When, not if: ‘UK should move to T+1’
The UK should commit to move to a T+1 settlement cycle. That is according to the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, which recommends setting up...
EU brings clarity to interim MiFIR data and reporting obligations
The European Commission has published a draft notice on the transitional provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) review.
Designed to bring clarity...
SEC issues T+1 risk alert
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Risk Alert, imploring market participants to ensure they are ready for the transition to...
Pakistan teeters on FTSE Equity Index reclassification
Egypt, Pakistan and Vietnam have maintained their positions on the FTSE Equity Country Classification Watch List, with all three under review for potential reclassification.
The...
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...
‘We still have a long way to go’ – Baillie Gifford’s Catriona Lawlor
As part of our Diversity on the Desk series, we spoke to Catriona Lawlor, multi-asset trader at Baillie Gifford in New York, about how...
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"....
EU prop trading firms spend x3 time on regulation than US counterparts
Acuiti’s ‘Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report’ notes a dip in profitability for proprietary trading firms between 2022 and 2023, with the majority of respondents...
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...