In this episode of J.P. Morgan’s Making Sense, host Meridy Cleary from the FICC Market Structure team engages in an insightful discussion with Clare Witts, head of Equity APAC Market Structure. They delve into the evolving trading landscape across Asia's fixed income, FX, and equities markets. They also explore the significant regulatory changes and execution trends impacting both developed and emerging markets, with a particular focus on Japan, Korea and India. 

Meridy and Clare highlight the ongoing efforts to improve foreign investor access, liquidity and overall market efficiency, while also examining the implications of index inclusions for India’s government bonds and Korea’s market structure reforms. The conversation further touches on the challenges of trade execution in a fragmented market and the rise of electronic trading across various asset classes in the region.

Listeners will gain valuable insights into how market participants are adapting to the rapid changes and what to expect in the upcoming year.

This episode was recorded on January 22, 2025.

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