Asia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 19, 2017
Lead Stories Nasdaq, SGX in pact to woo firms interested in listing on both boards Elzio Barreto – Reuters (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) (SGXL.SI) and Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) said on Wednesday...
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Adi Agrawal is Optionus Prime, the chief transformer of the Options Clearing Corporation. More formally he is not a child’s toy or the star techno-actor of a hit movie series, but rather the Chief...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 20, 2017
Lead Stories End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close By The Associated Press Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 23, 2017
Lead Stories Banks plan to shift Asian trading from London to HK; Regulator gears up to handle moves in a blow to UK capital on managing Asia risk Laura Noonan in Hong Kong – FT Major investment banks...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 24, 2017
Lead Stories China’s Entrepreneurs Squirm Under Xi Jinping’s Tightening Grip By SUI-LEE WEE – NY Times Guo Junwen was a successful property developer in southwestern China when the authorities threw...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 25, 2017
Lead Stories Trump’s Pearl Harbor; Could sanctions on North Korea prompt its leader to lash out militarily, as Japan did in 1941? MICHAEL JUDGE – Politico History might be on the verge of repeating...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 26, 2017
Lead Stories At 87, a Stogie-Toting Legend Mourns the End of Trading Floors; As the Hong Kong exchange prepares to close its storied trading floor, the ‘Cigar King’ looks back By Steven Russolillo –...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 27, 2017
Lead Stories Selfies and ceremony as the Hong Kong stock exchange’s floor trading hall closes for good; About 1,400 traders join the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to bid farewell to the hall and to...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – October 30, 2017
Lead Stories Singapore unveils plan to bolster its status as an Asian financial hub Masayuki Kitano – Reuters Singapore unveiled a roadmap for strengthening its status as a financial hub in Asia, with...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian – October 31, 2017
Lead Stories HKEx’s chief defends LME deal, says will ‘eventually recoup’ the £1.4bn paid Henry Sanderson, Neil Hume – FT Charles Li, head of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, defended his £1.4bn...
View ArticleAre you on the right side of Bitcoin history?
1997 or 1637? Shortly after JLN was published yesterday the news broke that the CME Group would be listing bitcoin futures in the fourth quarter of the year, joining the CBOE in such an offering. The...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 1, 2017
Lead Stories Rise of the machines must be monitored, say global finance regulators Reuters Replacing bank and insurance workers with machines risks creating a dependency on outside technology companies...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 2, 2017
Lead Stories What’s Next for China’s Markets Now Xi Jinping’s Party Is Over Bloomberg News Angst about deleveraging plans fueled post-congress selloff; Trump visit, outlook for yuan regime in focus...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 5, 2017
Lead Stories China and Australia ink fintech deal to share information on new trends; Regulators in both countries will provide each other with insights on experiments with regulatory technology Ryan...
View ArticleABN AMRO Loves Fidessa
The romance between ABN AMRO Clearing (ACC) and Fidessa is a strategic and growth-oriented one and the relationship is driven by James Fairweather. James Fairweather is the global head of execution...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 7, 2017
Lead Stories As Nikkei Hits Highest Since 1992, Some Say Party Has Just Begun By Min Jeong Lee – Bloomberg Blue-chip stock gauge rose for 16 days in record-beating rally; Abe election, earnings,...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 8, 2017
Lead Stories Trump Hunts for Trade Deals in Asia No trophies so far, as North Korea and other issues dominate the first stage of the president’s journey. By Peter Coy , Enda Curran , and Justin Sink –...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 9, 2017
Lead Stories China approves interbank bond derivatives trade for overseas investors Reuters Staff China’s central bank said on Thursday that foreign investors would be permitted to trade in bond...
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Lead Stories Xi, Trump Offer Dueling Visions of Globalization at Asia Forum Peter Martin, Jennifer Jacobs and Justin Sink – Bloomberg The two leaders speak in back-to-back addresses in Vietnam; Trump...
View ArticleAsia Pacific Financial News from John Lothian News – November 13, 2017
Lead Stories Iron wars break out as Hong Kong picks fight with Singapore Bloomberg Call it the iron ore wars. Two of Asia’s financial heavyweights are going head-to-head as Hong Kong Exchanges &...
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