How Singapore can help shape the future of Asia's financial markets

IN the blink of an eye, a high-speed trading computer can execute 200 million trades today - each action taking just nanoseconds. This is lightyears ahead of how trades used to be done decades ago, but it's not just about speed.

Technology will continue to shape how trading is done and the trading desk of tomorrow will look vastly different. Trading houses equipped with better technology will enjoy an edge.

The world is knee-deep in a tech revolution and Asia is poised to be at the forefront, with the region's financial markets shadowing its economic growth trajectory. For example, Asia's bond markets have experienced phenomenal growth, with annual issuance volume rising nine-fold in the past 2 decades, accounting for a quarter of annual global bond issuance volumes today.