The market reacts positively to an announcement that the stock price fluctuation limit from the previous day’s close will rise to 30% from next year, although some still raise volatility concerns.
Hong Kong's exchange has set a timetable for re-implementing a long-sought-after closing auction for its cash market. A price cap is expected to be introduced to dampen volatility.
HSBC becomes the latest global custodian to offer broker outsourcing services to top-tier broker-dealers. But some analysts say smaller brokers would gain more from these services.
The executive director of the SFC's enforcement division, Mark Steward, tells a forum in Hong Kong that proposed risk-control rules on algo trading are less invasive than feared.
A sharp fall in commission payments last year meant institutions had less equity commission from which to allocate costs for sell-side research and services, says Greenwich Associates.
Deutsche Bank has appointed Anthony Byrne as director and head of Asia-Pacific equity prime services, which encompasses prime brokerage, structured equity finance and securities lending.