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Fragmentation impeding success of Asean Exchanges

Despite many initiatives since its launch, only 3 exchanges are on board and trading volumes have been low.

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Published Tue, Jul 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    FOUR years after the stock exchanges of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took steps towards regional integration, the notion of a borderless capital market remains but a grand vision.

    Asean Exchanges kicked off in April 2011 as a collaboration of seven exchanges from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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