Dan Barnes
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FIX EMEA: Balls calls for UK to adopt risk culture to encourage IPOs; defends LSEG
Ed Balls, former economic secretary to the UK Treasury & shadow chancellor, has called for the UK to adopt a risk-positive culture in order to stem the reduction of capital raising in the UK equity market via the London Stock Exchange (LSE). ...
Read moreFIX EMEA: UK enters challenging phase in commercial appointment for consolidated tape
The technical management of the consolidated tape provision across Europe and the UK is a key challenge for regulators heading into 2025. The panel, including Philippe Guillot, managing director for Data and Markets Directorate, Autorité des m...
Read moreFIX EMEA: Haynes backs Balls’ concern about UK Government attitude to markets
Following comments from former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls about the need for a cultural shift in the UK’s capital markets, Alasdair Haynes, CEO of Aquis Exchange, has savaged the UK Government’s attitude to competition in the sector. Speaking ...
Read moreAquis launches conditional order functionality
Aquis Markets, the pan-European equities trading division of Aquis Exchange, has launched conditional order functionality on the Aquis UK and Aquis EU platforms. Conditional orders should allow members to post the same liquidity on multiple venues...
Read moreEU: Council adopts MiFIR and MiFID II rules on market data transparency
The Council of the European Union has adopted changes to the EU’s trading rules concerning the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) which together regulate investment servic...
Read moreTradition poaches Corey Davide
Corey Davide has been named head of equity electronic trading at interdealer broker Tradition, having left rival TP ICAP after five years as head of equity electronic trading. Davide has a long pedigree in the markets with a seven-year tenure a...
Read moreCSRC bans stock lending following order of Evergrande liquidation
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) reports it has reinforced its supervision of securities lending and fully suspended lending of restricted stocks. The move came the same day that Hong Kong-listed Chinese property company Evergrand...
Read moreUK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.” In May, the FCA consulted on a new regime and its detailed proposals have k...
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