CNBC: ASIFMA CEO Mark Austen shares views on market liquidity issues.
Mark Austen, CEO of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), says Asia faces the biggest danger from declining liquidity, which could impact bank lending.
South China Morning Post: ASIFMA shares views in ‘Hong Kong brokers accept closing auction but want lower price limit’
After a lengthy debate, Hong Kong stockbrokers have finally accepted the stock exchange proposal to relaunch an auction system to determine stock closing price.
IFLR: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘China/HK mutual recognition of funds moves forward’.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have reached an agreement on Mainland – Hong Kong mutual recognition of funds.
The Economist: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘Pooling resources: Can Asia develop a regional capital market?’
Majority of businesses in Asia are reliant on bank loan funding.
Job Opening at ASIFMA: Coordinator – Events and Conferences.
Job Title: Coordinator – Events and Conferences (permanent role) Start Date: July 2015, Full-time (5-day work) Salary Range: HKD13K – 16K per month (subject to relevant experience)
South China Morning Post: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘HKEx under pressure to change rules to attract institutional investors’.
Regulator under pressure to update market closing mechanism, extend trading hours and ease listing rules to draw more institutional investors.
IFLR: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Indonesia hedging rules confuse bond market’.
A lack of clarity over Indonesia's new hedging rules and issuance restrictions for high yield bonds could stall the country's market according to the region's market participants.
