The Asian financial markets have been fundamentally transformed within the last decade, making many of these have little or no historical datasets, relatively weak regulatory frameworks, and questionable data legitimacy and quality assurance processes. Given that markets need transparency to function efficiently, these issues also affect information providers' ability to source independent legitimate data, and mean that end users tend to question data's validity. So how does that impact regional markets and the information providers that support them?

This guide is intended to be complimentary to the Inside Market Data Reference annual report which provides global coverage of key exchanges and vendors, featuring the main market data vendors and exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region.

Profiling the leading data providers with their headquarters in the Asia Pacific region, this report covers: 

• Introduction, industry commentary and key facts about the data industry in Asia-Pacific 

• 21 exchanges 

• 36 market data vendors 

• 12 countries including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan 

• Each provider profile is divided into the same sections in a business reporting style that allows readers better capability to conduct comparative analysis and draw appropriate conclusions across a number of subject headings:

About:

A brief history of the participant and a summary of recent topical events impacting the participants' business

Corporate summary:

Overview of market coverage by Asset Classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Money Markets, Commodities & Energy); Product Range (Real-time Data, News Announcements, Database Services, Research Services, Consensus Earnings, Analytics, Dealing Systems); Regional Representation.

Key facts:

Senior Management & Company Officers; Company Type; Company Statistics (including Establishment Date, Share Capital, Profit & Loss and Employees); Key Shareholders; Key Affiliates

Offices:

Contact details of head office

Products and Services:

Editorial overview of the current products and services for each company, plus a review of past offerings; detailed account of the products and services offered by each company including market segments covered, target audience, costs and capabilities.

1. INTRODUCTON

Welcome

Sources and criteria for inclusion

Asia: The information enlightenment?
• A unique environment
• Parallel roads
• Asian strategies

The Crystal Ball
• Where to for Asia-Pacific exchanges?
• Where to for market data vendors?

Exchanges listed in this guide

Market Data Vendors listed in this guide

Key economic statistics for Asia-Pacific strategies

2. EXCHANGES

Australian Stock Exchange
Bendigo Stock Exchange
Bursa Malaysia
Hong Kong Exchanges
Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange
Jakarta Stock Exchange
JASDA Exchange/JASDAQ
Korea Exchange
Newcastle Stock Exchange
New Zealand Stock Exchange
Osaka Securities Exchange
Philippines Stock Exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Singapore Exchange
Stock Exchange of Thailand
Sydney Futures Exchange
Taiwan Futures Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Tokyo Financial Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange

3. MARKET DATA VENDORS

AFE Solutions
Asia Pulse
Australian Associated Press
Australian Financial Markets Association
Bernama
CEIC
Credit Ratings Indonesia
ET Net/HK Economic Times
FISCO
IDS Finance
I-N Information Systems
Infocast
InfoTimes Corporation
IRESS
Jiji Press
Kisline
Korea Pricing
Korean Securities Computer Corporation
LKBN Antara/IMQ
Marketpoint
Nikkei Corporation
Philippine Ratings Corporation
PT Limas Stokhomindo
Quick
RTI/PT Orientama Infokom
Shanghai Gildata Company
SHK Financial Data Ltd
Systex Corporation
Taiwan Economic Journal/FinAsia
Technistock
Thai Ratings & Information Service
The Next View
Wind Information
Xinhua Financial Network
Yieldbroker
Yonhap Informax

Keiren Harris has been advising financial institutions and corporations on their Business Information Strategies, Market Data and Trading System requirements since 1992. He is based in Hong Kong.