Even by the leisurely standards of Japan, the proposed merger between the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange is moving at a glacial pace. Back in early March, TSE president Atsushi Saito said the group was pondering some kind of combination with the derivatives-focused OSE. Four months on there is not even a confirmation of talks between the two dominant Japanese groups, let alone any disclosed progress on structure, price and management.
即便以日本慢悠悠的標準衡量,東京證交所(Tokyo Stock Exchange)與大阪證券交易所(osaka stock exchange)擬議中的合并一事,進展也相當遲緩。今年3月初,東京證交所總裁齊藤惇(Atsushi Saito)表示,該集團正考慮與專注于衍生品的大阪證交所進行某種形式的合并。4個月過去了,這兩家占據重要地位的日本公司甚至沒有出面證實雙方在進行談判,更遑論公布有關結構、價格和管理層問題的進程。