing the offering weeks later than bankers anticipated, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
28 March 2014
21 March 2014
SGX to allow more stock market order types from March 31
Singapore Exchange is offering more order types from March 31, giving greater flexibility to investors trading on the local bourse.
Asia hedge funds add $20 bln in first growth in 3 yrs
Asia-focused hedge funds added $20 billion in assets in 2013, recording their first growth in three years and boosting the industry's size to $158.8 billion, according to a survey from tracker AsiaHedge.
15 March 2014
Trading firm Virtu Financial plans to raise up to $100 million in IPO
Trading firm Virtu Financial Inc, which posted only one day of trading losses over the five years ended 2013, plans to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
14 March 2014
Hedge funds recover from early 2014 losses… survey scrutinizes hedge fund manager credibility…
Hedge funds recover from early 2014 losses… survey scrutinizes hedge fund manager credibility…Hedge funds were up 1.83 per cent in February 2014, according to Eurekahedge, recovering from their losses in the start of the year as the MSCI World Index posted gains of 3.87 per cent during the month.
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