Tag: securities

China's Haitong Securities acquires Hong Kong-based Taifook Securities for an outlay of up to $445 million. Barclays Capital talks to institutional investors in Australia about investing in a basket of global inflation-linked bonds. Despite its many benefits, securities lending has never truly made it big in Asia, says Amod Dixit, group product manager, securities services, Standard Chartered Bank Panelists discuss the present state of securities market reform and the challenges ahead. The law firm launches a US securities practice in Singapore to be led by Nick Buford. Group becomes first lending agent to complete a securities financing transaction in Taiwan. Société Générale and GF Securities join to develop warrants business in China. Rosenfeld, Cavet and Pili come on board as the Asian equity research group further expands. Does the Wang Xiaoshi case damage the CSRC''s most precious asset: its integrity? Appointed director and Taiwan equity sales specialist. An agreement with the Tokyo Stock Exchange promises standardization and consolidation of trading infrastructure. One new appointment and more to come, says Merrill Lynch. New desk set up to push Korean equities to international funds. One of China''s top securities firms is looking for a foreign partner to help launch a fund management business. The introduction of Hong Kong''s new Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) has been a long time in coming, but that makes its April 1 advent all the more welcome. State Street''s regional head of securities lending is off to London to handle the integration of Deutsche Bank''s lending portfolio. Citibank has added to its global securities services with the appointment of Samuel Lau as vice president, regional sales and account manager for intermediaries in Asia. While Joe Hancock joins the Hong Kong office, HSBC Securities has also appointed three bankers to its Singapore and Malaysian teams. Northern Trust stock lender elected as chairman of the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association. Brunei licenses a new international securities exchange in its latest move to become an international financial centre.