Mr Böcker, a 50-year old Swede, has just had his contract renewed for another three years a world away in Asia, as chief executive of the Singapore Exchange. But while he says the battleship represented "my first trophy in exchange mergers", he hints there may be no more.
The failure last year of his attempt to combine SGX with Australia's exchange has led to a focus on organic growth -- embodied by last week's announcement that SGX is tightening listings standards to attract bigger initial public offerings. Full story
