Tag : trading

Despite standing out as one of the best performing Asian markets recently, international investors face a number of deterrents, including delays and valuation problems.

Aberdeen’s Asia head of equity dealing notes the difficulty of managing numerous sales trading relationships in the region, and flags changes he’d like to see in other areas.

The bank becomes the second after Citi to combine trading execution with settlement/clearing on a multi-asset class platform.

Exchanges and ETF service providers report early success from new infrastructure to promote secondary-market liquidity in Asia, but agree more needs to be done.

The trade body would be the first dedicated to electronic trading issues in the territory and would provide true cross-industry representation, says veteran trader Philip York.

Bank compliance and legal counsel officers raise serious doubts over how new regulatory rules to curb rogue algo trading would be applied and who would potentially be held liable.

Investors and analysts doubt the latest reduction in transaction charges will have a positive market impact in the face of a slowing economy and the eurozone crisis.