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TA Securities Is First To Launch Advanced Electronic Trading Platform; Implementation By Homegrown N2N Connect Beats Bursas DMA Deadline
Kuala Lumpur, 14 May 2012 TA Securities Holdings Berhad (TA Securities), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TA Enterprise Berhad (TA Enterprise), announced today that it has completed migrating its entire dealer network to an advanced electronic trading platform, the first Malaysian stockbroking house to comply with a deadline mandated by Bursa Malaysia (Bursa). The TraderConnect Pro (TC Pro) infrastructure was implemented for TA Securities ranked by Bursa as one of Malaysias Top 10 Brokers in equities in terms of trading value as at April 2012 over 19 months by homegrown N2N Connect Berhad (N2N Connect), a specialist in electronic trading technologies listed on the ACE Market. At a joint press conference, TA Enterprises Managing Director, Datin Alicia Tiah, and N2N Connects Managing Director Mr Andrew Tiang, announced the milestone of the first securities house to introduce a replacement trading platform that rides on the Direct Market Access (DMA) gateway, an achievement which beats the revised Bursa 30 September deadline by at least five months. The centralised platform simplifies trading by enabling TA Securities 558 dealers and remisiers in seven branches and their clients to trade seamlessly, whether assisted by brokers or online, including execution from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs. The trades can now be executed much faster than before with orders being entered directly into Bursas trading engine, instead of indirectly (via a Broker Front End, or BFE interface) previously, giving a significant advantage to TA Securities, which was founded in 1973 and is one of Malaysias largest broking houses. The platform also facilitates new trading instruments or strategies such as Good-Till-Date (GTD) orders, block trading, and algorithmic riding as well as

offers advance trading tools and charting services for the broking house and for individual traders. TA Securities now can tap into N2N Connects applications and gain direct access to at least six international exchanges which have already launched their own DMA platforms. TA Enterprises Datin Alicia Tiah said, We are proud to be the first local company to fully integrate ourselves to the new platform, well ahead of the deadline mandated by Bursa. Our dealer representatives have been very receptive as the mobile trading capability gives them more flexibility in meeting clients needs. TA Securities continually strives to embrace new and innovative technologies and best practices to benefit our dealers and clients and stay at the forefront of the industry and to enlarge our market share, she said. N2Ns Mr Andrew Tiang said, It is an honour for N2N Connect to partner in migrating TA Securities trading platform well ahead of schedule. The TC Pro system is truly state-of-the-art as it will facilitate trading of dealers and their clients on a unified platform directly connected to Bursas trading engine, reducing latency. It is faster, more convenient and provides distinctive advantages. We are proud that a Malaysian securities house has so quickly implemented a platform which provides its dealers with advanced tools and data to suit individual trading strategies. Together with the access to multiple markets, this platform will provide greater depth to Malaysias equity capital market, and wider reach by linkage to other international exchanges, he said. END About TA Securities Holdings Berhad TA Securities Holdings Berhad (TASH) was incorporated in Malaysia on 1 July 1973 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TA Enterprise Berhad which is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (BMSB). Currently, the company has an issued and paid-up share capital of RM250 million. TASH is a stockbroking company licensed by Securities Commission under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. It is also a Participating Organisation of BMSB and its principal office is in Menara TA One, Kuala Lumpur with branches in Subang Jaya, Damansara Utama, Ipoh, Kota Bahru, Sibu and Kuching.

About N2N Connect Berhad N2N is an applications service provider (ASP) for the e-commerce and mcommerce segments of the financial industry. Established in 2000, the company provides online trading, online risk management as well as mobile and SMS trading and marketing services. It was listed on the Malaysian Exchange Of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotations (now known as ACE) in November 2005 and counts banks and stock broking houses among its customers. The company has a string of achievements including being the first in Malaysia to offer real time portfolio management system for online trading in 2000 and the first in the Asian region to launch mobile wireless PDA trading in 2003. The company is among the few that has won the Best Financial Application Award in Asia Pacific ICT competition (APICTA) twice, in 2004 and 2006 as well as Best Financial Application in the 2008 The Asian Banker Summit Award. For media queries, please contact: Ernest Yeap Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations TA Enterprise Berhad Tel: +(603) 2072 1277 ext. 1609 Email: ernestyeap@ta.com.my On behalf of N2N Connect Berhad: WeR1 Consultants Pte Ltd 38A Circular Road Singapore 049394 Lai Kwok Kin, laikkin@wer1.net Tel: + (65) 6737 4844