Harneys is opening an office in Singapore on 7 April. Colin Riegels, head of Harneys’ banking and finance practice group, will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore as the managing partner of the new office, and he will be joined
Hong Kong-based asset management company Chartwell Capital has appointed Joe Wan as senior advisor. As a Certified Public Accountant since 2004, Wan has over 12 years of experience in accounting and mergers and acquisitions consulting. Before joining Chartwell, Wan was with PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate
Traders at UBS tried to rig the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate (HIBOR), an investigation has found. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which investigated nine banks designated as HIBOR reference banks, found evidence of misconduct in the submission of
The twenty-page report on Emerging Markets, authored by the Mirae Asset senior investment team led by CIO José Gerardo Morales, CFA, reflects back on the first half of 2014, in addition to providing insights for various regions for the remainder
The FTSE China A50 futures and Nikkei 225 options traded on Singapore Exchange (SGX) topped the global equity derivatives category between 2008 and 2013, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Annual Volume Survey. SGX China A50 futures’ volume grew
Aviate Global, the institutional equity brokerage, has returned to Asia with offices in Hong Kong and Sydney now serving the region. Douglas Morton, James Santo, Lachlin Miller and Gerard Walsh join the brokerage firm, following the recent hires of Asia
The US CFTC has issued a time-limited no-action letter stating that it will not take enforcement action against Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC) for failure to comply with the applicable swap data reporting requirements of Commission Regulations 45.3 and
Global financial markets ended the 3rd quarter with declines as the US Dollar surged in the month of September, driven by a combination of weak European economic data, social unrest in Hong Kong and increased geopolitical tension in the Middle
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on promoting the development of commodities markets in China and Singapore. The two exchanges inked the MOU in Singapore on 7 March.
Chi-X Japan, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative market operator Chi-X Global, has added two local brokers, Yamawa Securities and Ark Securities, as trading participants. This brings the total number of trading participants to 23. Yamawa and Ark will
