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Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Australian investors in precious metals will soon have their own physical local exchange with the upcoming launch of the Australian Bullion Exchange. The Australian Bullion Exchange (ABX) is an exchange for physical bullion that connects buyers and ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Australian Securities Exchange has shown modest full year results with the hunt for a new chief executive and managing director underway. Current head, Robert Elstone, is due to depart in October. In the ASX's full year results, statutory net profit ...

Alpha adds BlackRock and QIC strategies

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... per cent over the 12 months to May 31. "The quality of BlackRock's team, its global research capability, global trading platform and leading risk management capabilities were aspects we took into account in choosing to add this strategy to our line-up," ...

Tora improves electronic platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Asian electronic trading platform provider Tora has launched a new compliance engine that enables clients to write targeted trading rules and helps with compliance. TORA Compass 7.0 allows users to create specific rules for particular orders, portfolios ...

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Equities trading platform Liquidnet reports exchange of $2 billion in blocks of Australian equities in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting the increased appeal on 'dark pool' trading. During the three-month period Liquidnet traded $4.95 billion ...

Westpac offers carbon trade platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Westpac introduces carbon trading platform to Australian market after joining with global carbon credit trading exchange, Carbon Trade Exchange. The platform is an electronic interface for the voluntary carbon market that allows companies to trade as ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework ...

Indonesia looking to deepen its capital markets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... equity markets. Despite the pressures on Indonesia, interest in the country is continuing to grow. Last week trading platform Liquidnet added Indonesian equities to their platforms.

Liquidnet signs deal with Instinet

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... access our buy-side only liquidity, and Instinet's Newport 3 has proven to be an excellent vehicle to access our trading platform," said Porter. Glenn Lesko, chief executive at Instinet in Asia, said Liquidnet chose the firm due to the "penetration of ...

Asian dark pools open to instos

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Charles River Development clients will be able to access dark pool liquidity in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia following a partnership with BlocSec. The deal will see Charles River clients use BlocSec to anonymously trade large blocks of ...