AIM delisting: Catalyst for private markets growth?
Drug discovery firm C4X Discovery Holdings is set to de-list from London Stock Exchange sub-market AIM and to re-register as a private company before...
Regulatory Round-up March
In this instalment of our Regulatory Round-up, we see associations in the US band together to challenge the SEC, Japan conduct a successful trading...
Fink harder – BlackRock investor letter urges importance of secondary markets
The founder and CEO of BlackRock, the word's biggest asset manager, has called the lack of retirement funding a "once in a decade problem"....
EMIR 3.0: When the national interest prevails over the European interest
Dr. Apostolos Thomadakis, head of research at the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI), speaks exclusively to BEST EXECUTION on the tension between the EU...
How to make a success of a consolidated tape? It’s all about the money
The long-awaited consolidated tape for Europe is finally on track—or so it seems. But with the latest iteration a far cry from initial plans,...
Getting markets right: How to improve institutional execution
At Bloomberg HQ this week, industry experts gathered for a health check on market liquidity. Ben Smith, head of trading at Franchise Partners, joined...
Brazilian market to use Cboe Global Markets’ VIX Index methodology
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) and the Brazil exchange, B3, have launched an implied volatility index to monitor Brazil’s domestic market.
The S&P/B3...
Intraday surge expected as FOMC meets to decide rate policy
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today is expected to stimulate a surge in trading activity, leading to a significant shift in intraday...
NAPFM, MFA, and AIMA sue SEC to vacate dealer rule
The National Association of Private Fund Managers (NAPFM), MFA, and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have filed a lawsuit asking the US District...
BREAKING: Nasdaq hit by three hour matching engine issue in latest market outage
Nasdaq faced a system outage for almost three hours this morning, beginning at 4:55 AM ET (8.55 AM BST). Systems are now operating normally....