The launch comes amid increasing demand from Liquidnet members to invest in dynamic emerging markets in south east Asia and source liquidity on a large scale, according to the announcement.
“Our global members are seeking new investment opportunities which offer higher growth potential and diversification,” said Lee Porter, head of Asia Pacific for Liquidnet.
The launch follows Liquidnet opening up trading in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, providing investors access to “large blocks of natural liquidity,” said Mr Porter.
Mr Porter added that expanding into Thailand highlights Liquidnet’s ongoing growth into emerging markets.
“Today we offer access to more than 70 per cent of the world’s exchange listed public companies and we will continue to open up new markets for institutional investors and bring down barriers to trading in high-demand markets,” he said.
The launch comes as Thailand’s equity market ranked as Asia’s best performing market in 2012, followed by the Philippines, according to the announcement. In addition, Thailand’s GDP grew 6.4 per cent in 2012.
