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Coronavirus and politics wake up sleepy markets

Vix index suggests US election will replace contagion crisis as chief investor worry

Mergers & Acquisitions

Banks fear Ion/Broadway deal will push up forex fees

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market

AnalysisThe Big Read

BlackRock’s black box: the tech hub of modern finance

Used by rival fund managers, the reach of the Aladdin platform raises possible conflicts of interest

Capital markets

China reopens bond futures market to big local banks

Pilot to include country’s five largest state-owned lenders and qualifying insurers

JPMorgan and Goldman throw weight behind exchange start-up

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July

Morgan Stanley agrees $13bn deal to buy ETrade

Online trading platform purchase intensifies battle over US wealth management market

ExplainerCharts that Matter

Record Wall Street rally triggers boom in options

Investors gravitate towards derivatives because they are cheaper than underlying shares

Bloomberg to sell company if he enters White House

Billionaire looks to assure voters business ties do not pose conflict of interest

Mifid II review aims to boost euro trading in commodities

Two years on from landmark legislation, Brussels prepares series of tweaks

Asia-Pacific equities

Goldman Sachs offers ‘basket’ for China stock bets

Bank launches product based on US shares that mirrors CSI 300 benchmark

Former Morgan Stanley president slams Europe’s capital markets

Colm Kelleher says infrastructure is ‘not fit for purpose’ and Brexit will make situation worse

Financial & markets regulation

US market data shake-up aims to narrow HFTs’ advantage

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures

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Thursday, 6 February, 2020

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Intercontinental Exchange chief defends eBay approach
NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher
Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Clearing and settlement
EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades
Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets
Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Digital currencies
Central banks ‘hesitant’ on digital currencies, says ex-governor
Christian Noyer believes projects available to consumers are a way off yet
Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Mifid
European regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’
Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading
Friday, 31 January, 2020

London Stock Exchange Group PLC
Fund managers push LSE for shorter trading hours
Eight-and-a-half-hour day is needlessly long, say customers
Monday, 27 January, 2020

High frequency trading
FCA researchers outline $5bn ‘tax’ imposed by high-speed trading
Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage
Friday, 17 January, 2020

High frequency trading
Traders brace for reform of US data releases
Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond
Monday, 13 January, 2020

Financial services
LSE set to send $27bn Refinitiv deal to EU watchdog
All-share deal would transform London bourse and more than triple its revenues
Friday, 10 January, 2020

EU financial regulation
Traders across Europe face up to cost of failure
Many have limited awareness that a big change is coming
Monday, 6 January, 2020

AnalysisEquity exchanges
Campaign for shorter market hours gathers force
Exchanges examine options after lobby groups argued for truncated trading day
Monday, 23 December, 2019

Derivatives
Smaller banks turn to currency derivatives for short term liquidity
Volume of currency swaps trading by non-reporting banks increased by 139% over 3 years
Friday, 20 December, 2019

Bank of England
BoE slip-up shines light on traders’ rapid-fire audio news
Cottage industry in focus after allegations of inappropriate use of backups
Wednesday, 18 December, 2019

OTC markets
Markets must speed up efforts to ditch Libor, warns watchdog
Financial Stability Board urges ‘significant and sustained’ work to adapt to new benchmarks
Thursday, 12 December, 2019

Clearing and settlement
EU confirms one-year Brexit reprieve for clearing houses
Brussels has drafted plans to offer continued market access in no-deal scenario
Tuesday, 10 December, 2019

Cboe Global Markets
CBOE Europe to acquire Dutch clearing house EuroCCP
Deal will enable Chicago-based group to diversify into index derivatives trading
Thursday, 5 December, 2019

Mifid
EU regulator says Mifid II has failed on data costs
Esma advocates Europe introduce US-style tape of trading information
Tuesday, 3 December, 2019

Financial services
Analyst coverage shrinks after fee shake-up
Even larger companies are affected as investment banks retrench
Sunday, 1 December, 2019

Clearing and settlement
ICE Clear Europe president to step down next year
Clearing house has begun search for successor to Finbarr Hutcheson
Thursday, 28 November, 2019

Markets
European investors back call for shorter trading day
Asset managers join with UK lobby groups in backlash against long-hours culture
Wednesday, 27 November, 2019

Clearing and settlement
Lobby group warns on heavy costs for failed trades
‘No wiggle room’ in new regime, raising fears of ramp-up in costs for corporate bonds
Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Trading technology
Fintech start-up Capitolis raises another $40m
Latest cash infusion will be used to invest in technology and make new hires
Monday, 18 November, 2019

AnalysisStock exchange consolidation
Spanish bourse BME at centre of bidding battle
SIX and Euronext court Madrid stock exchange as industry consolidation intensifies
Friday, 15 November, 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions
Ion Group buys currency software supplier MarketFactory
Deal will see infrastructure provider push into the foreign exchange market
Thursday, 14 November, 2019

CME Group Inc
CME adds to its range of cheese futures
Move reflects a consumer shift away from the processed version