Fidessa group, a provider of trading, connectivity and market data solutions for the buy-side and sell-side, has added SBI Japannext Securities, a Japanese proprietary trading system, to its global FIX network. The market data from the proprietary trading system is
Trading value in China’s interbank bond market reached USD7.2trn in 2009, a 19.7 per cent increase from 2008, according to a report by Celent. Celent expects continued liberalisation of China’s fixed income market to create new opportunities for trading. Commercial
Singapore Exchange and Eurex are partnering to launch the SGX Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures and options on futures for the first time in Asia. The partnership is based on a licence agreement between index provider Stoxx and SGX. SGX
Hong Kong-based Gen2 Partners have appointed Xavier Fanjaud from Infiniti Ca
Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Investment Partners, a Mongolia investment operating company, recently completed a convertible note raising approximately USD4m. The round was led by a Singapore-based hedge fund and also included a number of other private and institutional investors. Founded
Ex-Goldman Sachs proprietary trader, Tan Maruyama, is already feeling bullish about his R Squared Master Fund
UK banking giant HSBC has stepped up plans to develop its prime brokerage business in Asia with several key hires joining the firm.
Maybank Islamic Berhad has taken the decision to partner up with Singapore-
Hedge funds outperformed underlying markets in September with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index returning a flat 0 per cent while the MSCI World Index finished the month down 1.86 per cent. On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 3.87
