With China Set to Open Stock Trading, Investors Lay Groundwork

With China Set to Open Stock Trading, Investors Lay Groundwork

Bankers, brokerage firms and hedge funds have all been quietly expanding their Asian operations to take advantage of one event: the biggest opening into China in years.

China plans to connect the Shanghai stock exchange to its counterpart in Hong Kong over the next month as part of an initiative announced by Premier Li Keqiang this year to open China’s markets to foreign investors who have been largely shut out.

New SGX trading rules: What you need to know

New SGX trading rules: What you need to know

The sweeping regulations proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) do not lack for ambition in their scope.

As well as aiming to make investing in blue chips more active and affordable, they are geared towards curbing excessive speculation and market manipulation, improving the quality of listings, boosting transparency, and levelling the playing field for small investors.

SGX to cut board lot size from Jan 19 next year

SGX to cut board lot size from Jan 19 next year

MARK this date - Jan 19, 2015. That's when retail investors will be able to start buying securities listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in smaller lots of 100 units from 1,000 units currently.

Asia’s Best-Performing Macro Hedge Fund Hits $1 Billion Mark

Asia’s Best-Performing Macro Hedge Fund Hits $1 Billion Mark

Quantedge, which started with $3 million in October 2006, has increased its assets under management to $1.05 billion at the end of June, the fund’s Singapore-based management company Quantedge Capital Pte said yesterday in an e-mailed response to queries by Bloomberg News.

Asian hedge fund capital hits record as performance gains outstrip slower inflows

Asian hedge fund capital hits record as performance gains outstrip slower inflows

Total capital invested in Asian hedge funds rose to a record in the second quarter as gains based on the funds’ performance more than made up for a sharp slowdown in the entry of fresh capital, according to industry analysis firm Hedge Fund Research (HFR).

Total assets managed by Singapore-based fund managers grew by 11.8 per cent to USD945 billion last year, (2013)

Total assets managed by Singapore-based fund managers grew by 11.8 per cent to USD945 billion last year, (2013)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the joint central banking and financial regulatory authority, has reported that the total assets managed by Singapore-based fund managers grew by 11.8 per cent to USD945 billion last year, (2013).

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MAS, SGX to go ahead with proposed stock market reforms, sets minimum trading price

MAS, SGX to go ahead with proposed stock market reforms, sets minimum trading price

Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will have to ensure their shares are worth at least 20 cents each, as authorities go ahead with proposed reforms aimed at curbing excessive speculation in the stock market.

Retail investors to get access to wider range of stocks

Retail investors to get access to wider range of stocks

Starting in January next year, Singapore Exchange (SGX) will reduce the board lot size for listed stocks from the current 1,000 shares to 100.

Singapore opens Asia’s first ‘trading atrium’

Singapore opens Asia’s first ‘trading atrium’

A new Singapore-based company set up by a former trading technology executive has launched what it calls the first “trading atrium” in Asia offering multi-asset trading to proprietary firms and hedge funds.