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SGX to allow more stock market order types from March 31

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 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.

Trading firm Virtu Financial plans to raise up to $100 million in IPO

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.

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.

Asian banks venture back to prop trading

Asian banks venture back to prop trading

As US and European regulators put the final touches on new proprietary-trading rules for banks, some Asian firms are building out desks that make bets with their own money.

Asian fund managers start the year with low net exposure

Asian fund managers start the year with low net exposure

Asian hedge fund specialists GFIA said Asian fund managers ended January with low net exposures, with selective net short exposures in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

New Asian hedge fund assets drop by a fifth to $3.85 bln

New Asian hedge fund assets drop by a fifth to $3.85 bln

Hedge funds launched in Asia in 2013 raised a fifth less than a year before as more managers launched funds with smaller sizes, according to a survey.

Singapore Exchange to reduce stock clearing fees

Singapore Exchange to reduce stock clearing fees

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will revise its fee structure and provide various incentives in a bid to boost trading volumes and encourage brokers to provide more attractive buy and sell quotes.

Hedge funds start 2014 in negative territory… Asian hedge fund launches up 20 per cent…

Hedge funds start 2014 in negative territory… Asian hedge fund launches up 20 per cent…

According to Preqin’s Hedge Fund Analyst, hedge funds made a loss of 0.17 per cent in January 2014, the benchmark’s first month in negative territory since August 2013.

More than 50 new hedge funds have gotten their start in Asia this year, as managers vie for some of the billions in investor capital that is flowing into the space.