Neo & Partners Global, a finance & technology group serving the capital markets sector buy-side community of commodity trading advisors, family offices, fund management companies and proprietary trading firms, announced today that its Trading-Atrium, has won Best Electronic Trading Business Ecosystem 2020 at the coveted APAC Insider 2020 South East Asia Business Awards alongside past Singapore-based luminaries as ARA Asset Management, Crossinvest, PSB Academy, SHATEC, Y3 Technologies and more in the other category of Singapore Business Awards. The APAC Insider South East Asia Business Awards recognize excellence in business performance, longevity, diversification, growth (either sustained or rapid), significant innovations and feedback from stakeholders, announced on August 7, 2020.

Amongst other accolades, Neo & Partners Global was a recipient of the coveted WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2020 for Best Infrastructure Provider, Singapore prestigious Total Defence Awards 2017 in the NS Advocate Award for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and awarded the national-level NS Mark (Gold) accreditation for the second time running.

“As a young Singapore SME serving the capital markets sector buy-side community, we are honored that the Trading-Atrium and its eco-system has been recognized by industry leaders in this year's APAC Insider South East Asia Business Awards," said (Eric) Neo Say Wei, Founder and Chairman, Neo & Partners Global.

"The Trading-Atrium has positioned Singapore squarely at centre of an electronic trading revolution. It is a prime example of how the Trading-Atrium and its eco-system all add up to an effective and efficient trading business environment. Receiving this award during the current period of COVID-19 in capital markets sector underscores the value clients find in our solutions. The end result: Neo & Partners Global's clients can operate more profitably, continually adapt better to a fast-changing environment and grow sustainably.” added (Eric) Neo Say Wei.

The Trading-Atrium is a multi-asset and broker-neutral facility platform that forms a unique eco-system creation, development and a 360° array of technological innovative features which includes an advanced purpose-built electronic and voice trading facility infrastructure, low latency dual resilient network diversity, systematic trading capabilities and professional services. All set up in a state-of-the-art design befitting of the word Trading-Atrium.

With its mission and vision, Neo & Partners Global’s Trading-Atrium had delivered what it set out to do six years ago. During the last 12 months, Neo & Partners Global had again demonstrated, under pressure, in delivering the most innovative capital markets infrastructure, business development services, engineering services and responsiveness to its clients’ demands with top-notch planning and execution quality. Such clients include:

1. A Singapore-based Monetary Authority of Singapore Registered Fund Management Company.
2. A UK-based options market making and sales advisory firm with a global trading footprint, operating in Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and FX derivatives markets.
3. A Singapore-based Private Family Office trading team.
4. A Top Ranked Global Leader in Derivatives and Equity Clearing from the Netherlands.

In yet another achievement, the Trading-Atrium is also compliant to the Monetary Authority of Singapore Guidelines on Licensing, Registration and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies (SFA04-G05) on Office Space whereby asset managers can operate from a dedicated and secure office space that is accessible only by the asset managers’ directors and staff. This dedicated and secure arrangement provide for the safety and confidentiality of information on their investors and investment portfolios. 

“All these are the results of the design philosophy of the Trading-Atrium that is simple but powerful: the sum of the parts must be greater than the whole.” (Eric) Neo Say Wei concluded.