Posts tagged 'HKEx'

FSA approves HKEx takeover of LME

Masa joined the FT in 2009 and has worked on a number of desks across the paper, including Companies, Markets and Comment. She spent much of 2010 in New York covering the US equity markets. But earlier this year she finally saw the light and moved to Alphaville.

She started her career in the investment banking division at Lehman Brothers in the summer of 2007, timing it perfectly with the beginning of the credit crunch.

She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University.

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| Nov 29 2012 10:10 | Comment |

The London Metal Exchange said that the UK’s Financial Services Authority had given approval for its $2.2bn acquisition by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. The transaction is expected to close next week.

But there are still hurdles. First, a court hearing. From the statement by HKEx: Read more

LSE, finally forced to look east?

Paul Murphy is the founding editor of FT Alphaville.

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| Jul 19 2012 21:19 | Comment |

After a day of roiling rumours, James Quinn and Ben Harrington at the Telegraph told us on Thursday that Singapore Exchange is in merger takeover talks with the London Stock Exchange.

While the tale includes the usual escape chutes (“banking sources indicated that any form of formal offer is still some time away,” etc) the idea has a clear ring of truth to it. Maybe. The talks are said to have grown out of discussions on the large cap cross-trading agreement between London and Singapore, unveiled just a week ago. Read more

A dark shadow sweeps over Asia…

Joseph joined FT Alphaville way back in March 2010. He likes all the politically and legally fiddly bits of finance. He also likes credit, rates, global macro, tail risk, and all that stuff. (You should email him story ideas. He’ll take anything.)

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| Mar 12 2010 16:00 | Comment |

Dark pools of liquidity could be on their way to the Hong Kong mainstream, and one of those pools is potentially being set up in Singapore this year. Is Asia catching up to the US and Europe in this shadowy arena?

Risk magazine has the story on an intriguing arms race in Asian equities innovation: Read more

Outshone by Shanghai’s rising sun?

Joseph joined FT Alphaville way back in March 2010. He likes all the politically and legally fiddly bits of finance. He also likes credit, rates, global macro, tail risk, and all that stuff. (You should email him story ideas. He’ll take anything.)

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| Mar 08 2010 15:46 | Comment |

Foolish Pru! You picked the wrong Asian secondary listing. For Monday has brought yet more news of the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s bid for complete world domination. (Quaking in your boots yet, Hong Kong?)

Specifically, SSE head Geng Liang has unveiled draft rules for his exchange’s long-promised international board, Reuters reported on Monday. Read more

Short-selling disclosure: the devil’s in the details

Joseph joined FT Alphaville way back in March 2010. He likes all the politically and legally fiddly bits of finance. He also likes credit, rates, global macro, tail risk, and all that stuff. (You should email him story ideas. He’ll take anything.)

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| Mar 04 2010 08:40 | Comment |

Funny. The Ides of March isn’t until the 15th, but it looks like everyone’s out to get CESR.

The Committee of European Securities Regulators has already drawn fire for its short-selling disclosure proposals, which FT Alphaville previewed on Tuesday. Read more

Brazil, HK bourses overtake rivals

| Jun 15 2009 04:29 | Comment |

Two of the biggest bourses in Asia and Latin America have for the first time overtaken rivals in New York and London by market capitalisation. Hong Kong’s HKEx and Brazil’s BM&F Bovespa have vaulted ahead of NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX and the London Stock Exchange in the value of their own shares. HKEx is now the world’s second-largest exchange by market value, behind CME Group, the largest US futures exchange. BM&F Bovespa is fourth, after German’s Deutsche Börse, while the LSE has slipped to 10th place. Read more