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It’s been the week of deflation—looming deflation in Europe, as well as continuously deflating oil prices.

CSRC - New IPO system aims to create healthy capital market. Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Xiao Gang said the execution of the new system would be one of the top [...]

Industry associations are concerned that the European Securities Markets Authority's (Esma) far-reaching market infrastructure reforms could have unintended consequences for Asia's capital markets.

National People's Congress Standing Committee announces new free trade zones in China | (Chinese Only). The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has issued the 'Decision on [...]

Stock link bid for HK, Shenzhen. China is considering a stock trading link program to allow Hong Kong and Shenzhen investors to buy and sell shares on each city's bourse. The move is part of [...]

ASIFMA wishes all subscribers a Warm Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year! The newsletter will take a break for the holidays and will return on 6 January 2015.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A month after China opened up its equity markets in a landmark trading link with Hong Kong, demand has been subdued and the bulk of activity has come from short-term [...]

ASIFMA & Thomson Reuters White Paper: The Through Train - Stock Connect's Impact and Future The paper examines the implications of, and outlook for, Stock Connect by focusing on three core areas [...]

In the three weeks since the Stock Connect opened, there has been significant scrutiny on the lack of trading volume.

Stock Connect, dark liquidity, Japan's reflationary bid and Beijing's policy direction dominated the Asian equity landscape in 2014 and set the stage for 2015.

Institutional investors are shying away from the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link due to uncertainty about ownership rights and complicated trading procedures, according to an industry body.