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Telstra establishes high-speed route to Hong Kong
HKEx aims to expand its international reach via Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has improved its connectivity to the outside world through a deal with low-latency specialist Telstra...
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HKMEx goes live on BT Radianz Cloud
HKMEx is using BT Radianz to connect with the world Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange has joined the BT Radianz Cloud, a network that the exchange hopes will help better connect it to investors from the...
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Hong Kong Exchange installs MarketPrizm DMA
HKEx is using MarketPrizm to attract high-speed trading firms interested in DMA and co-location Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has connected its equity and derivatives markets to MarketPrizm, a...
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National Australia Bank HK adopts Thomson Reuters Eikon
NAB will use Eikon to improve its Hong Kong trading floor National Australia Bank in Hong Kong has installed Thomson Reuters’ Eikon desktop across its trading floor in a move that the bank says will...
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Standard Chartered Hong Kong rolls out digital branch
Standard Chartered’s digital branch in Hong Kong is full of interactive technology Standard Chartered Hong Kong has opened its first ‘digital’ branch, in which customers are greeted by giant screen...
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Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges prepare to build major new link
The exchanges will forge links bringing the mainland and the outside world closer together China’s Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges are poised to build a major new link that will open up mainland...
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Standard Chartered NY forced to suspend clearing following AML concerns
Standard Chartered NY has been ordered to cease clearing services in Hong Kong (pictured) Standard Chartered Bank’s New York business has been fined $300 million and ordered to suspend US dollar...
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The rise of the Asian superbroker
Steve Grob is group strategy director at Fidessa As the global banks grapple with tides of regulation, fines, and a myriad of other post-crisis issues, local Asian institutions are tooling up and...
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China opens up A-shares market as RMB gains traction
The RMB is the external currency of China A landmark deal between China’s Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges is set to open up unrestricted access to the China A-shares market to foreign investors...
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Daiwa Securities switches post-trade platforms as Hong Kong gears up for growth
Daiwa’s Hong Kong business has revamped post-trade Japanese investment bank Daiwa Securities has transferred its Hong Kong business onto a new post-trade processing platform built by specialist vendor...
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LSE opens direct membership to Hong Kong
Hong Kong companies can now become LSE members The London Stock Exchange has gained approval for Hong Kong companies to become members. Previously, only companies from the European Economic Area and...
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Chinese renminbi regains place in top five global currencies
The Chinese renminbi regained ground internationally as more banks adopt the currency, propelling its position into the top five global payment currencies worldwide, according to the latest batch of...
View ArticleLondon Stock Exchange signs first Hong Kong member
The London Stock Exchange has welcomed BOCI Securities as its first member from Hong Kong. BOCI Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of BOC International Holdings, joins London Stock Exchange less...
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Thieves steal $72m from Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange
It got bit It’s all gone wrong in Hong Kong as about $72 million worth of Bitcoin was stolen from the Bitfinex exchange platform. Nearly 120,000 units have been pilfered making it the second-biggest...
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Shinhan Bank and Streami to launch Bitcoin remittance service
Shinhan Bank HQ, Seoul. Image source: Kaniwari, Wikimedia Commons South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is launching a Bitcoin remittance service between Korea and China. The service will be available in December...
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HSBC targets Hong Kong millennials with new social payment app
Pay you, PayMe, pay it for always, that’s the way it should be HSBC will unveil a new payment app in Hong Kong in early 2017 aimed at millennials and offering a social aspect in addition to just...
View ArticleThe Monday mindset: 16 January 2017
Fintech zeitgeist! Welcome to the first in a new series of brief reports. Every Monday, we might look back at last week; look ahead to this week; share a few thoughts (our own or others); or discuss...
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Top fintech stories this week – 20 January 2017
Hong Kong welcomes fintech innovators Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! Fintech tour Hong Kong: start-ups are welcome Our deputy editor Tony...
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Banking Technology March 2017 issue out now
Banking Technology March 2017 The latest edition of our flagship magazine – Banking Technology – is out now, packed with news, analysis and insights, case studies, research and expert commentary. A...
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LGT in regtech revamp with Wolters Kluwer
LGT in regtech revamp Liechtenstein’s private bank and asset manager LGT is working on a regtech project with Wolters Kluwer. LGT is implementing the vendor’s OneSumX platform for the regulatory...
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